Kordupel, Kreps Named to Valeo Horizon League All-Academic Team
5/15/2023 1:02:00 PM | Men's Golf, Academics
Youngstown State senior golfers Bryan Kordupel and Cade Kreps have been named to the 2023 Valeo Horizon League Men's Golf All-Academic Team for their combined performance on the course and in the classroom, the league office announced on Monday.
The Penguins had multiple players selected to the league's all-academic team for the second straight season and for just the second time since 2010. YSU was the only school to have multiple selections to the all-academic team.
Kordupel has now been named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team for the third straight season. He has become the fourth player in program history to become a three-time all-academic honoree, joining Brandon Pluchinsky (2014-16), Spenser Sulzener (2009-11) and Josh Zarlenga (2004-06). Kordupel maintains a 4.00 GPA as a graduate student in the engineering management program. He finished with a 3.97 undergraduate GPA as an engineering major at YSU. The Boardman, Ohio, native was also named a GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar in 2020-21.
Kordupel was named Second-Team All-Horizon League after enjoying the best season of his career as a fifth-year senior in 2022-23. He competed in all 11 tournaments and 32 rounds with a team and career-best 72.9 strokes-per-round average. Kordupel's 72.9 scoring average is tied for the second-lowest single-season mark in program history. It is the lowest single-season scoring average by a Penguin since Brandon Pluchinsky set the school record of 72.4 in 2015-16. Kordupel carded a career-low, seven-under-par 64 at NKU's The Jewell on April 10. The performance is tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in YSU history. Kordupel earned four top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes while being YSU's top finisher in 10 of 11 events during the 2022-23 season.
Kordupel competed in all 36 tournaments and 98 rounds that YSU played over the past four seasons. He participated in a total of 44 tournaments and 121 rounds during his collegiate career. Kordupel's 121 rounds played are tied for fifth in program history while his 74.9 career scoring average is tied for the fourth-lowest mark by a Penguin since 2000. He finished ninth at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round 219 (74-75-70) in his final collegiate tournament.
Kreps earns all-academic recognition for the first time in his career. The Boardman, Ohio, native maintains a 4.00 GPA as a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration program. He finished with a 4.00 undergraduate GPA as a finance major at YSU. Kreps competed in all 11 tournaments and 32 rounds in 2022-23 while ranking second on the team with a career-best 75.2 strokes-per-round average.
Kreps fired a career-low round of 70 at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational on March 28. The redshirt senior's best finish of the season came when he tied for 23rd at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational with a career-best three-round score of 214 (71-73-70). Kreps finished tied for 26th at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round 228 (76-73-79) in his final collegiate tournament.
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