Thursday, April 12, 2007

TUSCULUM'S CHASE CARROLL NAMED SAC MEN'S GOLF SCHOLAR ATHLETE

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum College's Chase Carroll has been named the 2007 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year announced league officials Thursday.

Carroll, a sophomore from Knoxville, Tenn., becomes the second player in the program's history to earn this prestigious award.

The Bearden High School graduate won the Tusculum Fall Classic and tied for sixth at both the Anderson Invitational and Carolina Sands Classic. His season average of 74.88 is on pace to be the fifth lowest in school history. The 2007 All-SAC Second Team honoree has posted five top 25 finishes, including three in the top 10.

Carroll has a 3.95 cumulative grade point average as a Business Management major and has been named to the Dean’s List, President’s List, Charles Oliver Gray Honors List and SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

In the community, Carroll volunteers with assisting the homeless, the “Empty Stocking Fund,” and tutoring and mentoring at a local elementary school.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference which is comprised of nine colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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