AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas freshman Christiaan Maas has been named the Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Newcomer of the Year, the league office announced Thursday. In addition, Maas and graduate Brian Stark both earned spots on the 10-person All-Big 12 Team.
Student-athlete honors and the All-Big 12 team were selected based on the season's final Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings. Coach of the Year was voted on by Big 12 head coaches.
Maas previously garnered Division I PING second-team All-America and PING All-Central Region team accolades. He completed his freshman season with a team-best 70.