FLORENCE
-- University of North Alabama senior golfer
Wes Smith of Killen has been honored as an
All- America Scholar by Cleveland Golf and
the Golf Coaches Association of America.
A Business Management major, Smith has a
cumulative 3.56 grade point average and was
previously selected Academic All-Gulf South
Conference.
Smith was named honorable mention Ping
All-American by the GCAA last Spring and was
a second-team All- America selection in
2007.
Smith helped lead UNA to a second place
finish in the NCAA Division II National
Championships and finished tied for eighth
individually. He was also sixth in the Gulf
South Conference Championships and tied for
fifth in the Division II South Regional.
Smith becomes UNA's fourth golfer to be
named All-America Scholar, joining Kevin
Kilstrom (1998), Stephen McNair (2003) and
Bryant West (2004).
GCAA/NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL SCHOLAR
ATHLETE
1998 Kevin Kilstrom
2003 Stephen McNair
2004 Bryant West
2008 Wes Smith