GREENVILLE, S.C. – Barton College's
Harrison Wierse has been named the 2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, league officials announced earlier today.
The Scholar-Athlete awards presented by Hudl are awarded annually to one individual in each Conference Carolinas sponsored sport. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners are chosen by the Conference Carolinas Student-Athlete Affairs and Awards Committee.
Wierse, a native of Wilmington, N.C., is currently pursuing his MBA in Strategic Leadership. Wierse was named to the All-Conference Carolinas First Team this year and helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2023 league championship in late April in Greenville, S.C., after earning all-tournament honors with his third-place finish.
Barton also earned a berth in the 2023 NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional Championship in late May in Davie, Fla.
To be considered, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher. In addition, the nominees for the award must have been named all-conference in their sport and also chosen academic all-conference.
The Conference Carolinas Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year Presented by Hudl represent nine different member institutions.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas
Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year presented by Hudl
Baseball: Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
Men's Golf: Harrison Wierse, Barton
Women's Golf: Georgia Page, UNC Pembroke
Women's Tennis: Emma Bentz, Erskine and Gabriel Karatantcheva, Francis Marion
Men's Tennis: Liam Day, Francis Marion
Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Acrobatics & Tumbling: Alexis Wynn, King
Women's Lacrosse: Ali Davis, Mount Olive
Men's Lacrosse: Eric George, Chowan
Softball: Julie Gast, Lees-McRae
Men's Volleyball: Warren Davis, King
