2023 SSC Men’s Golf All-Conference Awards
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Eleven student-athletes have been named All-Sunshine State Conference following the 2022-23 men's golf season. AJ Ewart of Barry repeats as Golfer of the Year, Florida Southern's Tyler Mistretta is named Freshman of the Year, and Barry's Carlos Velez is honored as Coach of the Year. Voting for the All-SSC men's golf awards was conducted among the league's men's golf coaches.
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Ewart, a senior from Coquitlam, British Columbia, wins his second consecutive Golfer of the Year honor following four first-place finishes, including the SSC championship in 2022-23. Through 10 tournaments and 29 rounds this year, Ewart has recorded an SSC-leading 70.07 scoring average and seven Top-5 finishes. He remains the fourth Barry athlete to win SSC Men's Golfer of the Year
1 and becomes the fifth SSC golfer to win back-to-back awards
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Mistretta, a product of North Palm Beach, Florida, logged a 73.28 scoring average across 29 rounds on his way to Freshman of the Year accolades. He participated in 10 events for Florida Southern in 2022-23, finishing Top-15 five times. Mistretta is the seventh in Moccasins program history to win Freshman of the Year
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Velez is awarded SSC Coach of the Year in his first year with the Barry Buccaneers. With his guidance, the 2022-23 Buccaneers won five tournaments, including the program's sixth conference championship. Barry has also earned the No. 2 ranking from the Golf Coaches Association of America and GolfStat. Velez is the second Barry skipper to earn Coach of the Year honors in men's golf4.
Ewart highlights the repeat All-SSC honorees with back-to-back-to-back First Team All-SSC honors. His teammate Felipe Alvarez and NSU's Mike Hay each collect a second straight First Team nod. Barry's Nicolas Quintero finds the First Team after winning Second Team accolades in 2022. NSU's Josep Serra and PBA's Andrew Riley repeat Second Team honorees from 2022. Serra was also tabbed as Freshman of the Year in 2022. FSC's Adam Alvarez returns to the Second Team following his first All-SSC honors in 2019.
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Golfer of the Year: AJ Ewart, Barry
Freshman of the Year: Tyler Mistretta, Florida Southern
Coach of the Year: Carlos Velez, Barry
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| 2023 All-SSC First Team |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| AJ Ewart*†~ |
Barry |
Sr. |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Felipe Alvarez* |
Barry |
Sr. |
Bogota, Columbia |
| Nicolas Quintero^ |
Barry |
Sr. |
Cali, Colombia |
| Mike Hay* |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Saltburn, England |
| Will O'Neill |
Nova Southeastern |
Gr. |
Morristown, New Jersey |
| - |
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| 2023 All-SSC Second Team |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Andrew Riley^ |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
So. |
St. John's, Florida |
| Joseba Torres |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Hondarribia, Spain |
| Jonty Marshall |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Adam Alvarez# |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Winter Haven, Florida |
| Josep Serra^‡ |
Nova Southeastern |
So. |
Terrassa, Spain |
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* = 2022 All-SSC First Team
^ = 2022 All-SSC Second Team
† = 2022 Golfer of the Year
‡ = 2022 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2021 All-SSC First Team
# = 2021 All-SSC Second Team
1 Barry Golfers of the Year: Jorge Garcia (2019), Adam Svensson (2014), Daniel Stapff (2011)
2 Back-to-Back Golfers of the Year: John Curley, FSC (1995-1996), Jeff Klauk (1998-2000), Ben Taylor, NSU (2012-2013), John VanDerLaan, FSC (2017-2018)
3 FSC Freshman of the Year: Jeff Klauk (1997), Steve Paramore (2000), Greg Koch (2004), Jude Eustaquio (2008), John VanDerLaan (2015), Max Coutsolioutsos (2019)
4 Barry Coaches of the Year: Jimmy Stobs (2014, 2017)
5 No Sunshine State Conference All-Conferences awards were issued in Spring 2020