Return to Emory Report home pageDavid Ellis of Baton Rouge, La., and Bob Goeltz of Pocatello, Idaho, were both selected to the All-America Scholar team by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for the second year in a row. Ellis was also selected to the all-district (South) team as one of the 12 best players in the region.
Selection to the All-America Scholar Team for NCAA Division III golfers requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a strokes-per-round average of under 80. Ellis and Goeltz are two of only 17 golfers to be honored in the nation for NCAA Division III.
Ellis, who led Emory with a 77.30 strokes-per-round average, graduated in May with a degree in psychology. In addition to the all-district team, he also was named to the all-University Athletic Association (UAA) first team. Emory's district, District Three, is composed of schools in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Ellis also made the all-district team in 1993.
Goeltz averaged 79.20 strokes per round. An accounting major, he graduated in May with a grade point average of 3.67. He was named to the all-UAA first team.
Ellis and Goeltz finished second and fourth, respectively, at the UAA Championships to lead Emory to the team title.
Three tennis players have been named Scholar Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Travis Saacke of Henderson, Ky., and Aaron Cohen of Los Angeles were honored on the men's team, and Jessica Levy of Atlanta was named to the women's team.
To be considered for the honor, a student athlete must be either a junior or senior with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Emory was one of nine schools to have two men's players honored, and Levy was one of only 30 women's players to be honored.
This is the second time Saacke has been selected to the Scholar Athlete team. A four-time All-American, Saacke was also named to the GTE Academic All-District first team. He led the Eagles to fourth place at the NCAA Division III national team championships, the highest finish in Emory history for any sport. Saacke graduated in May with a degree in business.
Cohen, an economics major, is a sophomore in athletic eligibility, but was eligible for the honor because he is a junior in academic standing. Cohen led the team in winning percentage with 21 singles wins and 18 doubles victories.
Levy, a junior, led the Eagles to an 11th place finish at the NCAA nationals. She was named MVP of the University Athletic Association championship after the Eagles won their eighth straight conference title. Levy finished 17th in the final ITA singles rankings. She is a psychology major.
--Steve Feit
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