News Release
Shawnee State junior golfing talent Elijah McCarty was recently named to the CoSIDA-NAIA District 1 Men’s At-Large Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America organization.
McCarty, who holds a 3.77 GPA with 138 hours of academic credit as a Business Management major, won Medalist honors three times during the 2020-21 season and has four career wins to his credit. He also contributed to the program-record 18-hole (282) and 36-hole (569) strokes set last October at the Roger Merb Invitational.
Along with those accolades, McCarty has won Mid-South Conference Player of the Week honors twice (Sept. 21 and Oct. 26, 2020) and has shot even-par or better six times, with a career-low stroke of 67.
McCarty has earned Academic All-MSC honors in back-to-back seasons and will also earn his second NAIA Scholar-Athlete honor when the official list is released later this fall.
McCarty was one of only 11 players across 21 states and the District of Columbia to be so honored — as well as one of only four golfers to be given accolades. The At-Large program honors athletes who play sports outside of the stick-and-ball sports (baseball, basketball, football, softball, volleyball, soccer), as well as cross country and track.
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