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De La Fuente Named The American Men’s Golf Player of the Year
5/1/2023 4:55:00 PM | Men's Golf
Junior joins Austyn Reily and Wolfgang Glawe on All-Conference Team
HOUSTON – University of Houston junior Santiago De La Fuente was recognized as the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and joined teammates Austyn Reily and Wolfgang Glawe on the All-Conference Team, the league announced Tuesday morning.
Competing in their first season at Houston, De La Fuente and Glawe earned the first American Athletic Conference postseason awards of their careers. Reily received his second straight All-Conference recognition after tying for fifth at the 2022 American Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla.
All three Cougars were unanimous selections to the All-Conference Team in voting by the league's head coaches. Houston tied with Cincinnati for the most All-Conference Team picks.
This marked the second straight season under Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke that 3+ Cougars earned All-American Athletic Conference honors.
ABOUT SANTIAGO DE LA FUENTE
De La Fuente has been the Cougars' most consistent performer in 2022-23 after transferring from Arkansas Tech.
This season, Fuente leads the Cougars with a 70.34 scoring average, which ranks as the second-best single-season mark in program history and trails only Rex Baxter's 69.57 average in 1956.
De La Fuente tops Houston with 25 rounds of par or better, including 13 in the 60s, and opened the spring season by winning the Border Olympics individual title at Laredo Country Club on Feb. 13-14. He opened his Cougar career with eight straight Top-15 showings, including five Top-10 finishes.
In Houston's most recent action, De La Fuente fired three straight rounds in the 60s and captured the individual championships at 10-under 200 for his second individual crown in 2022-23. Tied for Reily for the individual lead, he closed the tournament with three birdies over the last six holes of his Final Round.
De La Fuente was a two-time All-Great American Conference First-Team and GCAA All-Central Region selection in his first two seasons at Arkansas Tech before joining the Cougars.
ABOUT AUSTYN REILY
Reily has posted a 72.84 average this season with 14 rounds of par or better, including seven in the 60s.
The Pottsboro, Texas, native joined La Fuente with three straight rounds of par or better to finish second at The American Championships with a score of 7-under 203 on April 23. He drained three eagles in the First Round of The American Championships on the way to a 64 to set a school record for low round at a conference tournament and set the Cougars' season-low 18-hole total.
Reily recorded three Top-10 finishes in 2022-23 with an eighth-place showing at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club in Houston on Feb. 20-21.
ABOUT WOLFGANG GLAWE
This season, Glawe ranks second among the Cougars with a 72.32 average and 16 rounds of par or better after transferring from Kansas.
The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native came on strong during the spring season with four straight Top-25 finishes entering NCAA Regional play.
He closed the Fall season with a 14th-place finish at The Williams Club at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., and tied for 12th at the Cougars' own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston after posting a pair of 72s in the final two rounds.
Facing an elite field, Glawe tied for 11th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club on March 27-28, thanks to a career-best 65 in the Second Round.
2023 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year
Santiago De La Fuente, Jr., Houston
Freshman of the Year
Ryan Ford, Cincinnati
Coach of the Year
Doug Martin, Cincinnati
All-Conference Team
* – indicates unanimous selection
UP NEXT
Houston will learn its NCAA postseason destination during the NCAA Selection Show, set to air at Noon, Wednesday, on Golf Channel. Fans can watch the NCAA Selection Show on Golf Channel or by clicking here.
Seventy-two teams and 36 individuals not on those teams will compete in NCAA Regional play May 15-17 at six sites across the nation. Those venues include Auburn University Club (Auburn, Ala.); Eagle Eye (Bath, Michigan); Bear's Best Las Vegas (Las Vegas); The Institute Golf Club (Morgan Hill, Calif.); Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (Norman, Okla.) and The Cliffs at Keowee Falls (Salem, S.C.).
The top five teams and top student-athlete (not on an advancing team) at each of the six NCAA Regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships to be played at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 26-31.
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Competing in their first season at Houston, De La Fuente and Glawe earned the first American Athletic Conference postseason awards of their careers. Reily received his second straight All-Conference recognition after tying for fifth at the 2022 American Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla.
