April 20, 2018 Article from GOBLUERAIDERS.COM

Beckner, Thomas make C-USA All-Academic Team

photo of James Beckner and Chip ThomasIrving, Texas - Conference USA's commitment to excellence, both on the course and in the classroom, as the league announced the five-man 2018 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA Men's Golf All-Academic Team. Highlighting the squad is Middle Tennessee's James Beckner and Chip Thomas as the Blue Raiders are the only team to put two players on the list.

Beckner, a junior, owns a perfect 4.0 GPA in biology as he pursues a career as a dentist. On the course, Beckner has played all 29 rounds where he has a career-best 73.7 stroke average. He has eight rounds of par or better, a top five finish and a low round of 70.

Thomas, a sophomore, also has a 4.0 GPA and his field of study is marketing. The Knoxville native is third on the team with a 72.5 stroke average and has 13 rounds of par or better. He has two top ten finishes and a low round of 66.

2018 InTouch Credit Union Men's Golf All-Academic Team

Alex Weiss, Marshall
James Beckner, Middle Tennessee
Chip Thomas, Middle Tennessee
Mitchell Meissner, Rice
Charles Corner, UTEP