2020 SSAC Men's Golf Awards Announced

Dalton State's Ben Rebne Golfer Of The Year

  • Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2020 SSAC men's golf award winners, highlighted by Dalton State's Ben Rebne being named 2020 SSAC Men's Golf Player of the Year.
 
The league also announced First-Team All-Conference, All-Freshman Team, All-Academic Team and Musco Lighting Champions of Character Team.
 
Rebne goes back-to-back in winning the award.

He joins S.M. Lee as other Roadrunners who have won the SSAC Player of the Year award in consecutive seasons. He led the SSAC and placed fourth in the NAIA in scoring average at 70.89. Rebne also ranked second in the NAIA in head-to-head rankings.
 
He has the second most wins in a season (4) and career (7). Rebne also holds the school-record for rounds played (102), birdies (330), and eagles (9).
 
Cleary and Allmond are repeat All-Conference selections from last season. Cleary has one win this season, TMU Fall Preview, and two career wins. He ranks fourth on the all-time wins list with one more with his senior season to come.
 
Allmond has one career win, the 2018 TMU Fall Preview. He ranks second on the career eagles list with eight and is fourth in birdies with 231. He also was named to the SSAC All-Academic team for his work in the classroom.


FULL LIST

Player of the Year: Ben Rebne, Dalton State (Ga.)
Freshman of the Year: Amalio Vega, Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
Newcomer of the Year: Carter Nicholson, Loyola (La.)

First-Team All-Conference

Ben Rebne

Dalton State (Ga.)

Matthew Cleary

Dalton State (Ga.)

Sport Allmond

Dalton State (Ga.)

Colby Blake

William Carey (Miss.)

Carter Nicholson

Loyola (La.)

Jamie Julve

Bethel (Tenn.)

Amalio Vega

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

J Michael Riley

Mobile (Ala.)

Noah Martino

Mobile (Ala.)

Noah Whittington

Mobile (Ala.)

Justin Johns

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Colby Entriken

William Carey (Miss.)

All-Freshman Team

Logan Peterson

Loyola (La.)

Shane Lillis

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Emile Raath

Faulkner (Ala.)

Amalio Vega

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Antoine Djellab

William Carey (Miss.)

All-Academic Team

David Proctor

Bethel (Tenn.)

Jamie Julve

Bethel (Tenn.)

Charlie Doran

Blue Mountain (Miss.)

Garrett Moore

Blue Mountain (Miss.)

Denver Russell

Blue Mountain (Miss.)

Sport Allmond

Dalton State (Ga.)

Nathaniel Griffin

Faulkner (Ala.)

Colton Kasarjian

Faulkner (Ala.)

Jordan Reynolds

Faulkner (Ala.)

Julius Seifert

Faulkner (Ala.)

Gary Glassman

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Justin Johns

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Hutson Breckenridge

Mobile (Ala.)

J Michael Riley

Mobile (Ala.)

Noah Whittington

Mobile (Ala.)

Trent Gilbertson

William Carey (Miss.)

Kade Pitts

William Carey (Miss.)

Colby Entriken

William Carey (Miss.)

Musco Lighting Champion of Character Team

Isaac Marshall

William Carey (Miss.)

Eli Hendricks

Dalton State (Ga.)

David Proctor

Bethel (Tenn.)

Chase Venn

Loyola (La.)

J Michael Riley

Mobile (Ala.)

Jake Campbell

Faulkner (Ala.)

Torey Fusco

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

Taylor Meadows

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

Cameron Kohl

Blue Mountain (Miss.)


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