Seniors Griffin Barela and Robbie Morway, junior Coalter Smith and sophomore Cameron Huss have been selected as honorees for the prestigious GCAA national honor.

Wisconsin was also named as one of the GCAA's 2021-22 Outstanding All-Academic Teams after earning a grade-point average (GPA) over 3.0 as the Badgers earned a 3.11 GPA during the spring semester and hold a 3.406 cumulative GPA.

Barela, who hails from Lakewood, Colorado, competed in all nine events for the Badgers in the 2021-22 season. He qualified for the NCAA Regional and finished tied for 60th (73-76-75=224 (+11)). He finished his season with a 71.44 average and his career as a Badger with a 73.06, both of which set new program records for the Badgers after besting former Badger Jordan Hahn's marks of 71.69 season average and 73.08 career average (minimum of 50 rounds required). Barela is a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and graduated with a dual degree in political science and statistics. He plans to continue practicing and competing as a professional golfer in the PGA. This is Barela's third GCAA All-America Scholar honor and was also named to the GCAA PING All-Region Team for the Midwest.

Morway, a native of Mequon, Wis., competed in eight tournaments with the team and one as an individual to mark an appearance in all nine tournaments this season. Morway finished the season with a 74.45 average and earned his highest finish tied for 31st at the Schenkel Invitational. He averaged 75.42 to close out his final collegiate season. He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and graduated with his business degree in consumer behavior and marketplace studies. He plans to pursue career opportunities in New York to work in the wealth management and financial industries.

Smith, of Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan, played in all nine tournaments with the Badgers and recorded five top-25 finishes. Smith matched his career-low finish coming in fifth at the Big Ten Championship with a 73-74-71=218. He was named to the 2022 Big Ten All-Championship Team and averaged 73.22 for the third-lowest team average this season. Smith is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and his major is legal studies.

Coming off an outstanding season, Huss (Kenosha, Wis.) earned his first career qualification to the NCAA Regional tournament finishing tied for 23rd overall (74-69-73= 216 (+3) and led the field in par-3 scoring with a 2.92 average. He competed in all nine tournaments for the Badgers, finishing under-par in six of those competitions. He recorded six top-25 finishes, three of which were top-five. Huss earned second-lowest season average on the team with a 71.93 and improved his career average to 72.56 (which would set a new school record however Huss does not yet meet the minimum of 50 rounds played in his UW career). Huss earned his first Academic All-Big Ten honor and his major is consumer behavior and marketplace studies.

To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, under 78.0 in NAIA, and under 77.0 in NJCAA, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.