NEW YORK (May 6, 2025) – Marquette senior Patrick Adler has been named BIG EAST Player of the Year for men’s golf and freshman teammate Vincent Cervantes has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. The NCAA Scoreboard Collegiate Rankings were used to determine the individual winners and All-BIG EAST First and Second Teams.

By a vote of the league’s head coaches, the Marquette coaching staff was chosen BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. The Golden Eagles, who are led by head coach Steve Bailey and assistant coaches Jordan Niebrugge and Josh Robinson, were the BIG EAST team champions at the recent BIG EAST Championship played at Callawassie Island Golf Club in Okatie, S.C. The Golden Eagles won five team tournament titles during 2024-25. 
 
Three Marquette golfers made a six-member All-BIG EAST First Team and one made the second team.
 
Adler, a senior from Winnetka, Ill., compiled a 71.16 stroke average. He tied teammate Johan Widal for fourth place in the BIG EAST Championship. Adler is the top ranked league player in the Scoreboard rankings. He was the top Marquette performer in four of 10 regular season tournaments with two first-place finishes and a tie for third at the prestigious Boilermaker Invitational. Adler is the sixth Marquette golfer to win Player of the Year honors.
 
Cervantes, a freshman from Chandler, Ariz., is also a member of the All-BIG EAST Second Team in addition to his freshman honors. He tied for 13^th at the BIG EAST Championship and won the Irish Creek Collegiate in Kannapolis, N.C., which included a round of 64.  He owns a 73.00 stroke average.
 
Marquette’s Max Lyons is an All-BIG EAST First Team pick. He was the BIG EAST Player of the Year last year. In 2024-25, Lyons tied for fourth place in the BIG EAST Championship. The senior finished the regular season with four straight top-10 finishes. He has a 70.71 stroke average.
 
Marquette’s Johan Widal joins Adler and Lyons on the first team. In addition to his tie for fourth place with Adler at the BIG EAST Championship, the junior finished in the top 15 in five of the 10 regular season events. He compiled a 71.48 stroke average for the season.
 
St. John’s Peicheng Chen, the 2024 BIG EAST Championship individual medalist, finished third in this year’s Championship. He earned an invitation to the NCAA Championship for a second straight year. The senior posted seven top-three finishes this year, including three individual titles in 10 events while compiling a 70.70 stroke average.
 
Xavier’s Carson Bellish led the Musketeers to a runner-up finish at the BIG EAST Championship. He tied for 10^th place. The junior had seven top 10 finishes for the season and compiled a 71.30 stroke average.
 
UConn’s Alex Heard captured medalist honors at the BIG EAST Championship, firing three under-par rounds while finishing with a 215. It was the sophomore’s first collegiate win. Heard earned the league’s automatic individual bid to the NCAA Championship. He leads the Huskies with a 71.40 stroke average.
 
In addition to Marquette’s Cervantes, the All-BIG EAST Second Team includes Georgetown’s Barnes Blake, Creighton’s Grant Feldman, Xavier’s Ray Filter and Villanova’s Ryan Pamer.
 
Blake was the BIG EAST Championship runner-up for the Hoyas. Feldman had four top-10 finishes in his last five Bluejay tournaments, including a tie for fifth at the Robert Kepler Invitational.
 
The Musketeers’ Filter posted seven top-10 finishes and put together a 72.80 stroke average. The Wildcats’ Pamer averaged 73.20 strokes and won medalist honors at the Big 5 Championship.
 
BIG EAST MEN’S GOLF AWARDS
Player of the Year – Patrick Adler, Marquette
Freshman of the Year – Vincent Cervantes, Marquette
Coaching Staff of the Year -- Marquette

All-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
 
Patrick Adler, Marquette
Max Lyons, Marquette
Peicheng Chen, St. John’s
Johan Widal, Marquette
Carson Bellish, Xavier
Alex Heard, UConn
 
All-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
Barnes Blake, Georgetown
Grant Feldman, Creighton
Ray Filter, Xavier
Ryan Pamer, Villanova
Vincent Cervantes, Marquette