Eastern Michigan Athletics
Cougar Collins Earns Second Team All-MAC Honors
5/7/2021 10:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Caldeon, Ontario, Canada native collected All-MAC honors for the first time
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University men's golf senior Cougar Collins (Caledon, Ontario, Canada-Mayfield Secondary) collected Second Team All-Mid-American Conference honors, the league announced Friday, May 7. It marks the 17th time an EMU student-athlete has collected second team accolades and the first since 2016 when Brett White garnered the honor.
In 2020-21, he led the squad an average of 74.33 and seven rounds of par-or-better. Named the MAC's Golfer of the Week on March 31, Collins finished tied for seventh at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate with an even-par 216 (69-74-73) for his first top-10 showing of the season. At the event, he tied a season-low he previously set at the GCU Invitational.
Collins also added a 217 (79-69-69) at the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational to place 13th, while placing 15th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invite with a 225 (77-76-72). At the MAC Championships, he tied for 17th-place with a 236 (78-80-78).
Collins has played in 99 career rounds with an average of 73.87, and is on pace for the fifth-lowest career average in program history should he elect to use his extra year of COVID-19 eligibility in 2021-22. A member of Team Canada's National Amateur Squad, Collins has 32 career rounds of par-or-better with three top-10 showings.
Eastern Michigan finished the year with the 19th lowest four-player team scoring average in program history at 298.9. Overall, Eastern Michigan finished in the top-five at a trio of tournaments, including most recently a fifth-place showing at the MAC Championships, April 30-May 1.
For the most up-to-date information on Collins and the rest of the EMU men's golf program, continue to visit EMUEagles.com and follow the team on social media at @EMU_Golf.
Freshman of the Year: Barend Botha, Toledo
Player of the Year: Cade Breitenstine, Kent State
Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year: Jon Mills, Kent State
Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year: Cam Solomon, Miami
All-MAC First Team
Cade Breitenstine, Kent State
Josh Gilkison, Kent State
Jared Wilson, Kent State
Chris Vandette, Kent State
Jordan Less, Northern Illinois
Barend Botha, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Cougar Collins, Eastern Michigan
Joey Ranieri, Ball State
Nick Hofland, Bowling Green
Julien Paltrinieri, Kent State
Charlie Nikitas, Miami
All-Tournament Team
Julien Paltrinieri, Kent State
Jordan Less, Northern Illinois
Charlie Nikitas, Miami
Cam Solomon, Miami
Chris Vandette, Kent State (Individual Medalist)
In 2020-21, he led the squad an average of 74.33 and seven rounds of par-or-better. Named the MAC's Golfer of the Week on March 31, Collins finished tied for seventh at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate with an even-par 216 (69-74-73) for his first top-10 showing of the season. At the event, he tied a season-low he previously set at the GCU Invitational.
Collins also added a 217 (79-69-69) at the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational to place 13th, while placing 15th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invite with a 225 (77-76-72). At the MAC Championships, he tied for 17th-place with a 236 (78-80-78).
Collins has played in 99 career rounds with an average of 73.87, and is on pace for the fifth-lowest career average in program history should he elect to use his extra year of COVID-19 eligibility in 2021-22. A member of Team Canada's National Amateur Squad, Collins has 32 career rounds of par-or-better with three top-10 showings.
Eastern Michigan finished the year with the 19th lowest four-player team scoring average in program history at 298.9. Overall, Eastern Michigan finished in the top-five at a trio of tournaments, including most recently a fifth-place showing at the MAC Championships, April 30-May 1.
For the most up-to-date information on Collins and the rest of the EMU men's golf program, continue to visit EMUEagles.com and follow the team on social media at @EMU_Golf.
Freshman of the Year: Barend Botha, Toledo
Player of the Year: Cade Breitenstine, Kent State
Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year: Jon Mills, Kent State
Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year: Cam Solomon, Miami
All-MAC First Team
Cade Breitenstine, Kent State
Josh Gilkison, Kent State
Jared Wilson, Kent State
Chris Vandette, Kent State
Jordan Less, Northern Illinois
Barend Botha, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Cougar Collins, Eastern Michigan
Joey Ranieri, Ball State
Nick Hofland, Bowling Green
Julien Paltrinieri, Kent State
Charlie Nikitas, Miami
All-Tournament Team
Julien Paltrinieri, Kent State
Jordan Less, Northern Illinois
Charlie Nikitas, Miami
Cam Solomon, Miami
Chris Vandette, Kent State (Individual Medalist)
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