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Men’s Golf Trio Named MVC Scholar-Athletes

PEORIA, Ill. -- Seniors Drake Bushong and Michael Mounce were both repeat First-Team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes, while fellow senior Daniel Lensing earned honorable mention recognition according to an announcement by the league office Friday.

Bushong joins Coby Thompson (2008-11) and Zach Wanken (2008-10) as the only three-time First-Team MVC Scholar-Athletes in program history, while Mounce is the seventh Bradley men's golfer to earn First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition twice. The honorable mention Valley Scholar-Athlete recognition for Lensing is the first of his career.

Bradley was one of two teams to have three individuals honored, with Missouri State also boasting two First-Team selections along with an honorable mention recipient.