Senior men's golfer Rico Hoey became the second player in program history to earn All-Pac-12 First Team honors four straight years, leading USC's five conference honorees this season.
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Hoey, who ranks second on the team in stroke average (70.88) this year, joins Sam Randolph as the only Trojans to accomplish the feat. Hoey is coming off a tie for second place at the Pac-12 Championships -- USC's best finish at the event since 2011.
Hoey is joined on the first team by Sean Crocker and Justin Suh. It's Crocker's third conference honor, after earning second team status last season and first team his freshman year. The Zimbabwe-born junior leads the team in stroke average (70.76) this year. Suh managed five Top 10 finishes including one win this season, and ranks third on the team in stroke average (71.21) to earn his second conference honor after making the All-Freshman team last year.
USC's three first teamers are its most since 2009 and the most of any school in the Pac-12 this year.
In addition to Hoey, Crocker and Suh, junior Jonah Texeira and freshman Cheng Jin earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention, while Jin was also named to this year's All-Freshman team.
Texeira earns his third straight conference honor after finishing in the Top 10 three times this season, including one win. Jin has finished in the Top 20 three times.
The Trojans earned a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Sammamish, WA NCAA Regional, which begins on May 15.
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Hoey, who ranks second on the team in stroke average (70.88) this year, joins Sam Randolph as the only Trojans to accomplish the feat. Hoey is coming off a tie for second place at the Pac-12 Championships -- USC's best finish at the event since 2011.
Hoey is joined on the first team by Sean Crocker and Justin Suh. It's Crocker's third conference honor, after earning second team status last season and first team his freshman year. The Zimbabwe-born junior leads the team in stroke average (70.76) this year. Suh managed five Top 10 finishes including one win this season, and ranks third on the team in stroke average (71.21) to earn his second conference honor after making the All-Freshman team last year.
USC's three first teamers are its most since 2009 and the most of any school in the Pac-12 this year.
In addition to Hoey, Crocker and Suh, junior Jonah Texeira and freshman Cheng Jin earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention, while Jin was also named to this year's All-Freshman team.
Texeira earns his third straight conference honor after finishing in the Top 10 three times this season, including one win. Jin has finished in the Top 20 three times.
The Trojans earned a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Sammamish, WA NCAA Regional, which begins on May 15.
