ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Lucas Scherf earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete First Team for his work on the course and in the classroom. A graduate student, Scherf put together a consistent 2023 spring season. 

The criteria for the MVC scholar-athlete team parallels the CSC (College Sports Communicators) standards for its Academic All-America® program.  Nominated student-athletes must have participated in the MVC championship or 50 percent of the team's tournaments in season -- with legitimate athletic credentials -- and at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (4.0 scale). Nominees in grad school must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better both as an undergrad AND in graduate school.

First Team
Joe Bultman, Belmont, Gr., 3.91 Business Administration (undergrad), 3.76 MBA
Tom Cleaton, Southern Illinois, Gr., 3.90 Business Management (Undergrad), 3.90 MBA
Anthony Delisanti, Valparaiso, So., 3.85 Sport Management 
Nicholas Gushrowski, Evansville, Jr., 3.815 GPA, Civil Engineering
Braden Hoisington, Southern Illinois, So., 3.75 Aviation Flight
Griffin Parker, UNI, Sr., 3.74, Accounting & Real Estate
Lucas Scherf, Drake, Gr., 3.90, Communications | 3.71 undergrad Finance/Accounting
Michael Senn, Belmont, So., 3.89 Finance
Caleb VanArragon, Valparaiso, Sr., 4.00 Biology/Statistics 

Honorable Mention
John Buchanan, Murray State, Gr., Economics, 3.81 (undergrad) Economic Development, 4.0 (grad)
John Stillman, Bradley, Sr., 4.00 Political Science
Markus Wilhelmsen, Southern Illinois, Gr., 3.92 Business Management (undergrad), 3.91 MBA

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Caleb VanArragon, Valparaiso