University of Rhode Island announces Gillis, Richards Named to PING All-Northeast Team
KINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island's Brandon Gillis and Bryson Richards were named to the Division I PING Northeast All-Region Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Saturday.
Gillis and Richards were two of 25 players named to the All-Northeast squad. Rhode Island was one of six schools with multiple players selected to the team. Rutgers led the way with three honorees. Rhode Island, Boston College, Drexel, Long Island and Penn State all had two.
"To say I am proud of Brandon and Bryson is easy, but to say that this is Rhody Golf and they stood on the shoulders of great young men who built this in the last 10 years is paramount, URI head coach Gregg Burke said. "Two selections from the same team in this list says it all."
Gillis and Richards both were members of the 2023 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team. Gillis had an average score of 71.4 over 30 rounds this year, and he posted five Top-6 finishes, including medalist honors in the 78-player UConn Invitational at GreatHorse. He was a two-time A-10 Golfer of the Week this year, giving him four for his career.
Richards had six Top-5 finishes and seven Top-7 finishes in 11 events this year. He won the 75-player Rutherford Intercollegiate and was third out of 84 at the Carpetbagger Classic. Richards averaged 72.0 strokes over 30 rounds and earned one A-10 Golfer of the Week honor.
Division I PING Northeast All-Region Team
Piecheng Chen, St. Johns
Michael Crowley, Loyola (MD)
Muzzy Donohue, Boston College
Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton
Brandon Gillis, Rhode Island
Jake Griffin, Penn State
Nathan Han, Columbia
Cameron Harlock, Boston College
Jakub Hrinda, George Washington
Noah Kumar, Rutgers
Marcus Lim, Sacred Heart
Brian Ma, Harvard
Xavier Marcoux, Rutgers
Griffin Mitchell, Drexel
Marcelo Mexsen, Long Island
Jared Nelson, UCONN
Drue Nicholas, Drexel
Bryson Richards, Rhode Island
Gabriel Ruiz, Yale
Patrick Sheehan, Penn State
Daniel Song, Lehigh
Wanxi Sun, Seton Hall
Kyle Underwood, Long Island
Peter Weaver, Villanova
Luke Wells, Rutgers
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