All three Cougars were unanimous selections to the All-Conference Team in voting by the league's head coaches. Houston tied with Cincinnati for the most All-Conference Team picks.This marked the second straight season under Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke that 3+ Cougars earned All-American Athletic Conference honors.
ABOUT SANTIAGO DE LA FUENTE
De La Fuente has been the Cougars' most consistent performer in 2022-23 after transferring from Arkansas Tech.
This season, Fuente leads the Cougars with a 70.34 scoring average, which ranks as the second-best single-season mark in program history and trails only Rex Baxter's 69.57 average in 1956.
De La Fuente tops Houston with 25 rounds of par or better, including 13 in the 60s, and opened the spring season by winning the Border Olympics individual title at Laredo Country Club on Feb. 13-14. He opened his Cougar career with eight straight Top-15 showings, including five Top-10 finishes.
In Houston's most recent action, De La Fuente fired three straight rounds in the 60s and captured the individual championships at 10-under 200 for his second individual crown in 2022-23. Tied for Reily for the individual lead, he closed the tournament with three birdies over the last six holes of his Final Round.
De La Fuente was a two-time All-Great American Conference First-Team and GCAA All-Central Region selection in his first two seasons at Arkansas Tech before joining the Cougars.
ABOUT AUSTYN REILYReily has posted a 72.84 average this season with 14 rounds of par or better, including seven in the 60s.
The Pottsboro, Texas, native joined La Fuente with three straight rounds of par or better to finish second at The American Championships with a score of 7-under 203 on April 23. He drained three eagles in the First Round of The American Championships on the way to a 64 to set a school record for low round at a conference tournament and set the Cougars' season-low 18-hole total.
Reily recorded three Top-10 finishes in 2022-23 with an eighth-place showing at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club in Houston on Feb. 20-21.
ABOUT WOLFGANG GLAWE
This season, Glawe ranks second among the Cougars with a 72.32 average and 16 rounds of par or better after transferring from Kansas.
The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native came on strong during the spring season with four straight Top-25 finishes entering NCAA Regional play.
He closed the Fall season with a 14th-place finish at The Williams Club at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., and tied for 12th at the Cougars' own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston after posting a pair of 72s in the final two rounds.
Facing an elite field, Glawe tied for 11th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club on March 27-28, thanks to a career-best 65 in the Second Round.
2023 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year
Santiago De La Fuente, Jr., Houston
Freshman of the Year
Ryan Ford, Cincinnati
Coach of the Year
Doug Martin, Cincinnati
All-Conference Team
| Player | Class | School |
| * Santiago De La Fuente | Junior | Houston |
| * Wolfgang Glawe | Sophomore | Houston |
| * Austyn Reily | Senior | Houston |
| * Luis Carrera | Senior | UCF |
| Johnny Travale | Senior | UCF |
| Lucas Augustsson | Freshman | East Carolina |
| * Sam Jean | Senior | Cincinnati |
| * Ty Gingerich | Junior | Cincinnati |
| Ryan Ford | Freshman | Cincinnati |
| Esteban Vazquez | Junior | Memphis |
| Shubham Jaglan | Sophomore | South Florida |
| Jake Peacock | Sophomore | South Florida |
| * Nathan Petronzio | Junior | SMU |
| William Sides | Freshman | SMU |
| Ethan Whitney | Sophomore | Temple |
| Blake Lorenz | Junior | Wichita State |
UP NEXT
Houston will learn its NCAA postseason destination during the NCAA Selection Show, set to air at Noon, Wednesday, on Golf Channel. Fans can watch the NCAA Selection Show on Golf Channel or by clicking here.
Seventy-two teams and 36 individuals not on those teams will compete in NCAA Regional play May 15-17 at six sites across the nation. Those venues include Auburn University Club (Auburn, Ala.); Eagle Eye (Bath, Michigan); Bear's Best Las Vegas (Las Vegas); The Institute Golf Club (Morgan Hill, Calif.); Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (Norman, Okla.) and The Cliffs at Keowee Falls (Salem, S.C.).
The top five teams and top student-athlete (not on an advancing team) at each of the six NCAA Regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships to be played at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 26-31.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference.
Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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