Atkinson Garners Second-Team All-Horizon League Honors
4/25/2024 2:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
Youngstown State senior golfer Justin Atkinson was named Second-Team All-Horizon League when the conference office announced its postseason awards on Thursday.
Atkinson earns all-league honors after an impressive debut season as a Penguin. The Brookfield, Ohio, native transferred back home to the Mahoning Valley in 2023-24 after a stellar three-year career at Division II Findlay. The Penguins have now had at least one player garner all-league recognition in each of the last five seasons that league awards have been handed out.
Atkinson competed in all 11 tournaments and 32 rounds with a team-best 73.3 scoring average and a low round of 68. The senior's 73.3 scoring average is tied for the sixth-lowest single-season mark in program history. Atkinson recorded four top-10 finishes and came in as YSU's top individual finisher on a team-high five occasions.
Atkinson's best finish of the season came when he tied for sixth at the Bucknell Invitational with a three-round score of 211 (73-70-68). He tied for seventh at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round total of 219 (70-76-73).
Atkinson finished tied for eighth at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational with a three-round 208 (69-70-69). That performance is tied for the third-lowest 54-hole school in school history. He also finished tied for 10th at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational with a three-round score of 209 (70-68-71).
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