June 27, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah men's golf team has two players on the Mountain West Conference Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

Steven Broker (Junior, Business) and Nic Larson (Junior, Speech Communication) were both recognized by the conference.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.

In all, Utah had 83 student-athletes recognized on the Spring Academic All-Mountain West Conference team. The spring team included baseball, softball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's golf, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving and women's track and field.

In addition, Steven Broker was named an MWC Scholar Athlete. To be eligible for selection student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition for their athletic team.

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