MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sixteen student-athletes have been named All-Sunshine State Conference following the 2024-25 men's golf season. Florida Southern's Colton Swartz and Brian Richey receive Golfer and Coach of the Year honors, while Nova Southeastern's Bruno Marques is named Freshman of the Year. Voting for the All-SSC men's golf awards was conducted among the league's golf coaches.
SSC Men's Golf All-Conference History: All-SSC Teams | Golfers & Coaches of the Year
Swartz, a sophomore from Fleming Island, Florida, captures Golfer of the Year recognition following two wins this season. Clippd's Scoreboard ranks Swartz as the top golfer in the region and ninth nationally. Through seven tournaments and 20 rounds, Swartz has a 70.4 adjusted scoring average in 2024-25 with three Top-5 finishes and a 439-111-14 comparative record. Swartz is the ninth Moccasin to win the award and the first since 2018
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Marques, a native of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, recorded a 71.6 scoring average across 26 rounds on his way to Freshman of the Year laurels. He participated in nine events for Nova Southeastern in 2024-25, finishing Top-15 four times, including sixth at the Matlock Classic, the Bobcat Invitational, and the Milton Makeup. Marques is the seventh golfer in Shark program history to win Freshman of the Year
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Richey is tabbed SSC Coach of the Year by his peers after leading Florida Southern to an SSC championship. The Moccasins led the 2025 conference tournament from start to finish, defeating runner-up Barry University by 13 strokes. FSC finished in the Top-10 of every event they participated in this season, and closed out the year with five consecutive Top-5 finishes. Richey's squad currently holds the No. 10 ranking from both the Golf Coaches Association of America and Clippd. He is the third FSC skipper to earn Coach of the Year honors in men's golf and the first since 2010
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Justus Verge of Palm Beach Atlantic University highlights the repeat All-SSC honorees after he was a Second Team selection last year. Tyler Mistretta of Florida Southern earns Second Team honors after being named Freshman of the Year in 2023.
Golfer of the Year: Colton Swartz, Florida Southern
Freshman of the Year: Bruno Marques, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year: Brian Richey, Florida Southern
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2025 All-SSC First Team
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School
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Year
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Hometown
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Colton Swartz
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Florida Southern
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So.
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Fleming Island, Florida
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Max Barile
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Florida Southern
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Jr.
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Land O' Lakes, Florida
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Justus Verge*
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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Jr.
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Bozeman, Montana
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Bruno Marques
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Nova Southeastern
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Fr.
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Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Jorge Berea
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Nova Southeastern
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So.
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Barcelona, Spain
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2025 All-SSC Second Team
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School
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Year
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Hometown
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Raines Holmes
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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Jr.
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Vero Beach, Florida
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Tyler Mistretta^
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Florida Southern
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Jr.
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North Palm Beach, Florida
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RJ Glod
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Rollins
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Jr.
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Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
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Freddie Parlby
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Florida Southern
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Jr.
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Sheffield, England
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Reggie Fear
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Eckerd
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Fr.
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Surrey, England
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2025 All-SSC Third Team
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School
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Year
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Hometown
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Edoardo Scialanga
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Embry-Riddle
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So.
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Rome, Italy
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Sean Dobson
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Rollins
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So.
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Bolton, England
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Francois Cilliers
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Saint Leo
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Gr.
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Andrew Clark
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Rollins
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Jr.
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Winter Park, Florida
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Elias Mardeni
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Nova Southeastern
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Fr.
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Garabito, Costa Rica
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Nicholas Estrada
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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Gr.
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Loxahatchee, Florida
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* = 2024 All-SSC Second Team
^ = 2023 Freshman of the Year
1 Previous FSC Golfers of the Year: John VanderLaan (2017-18), John Coultas (2016), Matt Stauch (2010), Jude Eustaquio (2008), Greg Koch (2007), Steve Sokol (2001), Jeff Klauk (1998-00), John Curley (1995-96)
2 Previous NSU Freshman of the Year: Josep Serra (2022), Javier Calles (2021), Oscar Lengden (2012), Ben Vertz (2009), Eric Cole (2007), Martin Styf (2005)
3 Previous FSC Coaches of the Year: Doug Gordin (1999, 2001, 2010), Charley Matlock (1991-92, 1994-95).
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