SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Dominican University of California men's golfer Drew Nelson was named to the 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® At-Large Third Team as selected by CoSIDA Wednesday.
 
"Drew has been a top player on our team for the past 4 years & has been dedicated to success both in the classroom and on the course," head coach Gary Nelson said. "As Team Captain, Drew has been a leader and example for his younger team mates and fellow cross sport student althletes."
 
Nelson, from Salinas, California, graduated with a bachelor's in business administration in May. He is the two-time defending PacWest Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Last summer, he was one of 91 student-athletes in Division II to be named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by GCAA. Drew has earned PacWest Academic All-Conference honors every year he has been a Penguin.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2016-17 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
 
The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.90 G.P.A. while the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.87 G.P.A.