June 15, 2001

BROWN NAMED 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

Norse freshman golfer earns All-America honors

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University golfer Brandon Brown has been named NCAA Division II second team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Brown, a freshman from Shelbyville, Ky., captured the medal at the NCAA II North Regional in May and led NKU to the NCAA II national finals. He also posted a 31st-place finish at the NCAA II national finals. During the fall, Brown earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors and was named the GLVC’s Freshman of the Year. He also won the medal at the NCAA II District IV Tournament during the fall. Brown is the first NKU golfer to earn All-America honors since 1996, when both Mark Welage and Tom Walters were named to the NCAA Division II All-American Team.