UNCW’s McShea, Charleston’s Reuland and Krywulycz Highlight CAA Men’s Golf Awards
RICHMOND, Va. (May 25, 2021) – UNCW’s
Blake McShea was selected the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s Golfer of the Year by the league’s nine head coaches. Charleston’s
Zach Reuland was chosen as the CAA Rookie of the Year while the Cougars’ head coach
Mitch Krywulycz was named the CAA Coach of the Year.
McShea was the Seahawks’ top performer this season. The graduate student from Zebulon, North Carolina led UNCW with a 70.55 stroke average. He had three top five finishes in the five regular season events, plus a top 10 finish at the NCAA Noblesville Regional. He is currently No. 101 nationally in the Golfstat.com rankings. He is the fourth Seahawk to earn CAA Men’s Golfer of the Year honors.
Reuland was the medalist at the 2021 CAA Men’s Golf Championship. The freshman from Rock Hill, South Carolina led the Cougars in scoring this season with a 71.91 stroke average. In addition to the victory in the conference championship, he had three other top 10 finishes this season. Reuland is the first Charleston player to earn CAA Rookie of the Year honors.
Krywulycz wins Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Cougars to the 2021 CAA Men’s Golf Championship, the program’s fifth title and first since 2017. Charleston won the championship by 23 strokes with a new CAA Men’s Golf record 30-under 834. This is Krywulycz’s first CAA Coach of the Year honor and it is the fourth time that a Charleston coach has won the award.
Joining McShea and Reuland on the All-CAA First Team were Charleston senior Logan Sowell, UNCW senior Chris Rahm and junior Roberto Nieves of Delaware. McShea was a first team selection in 2018 and Sowell was a first team selection in 2019 and a second team selection in 2018.
The second team consists of freshman Sander Akeren, sophomore Drew Hackett and redshirt sophomore Lansdon Robbins of UNCW, senior Angelo Giantsopoulos of Drexel and redshirt sophomore George Heath of James Madison.
2021 ALL-CAA MEN’S GOLF TEAMS
First Team
Name School Year Hometown
Blake McShea UNCW Gr. Zebulon, N.C.
Zach Reuland Charleston Fr. Rock Hill, S.C.
Chris Rahm UNCW Sr. Stockholm, Sweden
Roberto Nieves Delaware Jr. Miami, Fla.
Logan Sowell Charleston Sr. Kershaw, S.C.
Second Team
Name School Year Hometown
Angelo Giantsopoulos Drexel Sr. Richmond Hill, Ont., Canada
Sander Akeren UNCW Fr. Oslo, Norway
George Heath JMU R-So. Wakefield, England
Drew Hackett UNCW So. Charlotte, N.C.
Lansdon Robbins UNCW R-So. Davidson, N.C.
CAA Men’s Golfer of the Year: Blake McShea, UNCW
CAA Men’s Golf Rookie of the Year: Zach Reuland, Charleston
CAA Men’s Golf Coach of the Year: Mitch Krywulycz, Charleston