Penn’s Scotty Williams Named Golfer of the Year; Nine Other Penn Students Also Named to All-Area Teams
PHILADELPHIA -- Scotty Williams, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named Golfer of the Year in the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Stars annual selection.
In addition, nine other Penn student-athletes were named to All-Area teams. They were selected by a vote of the members of the Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association.
Williams was joined on the All-Area Men’s Golf team by fellow Penn student Chance Pipitone.
Others from Penn who were honored are Brian Fulton, Men’s Track and Field; Anna Aagenes, Women’s Track and Field; Chris McNulty, Baseball; Rob McMullen, Men’s Lacrosse; Ali DeLuca and Emma Spiro, Women’s Lacrosse; and Paul Shay and Bayard Wilson, Men’s Rowing.
All-Stars, who must be starters or key reserves and sophomores, must each have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.
Listings of student-athlete honorees are at these Inquirer websites:
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