PROVO, Utah — Patrick Fishburn was named the 2017-18 West Coast Conference Player of the Year, while Rhett Rasmussen received honorable-mention honors, the league announced Thursday.
Fishburn, who received Co-Player of the Year honors with Pepperdine's Sahith Theegala during the 2016-17 season, also was named to the All-WCC Men's Golf First Team. The senior finished the regular season ranked No. 37, according to Golfstat.com.
Fishburn posted a top-10 finish at the 2018 WCC Golf Championships, tying for ninth place at -1. He compiled eight top-10 finishes during the 2017-18 season, five of which came in the fall, and medaled at the Pacific Invitational for the second-straight year. Fishburn's All-WCC first team honor is his third-straight.
2016-17 WCC Freshman of the Year Rasmussen was named to the 2017-18 All-WCC Men's Golf Honorable-Mention Team. The sophomore totaled three top-10 finishes during the 2017-18 campaign, including a third-place finish at the 2017-18 WCC Championships. Rasmussen fired 72-66-73 to shoot -5 at the postseason tournament.
The 2017-18 All-WCC First Team features 10 student-athletes with five ranking in the top-100 nationally according to GolfStat.com.
2017-18 West Coast Conference Major Individual Honors
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Patrick Fishburn, BYU
COACH OF THE YEAR
Michael Beard, Pepperdine
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Toby Briggs, San Francisco
WCC CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALIST
Clay Feagler, Pepperdine
2017-18 All-WCC Men’s Golf First Team
Name | Institution | Yr. |
Perry Cohen | Saint Mary’s | Sr. |
Riley Elmes | Loyola Marymount | Jr. |
Patrick Fishburn | BYU | Sr. |
Clay Feagler | Pepperdine | So. |
Joshua McCarthy | Pepperdine | So. |
| Matt McCarty | Santa Clara | So. |
| Pavan Sagoo | Saint Mary's | Sr. |
Hayden Shieh | Santa Clara | Sr. |
Sahith Theegala | Pepperdine | Jr. |
Tim Widing | San Francisco | Jr. |
HONORABLE MENTION
Derek Ackerman, Santa Clara; Jalen Griffin, San Francisco; Dalton Hankamer, San Diego; RJ Manke, Pepperdine; Rhett Rasmussen, BYU