NEW YORK – The All-BIG EAST First and Second Men’s Golf Teams were announced today with Marquette placing two on the first team and two on the second team. The All-BIG EAST honorees were chosen by the league’s head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players.
The announcement comes in advance of the 2019 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship Presented by Jeep, which will be held at Callawassie Island Golf Club in Okatie, S.C., April 26-28.
The BIG EAST Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coaching Staff of the Year will be announced after the BIG EAST Championship.
The two Marquette first team honorees are senior Oliver Farrell and sophomore Hunter Eichhorn. Eichhorn also earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors last year while Farrell was a second team pick. Junior Matt Murlick and freshman Tyler Leach were All-BIG EAST Second Team selections.
Seton Hall also placed two golfers on the All-BIG EAST First Team, seniors Chris Yeom and Gen Nagai. Georgetown junior Eduardo Blochtein also was tabbed by the coaches for first team honors.
In addition to Marquette’s Murlick and Leach, the All-BIG EAST Second Team includes Butler’s Patrick Allgeier and Logan Sabins along with Villanova’s Connor Daly.
Marquette is the top-ranked team by Golfstat going into the BIG EAST Championship and Farrell is the top ranked individual. In nine tournaments this year, he has six top-10 finishes and owns a league-leading stroke average of 71.00. Eichhorn, who won the individual title at last year’s BIG EAST Championship, has finished in the top five three times this year. His stroke average is just behind Farrell at 71.11.
Seton Hall’s Yeom is an All-BIG EAST selection for the third time in his career. He was a first team pick last year and tied for second at the Championship. Yeom is the third-ranked golfer in the conference this year according to GolfStat. He has posted six top-20 finishes in nine tournaments. Nagai has four top-10 finishes. He was a first team selection in 2017. Yeom’s stroke average is 72.62 with Nagai at 72.69.
Blochtein has taken over as the Hoyas’ leader this season with three top-10 finishes and a team-leading stroke average of 72.73. He took fifth place at last year’s Championship.
The All-BIG EAST Second Team includes four juniors and a freshman. Butler’s Sabins and Allgeier are two of the juniors. Sabins also was a second team selection last year. This year, he has posted three top-five finishes. Allgeier has produced five top 10 finishes, which included three straight going into this week’s Championship. Villanova’s Daly also made the All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2018. This year, Daly has four top-10 finishes, including one win, and a team-leading score of 73.05.
Murlick’s top finish for Marquette this year was a fourth. He has earned All-BIG EAST honors in each of his three seasons as a collegian. In last year’s Championship, he tied for second. Leach has put together three top-20 finishes in his rookie season and is the highest ranked freshman in the league.
All-BIG EAST First Team
Eduardo Blochtein, Georgetown, Jr., Delray Beach, Fla.
Hunter Eichhorn, Marquette, So., Carney, Mich.
Oliver Farrell, Marquette, Sr., Worcestershire, England
Gen Nagai, Seton Hall, Sr., Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines
Chris Yeom, Seton Hall, Sr., Flushing, N.Y.
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Patrick Allgeier, Butler, Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind.
Logan Sabins, Butler, Jr., Spring Lake Heights, N.J.
Tyler Leach, Marquette, Fr., Spring Valley, Wis.
Matt Murlick, Marquette, Jr., Winnetka, Ill.
Connor Daly, Villanova, Jr., Bronxville, N.Y.