LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - For the third straight year and 14th time in program history, a UNLV men's golfer has been named the Conference Player of the Year.
Rebel senior
Harry Hall is this year's winner and the sixth in UNLV men's golf history to earn the Mountain West honor.
The league announced its 2018-19 season awards and all-conference team on Friday and UNLV has a league-high-tying three student-athletes on the list.
Hall, sophomore
Jack Trent and freshman
David Rauch were all named All-Mountain West. This year marks the fourth straight that Hall has earned all-conference honors, while it is the second in a row for Trent.
Hall earned medalist honors twice this season, winning at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in New Mexico in September and at the Little Rock Invitational in Arkansas in October. The Hayle, England, native led the league with a 70.97 stroke average in 33 rounds played this season. He recorded six top 20 finishes in 11 events, including four top 10s and three top fives. He most recently recorded a top-five finish at the Mountain West Championship in Tucson, Arizona. For the year, he turned in 17 rounds at par or better, including 12 in the 60s.
Trent, who is originally from Brisbane, Australia, and attended high school in Las Vegas, has recorded a 71.67 scoring average in 30 rounds played. He won the individual title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas in March, turning in a total of five top-20 finishes in 10 events. He tied for 14th at the MW Championship. He has had 16 rounds of par or better with five in the 60s.
Rauch, from Berlin, Germany, is third on the team in scoring at 72.09 in 33 rounds played. He had two top 10 finishes this season and recorded 12 rounds of par or better, including eight in the 60s.
The Rebels, who finished fourth as a team at the MW Championship, earned the No. 6 seed at the upcoming NCAA Regional in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and will be making a NCAA-record 31st consecutive appearance in the national tournament. Play begins Monday, May 13.
MW Golfer of the Year
Oscar Teiffel, Colorado State
Sam Choi, New Mexico
MW Coach of the Year
Glen Millican, New Mexico
All-Conference Team
Oscar Teiffel, Colorado State
Alex Lee, Fresno State
Sean Carlon, New Mexico
Sam Choi, New Mexico
Galven Green, New Mexico
Puwit Anupansuebsai, San Diego State
Kevin Velo, San José State
Sean Yu, San José State
Harry Hall, UNLV
David Rauch, UNLV
Jack Trent, UNLV
Joey Vrzich, UNR