Aug. 2, 2012

Columbia, Mo. - Missouri Golf received another academic accolade on Thursday when the program was honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America for having a team grade-point average above a 3.0.

Head Coach Mark Leroux's squad finished its 2012 season with a pair of individuals qualifying for the NCAA Regional Championship and each of those standouts, Jace Long and Emilio Cuartero, return in 2012-13.

Cuartero and Nick Wilson were honored as first team Academic All-Big 12 honorees last season as well.

In the classroom Missouri joined fellow SEC schools Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt as teams achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher.

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