George Washington University

May 10, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC -- George Washington's Cole Turner has been named to the Atlantic 10 Golf Academic All-Conference team in voting conducted among the Conference's Sports Information Directors, the Conference office announced Monday. To be eligible for Academic All-Conference consideration, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average for their collegiate career and be a starter or important reserve.

The Colonials' co-captain competed in 12 tournaments during the 2009-10 season, led team in scoring (75.0) among players with at least 11 rounds played, and led the squad with 29 rounds played. He also owns the team's lowest 36-hole score (141) this season. He placed sixth (of 60) at the Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship with a seven-over-par 220.

Turner tied the school record for low single-round score last October when he shot a 66 in the ODU Seascape tournament at Kitty Hawk, NC. He also carded the second-lowest round this season, a 67, in the season-opener at Turning Stone, the course rated most difficult in the state of New York.

His head-to-head W-L record is 628-176 (.781) this season including a 3rd-place finish at Old Dominion's Seascape Tournament. He placed among the top 10 in five tournaments and had nine top-20 finishes.

The 2009-10 golf team MVP, Turner maintains a 3.87 grade-point average as an exercise science/pre-med major. He has been a member of George Washington's Athletic Dept. Dean's List all seven semesters. He will graduate summa cum laude this month and is a two-year representative on GW's Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Turner is joined on the A-10 men's golf Academic All-Conference team by Charlotte's Corey Nagy; Robert Lindstrom of Richmond; Charlotte's Will Golden and Dayton's Chris Woeste.

2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Academic All-Conference Team
Will Golden, Charlotte, Jr., Auburn, AL, Business Marketing
Robert Lindstrom, Richmond, Sr., Huntsville, AL, Business Administration
Corey Nagy, Charlotte, Sr., Charlotte, NC, Psychology
Cole Turner, George Washington, Sr., Marion, IN, Exercise Science/Pre-Med
Chris Woeste, Dayton, Jr., Centerville, OH, Pre-Physical Therapy