Player Of Year Crisologo Leads Clan All-Conference Selections
SFU's Chris Crisologo (L) Is The GNAC POY For 2017-18 While His Coach, Matthew Steinbach (R) Was Honoured By His Peers As The GNAC Coach Of The Year - Images BC Golf/SFU(Gabe Lynn)
PORTLAND, Ore. – Ending his career as arguably the most dominant player in conference history, Simon Fraser senior Chris Crisologo is once again the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, headlining four selections to the 2017-18 GNAC Men’s Golf All-Conference Team.
Crisologo, now a three-time GNAC Player of the Year, is the first four-time First Team All-GNAC men’s golf selection. The senior was named the GNAC Player of the Week on four occasions this season and leads the conference with a 70.6 stroke average.
He had seven top-five finishes, which includes a tie for fifth at the GNAC Championships and a first-place finish in October’s Concordia Invitational. Crisologo will also make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional next week in Amarillo, Texas.
In his first full season at the helm, Simon Fraser head coach Matthew Steinbach was chosen by his peers as the GNAC Coach of the Year. Steinbach led the Clan to its first conference championship since the 2015 campaign after guiding SFU to a nine-stroke victory at the GNAC Championships.
Crisologo is the only repeat selection to the First Team. Joining him on the First Team are Clan senior Craig Titterington, sophomore Sy Lovan and sophomore Scott Kerr.
Earning his first all-conference selection, Titterington helped Simon Fraser earn its second GNAC title after leading the team with a 4-under 209 to finish in second place at the GNAC Championships. Titterington is also fourth on the team with a 75.2 stroke average.
Lovan and Kerr have played instrumental roles in the Clan’s successful season. The duo finished in fourth and tied for fifth at the conference championships and are among GNAC leaders in stroke average. Kerr is second on the team with four top-10 finishes and was the individual medalist in September’s Western Washington Invitational after shooting a 10-under par 206.
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Simon Fraser and Western Washington will participate in next week’s NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships.
2017-18 GNAC MEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Player of the Year: Chris Crisologo, Simon Fraser
Coach of the Year: Matthew Steinbach, Simon Fraser
Freshman of the Year: Brody Bonfilio, Western Washington
Newcomer of the Year: Jaxson Daskalos, Concordia
