AUSTIN, Texas - Fort Hays State men's golfer Cooper Scheck has been named to the 2024-25 CSC Academic All-America At-Large Team as a second team selection, announced Wednesday (July 9). The Academic All-America Team is voted on by members of College Sports Communicators nationwide, which reflects both academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected.
 
A native of Dodge City, Kan., Scheck put together a strong junior season, becoming the first PING All-Region selection in program history after averaging 72.15 across 12 events and 33 rounds of competition. Scheck earned six top 10 finishes, including one victory at the Newman Invitational in October.
 
He qualified as an individual for the Central/Midwest Regional Championships, becoming the first Tiger to qualify for NCAA postseason competition in a decade. Scheck finished in a tie for 22nd out of 108 golfers at regionals at 4-over for the week (72-75-70). He also earned All-MIAA honors for his performance this season, becoming just the second player in team history to earn multiple All-MIAA recognitions.
 
Scheck turned in 11 rounds at-or-under par, including the lowest round in recorded team history of 7-under 64 at the Hillcat Classic in March. He posted eight rounds in the 60s on the year, including five rounds of 67 or lower.
 
He earned his second-consecutive MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award in addition to picking up the MIAA Academic Excellence Award for a second year in a row. He was one of just two men's golfers league-wide to take home both awards.
 
Scheck continues to maintain a perfect 4.00 GPA through six semesters of higher education coursework. He is a health and human performance major at FHSU with an emphasis in sport and exercise therapy.
 
He was the only male and one of only two MIAA athletes to earn a spot on one of the Academic All-America At-Large Teams, joined by Mia Rallo (UCM women's golf) who was also listed on the second team.
 
Scheck is the first men's golfer in school history to earn the prestigious award and is the second golfer overall after Morgan Brasser represented the women's golf team with a second team recognition in 2022-23.
 
He brings Fort Hays State's all-time CSC Academic All-America count to 76 for all sports, with the first awarded back in 1975. Scheck is the fifth CSC Academic All-America selection during the 2024-25 academic year for Fort Hays State, joining Tadhg Walsh of men's soccer, Myles Menges and Josh Shaw of football and Katie DeGarmo of women's basketball.
 
FIRST TEAM
Sport - Name - School - Yr. - GPA - Major
Wrestling - Reece Barnhardt (3) - University of Mary - Sr. - 3.73 - Respiratory Therapy
Golf - Cole Beyer - Colorado Mesa University - Sr. - 3.88 - Geosciences
Wrestling - Derek Blubaugh (1) - University of Indianapolis - Gr. - 3.52/3.92 - Nursing
Lacrosse - Dagan Carlson - Maryville University - Sr. - 3.81 - Finance
Golf - Drew Coble (1) - Grand Valley State University - Gr. - 3.78/3.50 - Communications
Wrestling - Grayston DiBlasi (4) - Colorado School of Mines - Sr. - 3.95/4.00 - Mechanical Engineering
Golf - George Durkin - Lincoln Memorial University - Sr. - 3.83 - Physical Education
Lacrosse - Alex Egorshin (1) - University of Montevallo - Jr. - 4.00 - Chemistry
Golf - Thomas Gutzmer - Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) - Sr. - 3.87/3.90 - Sports Management
Wrestling - Ryan Herman (3) - Maryville University - Gr. - 3.56/3.59 - Business Administration (G)
Wrestling - Jackson Hoover (1) - University of Indianapolis - Sr. - 4.00 - Biology
Golf - Eddie Lee - University of West Florida - Jr. - 3.89 - Criminal Justice
Lacrosse - Kyle Lewis - Adelphi University - Jr. - 3.61 - Physical Education
Wrestling - Ty McGeary (&) - West Liberty University - Gr. - 3.69 - Business Administration (G)
Golf - Logan Schoepp (3) - Bemidji State University - Jr. - 3.99 - Accounting & Business Administration
Wrestling - Jaxson Rohman (3) - Augustana University - Sr. - 3.68 - Nursing
Golf - Cooper Tendick - University of West Florida - Jr. - 3.55 - General Business
 
SECOND TEAM
Golf - Connor Benjamin - Missouri Univ. of Science & Tech. - Sr. - 3.55 - Nuclear Engineering
Skiing - Corbin Carpenter - University of Alaska Anchorage - So. - 3.92 - Health Sciences
Golf - Jordan Hyland (3) - Wingate University - Gr. - 3.62/4.00 - Accounting (U) / Business Administration (G)
Skiing - Philipp Moosmayer - University of Alaska Fairbanks - So. - 3.90 - Digital Journalism
Wrestling - Nick Novak (2) - St. Cloud State University - Sr. - 3.59 - Mechanical Engineering
Wrestling - John Parker (2) - Newberry College - Jr. - 3.95 - Mathematics Education
Lacrosse - Triston Schaffer - University of Indianapolis - Sr. - 3.94 - Finance
Lacrosse - Brandon Shaffner - University of Montevallo - Jr. - 4.00 - Exercise & Nutrition Science
Golf - Cooper Scheck - Fort Hays State University - Jr. - 4.00 - Health & Human Performance
Lacrosse - Sebastian Simonson (%) - Saint Michael's College - Sr. - 3.86 - Biochemistry
Lacrosse - Domenic Tarello - Lewis University - Sr. - 3.85 - Sport Management
Lacrosse - Carter Wilcox - Lander University - Sr. - 3.68 - Business Administration
Wrestling - Reece Worachek (2) - University of Wisconsin-Parkside - Sr. - 3.90 - Elementary Education
 
THIRD TEAM
Lacrosse - Nathan Alviti - (5) - Bentley University - Sr. - 3.84 - Accounting
Ice Hockey - Collin Berke - Southern New Hampshire Univ. - So. - 3.95 - Accounting & Finance
Water Polo - Mitchell Carpenter - Biola University - Sr. - 3.60 - Mathematics
Lacrosse - Clayton Cerett - Maryville University - Sr. - 3.88 - Accounting
Ice Hockey - David Ciancio - Saint Michael's College - Sr. - 3.87 - Business Administration & Accounting
Lacrosse - Michael Durnin - Adelphi University - So. - 3.91 - Accounting
Lacrosse - Christian Hofer (3) - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. - Sr. - 3.83/3.90 - Mathematics (U) / Business Administration (G)
Lacrosse - Brock Ollila - Rockhurst University - Jr. - 3.81 - Business
Golf - Bryson Oots - William Jewell College - Jr. - 3.78 - Data Science
Water Polo - Nolan Rapp (2) - Biola University - Sr. - 3.81 - Public Health
Golf - Exequiel Rodriguez - Oklahoma Christian University - Sr. - 3.82 - Computer Science
Skiing - Jan Ronner - University of Alaska Anchorage - Sr. - 3.85 - Finance
Lacrosse - Luke Schroeder - Lewis University - Jr. - 3.73 - Sport Management
Skiing - Tryg Solberg - Michigan Technological University - Sr. - 3.93/3.77 - Geographic Information Science (G)
Golf - Giulio Zanichelli - Academy of Art University - Sr. - 3.52 - Industrial Design
 
(1) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2024
(2) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2024
(3) – Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2024
(&) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2024 and second-team selection in 2023
(%) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2024 and third-team selection in 2023
(4) – Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2023
(5) – Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2023