April 30, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Louisiana Tech sophomore Matthew Harvey was named first team all-Western Athletic Conference by the league golf coaches, announced the league office Wednesday following the championships.

Harvey is Louisiana Tech's first golfer to be named first team all-league since the university joined the conference in 2001.

The Georgetown, Texas, native led the Bulldogs all season, recording a team-best 73.13 scoring average. Harvey earned five Top 20 finishes this season, including winning the 2007 Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Invitational with a seven-under-par 209.

Harvey fired a final round 64 at the event to best 95 other golfers.

He finished third at the First Tee Intercollegiate, sixth at the Jaguar Intercollegiate, ninth at the Louisiana Classics and 12th at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate.

Harvey was tied for 12th heading into Wednesday's final round of the 2008 WAC Championships before having to withdrawal due to health reasons.

He joins Boise State's Troy Merritt, Fresno State's Grant Doverspike, Nevada's Chase Cooper and New Mexico State's Matt Edwards on the first team. Only Harvey and Doverspike are underclassmen.

Merritt was named Player of the Year while New Mexico State's Tim Madigan was named Freshman of the Year.

First Team All-WAC

Troy Merritt, Sr., Boise State

Grant Doverspike, So., Fresno State

Matthew Harvey, So., Louisiana Tech

Chase Cooper, Sr., Nevada

Matt Edwards, Sr., New Mexico State

Second Team All-WAC

Matt Hastings, Sr., Boise State

Matthew Ryan, Jr., Fresno State

Ben Weyland, Sr., Idaho

Travis Reid, Jr., New Mexico State

Tim Madigan, Fr., New Mexico State

Player of the Year: Troy Merritt, Boise State

Freshman of the Year: Tim Madigan, New Mexico State

Coach of the Year: Scott Lieberwirth, New Mexico State