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2020 GCAA All-Academic Teams
2020 GCAA All-America Scholars

July 31, 2020 - For the fifth consecutive year, the North Central College men's golf program has earned recognition for its academic achievement by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), which has named the Cardinals one of 250 All-Academic Teams nationwide. North Central senior Hiromitsu Washizu, meanwhile, earned individual recognition as one of the GCAA's All-American Scholars for the second straight season.

The Cardinals are one of 39 NCAA Division III men's collegiate teams throughout the nation to meet the GCAA's qualifying standard of a 3.00 cumulative team grade-point average. Other College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) representatives on the All-Academic Team list are Illinois Wesleyan University, Millikin University and North Park University.

Washizu, who recently graduated as a triple major in accounting, economics and finance, is one of 189 Division III players to earn individual academic honors from the GCAA, which required a minimum GPA of 3.2 and a minimum stroke average of 79.0 per 18-hole round. He turned in a team-leading stroke average of 76.13 during the 2019 fall campaign, making him the team's leader in that category for the third straight year. Washizu is a four-time Academic All-CCIW selection and earned induction into the National College Athlete Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma, in 2019.

Washizu's award is the fourth such distinction earned by a North Central golfer, joining Lincoln Slagel '17, who was so honored in 2016 and 2017.

The Cardinals' 2021 spring schedule will be released as soon as it has been determined.