Boandl, Zou Earn AAC All-Conference Honors; Zou Named Freshman of the Year
4/29/2025 11:01:00 AM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — Junior Lukas Boandl and freshman Daniel Zou were named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Conference Team, while Zou was also named the Freshman of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday morning.
Boandl earns the honor for the first time. Zou becomes the first freshman to be named All-Conference since Kevin Reilly in Conference USA in 2014. He's also just the fourth Owl to be named Freshman of the Year, joining Jade Scott (2010), Reilly, and Raghav Chugh (2022), who all earned the accolade in C-USA.
Boandl, ranked 138th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, leads the team with a 71.34 stroke average, a -0.28 average to par, 20 rounds of par or better, and 134 birdies. He has 10 rounds in the 60's, becoming the second golfer in school history with at least 10 in a season. His season stroke average and average vs. par are the second fewest in school history.
The Konigsdorf, Austria native has three top five, three top 10, and seven top 20 finishes. He won his first career tournament at the Argent Financial Classic, finishing -10 to become the fourth golfer in school history to shoot -10 or better in a tournament. He tied the second lowest score in the first round when he fired a 65. He also tied for first at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at -12, tying the second-lowest score to par in school history. He opened the tournament with his second 65 of the season, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better. Boandl set the school record with a 36-hole score of 133. He opened the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Border Olympics.
Zou, ranked 216th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is second on the team with a 71.64 stroke average, a 0.00 average vs. par, nine rounds in the 60's and 126 birdies. He's also tied for the lead with 20 rounds of par or better. He has three top 10 and five top 20 finishes. Zou tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12, where fired a final round 66. He tied for eighth at the Border Olympics and finished in 10th-place at the Cabo Collegiate, where he defeated the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked player in the country. He was named the AAC Golfer of the Week after his performance at Cabo.
The NCAA Selection Show takes place tomorrow at 12 p.m. on the Golf Channel. Boandl and Zou will wait to see where they are selected.
Boandl earns the honor for the first time. Zou becomes the first freshman to be named All-Conference since Kevin Reilly in Conference USA in 2014. He's also just the fourth Owl to be named Freshman of the Year, joining Jade Scott (2010), Reilly, and Raghav Chugh (2022), who all earned the accolade in C-USA.
Boandl, ranked 138th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, leads the team with a 71.34 stroke average, a -0.28 average to par, 20 rounds of par or better, and 134 birdies. He has 10 rounds in the 60's, becoming the second golfer in school history with at least 10 in a season. His season stroke average and average vs. par are the second fewest in school history.
The Konigsdorf, Austria native has three top five, three top 10, and seven top 20 finishes. He won his first career tournament at the Argent Financial Classic, finishing -10 to become the fourth golfer in school history to shoot -10 or better in a tournament. He tied the second lowest score in the first round when he fired a 65. He also tied for first at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at -12, tying the second-lowest score to par in school history. He opened the tournament with his second 65 of the season, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better. Boandl set the school record with a 36-hole score of 133. He opened the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Border Olympics.
Zou, ranked 216th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is second on the team with a 71.64 stroke average, a 0.00 average vs. par, nine rounds in the 60's and 126 birdies. He's also tied for the lead with 20 rounds of par or better. He has three top 10 and five top 20 finishes. Zou tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12, where fired a final round 66. He tied for eighth at the Border Olympics and finished in 10th-place at the Cabo Collegiate, where he defeated the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked player in the country. He was named the AAC Golfer of the Week after his performance at Cabo.
The NCAA Selection Show takes place tomorrow at 12 p.m. on the Golf Channel. Boandl and Zou will wait to see where they are selected.
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