NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The TranSouth Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that 20 men's golfers have earned the distinction of being named to the 2012 TranSouth Scholar-Athlete team. Union University leads the way with five members on the list. Four of the 20 honorees also qualified for NAIA Scholar Athlete consideration.

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Blue Mountain (2) Rob Goodson*, Adam Hall
Bethel University (2) Justin Rea, Chris Yeater
Cumberland University (4) Austin Garrett, Dustin Thomas, Paul Vaughan, Austin Whitmer
Freed-Hardeman (2) Bryant Cashion*, Grant James
Martin Methodist (2) Will Walker*, Blake Moore
Trevecca Nazarene (3) Skip Jones, David Saldana, Stephen Williams
Union University (5) Charlie Pittman, Brett Barry, Kyle Long, Ryan Mantooth*, Ben Waits
*NAIA Scholar Athlete

Scholar-Athlete Qualifications:  TranSouth - Recipients must be a sophomore or above in academic standing; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).  NAIA - (* = NAIA Scholar-Athlete) Recipients must be a junior or above in academic standing; been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale).