RUSTON, La. – Fans can now vote to decide the 2010-2020 Louisiana Tech Golf All-Decade team.
The last decade included a Conference USA Championship in 2016 and trip to an NCAA Regional the same year. The Bulldogs finished among the top five in either the WAC or Conference USA on four occasions from 2010-2020.
Players were nominated based on the following criteria:
- Not a current student-athlete at LA Tech, with the exception of 2020 seniors
- Played 50 percent or more of their career between 2010-2020
- Postseason honors and school records
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Clinton Shepard (2008-2011)
- Named to the All-WAC Second Team and Second Team All-Louisiana in 2011
- Finished his senior season with an average round of 73.46, best on the team
- Shot the fourth-lowest round in Tech history with a 65 at the Squire Creek Invitational as a freshman
Jonathan Bale (2008-12)
- Tied for sixth all-time with 28 par-or-better rounds
- Ranks in the top-20 with 10 par-or-better rounds during the 2011-12 season despite carding at least 4 fewer rounds than any other golfer in the top-20
Cody Santone (2008-2012)
- Ranks fourth all-time with 32 par-or-better rounds while a Bulldog
- Carded average rounds of 74.41 and 74.42 as a sophomore and junior, which are both among the top-25 seasons in Tech history
Cody Blankenship (2009-2012)
- Named to the All-WAC First Team in 2012 after carding an average round of 73.92
- Recorded five top-20 finishes during the 2011-12 season, including a sixth place result at the Argent Financial Classic
Sam Forgan (2009-2012)
- Posted the tenth-best average round in Tech history with a 73.54 in 2010-11
- Ranks third all-time with 33 par-or-better rounds during his time in Ruston, including 12 each as a junior and senior
Jack Lempke (2010-2014)
- Named the WAC Freshman of the Year after recording a 74.54 scoring average
- Led Tech to one of its lowest scoring tournaments in team history by carding a (67-73-73) - 213 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate in 2010-11.
Travis Wilmore (2010-2014)
- Named to the All-WAC First Team in 2013 after carding an average round of 74.00
- Won the 2012 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at Squire Creek Country Club
- Tied for sixth all-time with 28 par-or-better rounds
Victor Lange (2012-2016)
- Tech record-holder in lowest average round, par-or-better rounds (season and career), and low round
- Named either All-WAC or All-Conference USA every season at Louisiana Tech
- Qualified for an NCAA Regional as a sophomore, junior, and senior and placed in the top-25 on all three occaisions
Ben Robinson (2012-2016)
- Ranks ninth all time with 22 par or better rounds as a Bulldog
- Sank a 15-foot putt to clinch the 2016 Conference USA Championship against 38th-ranked UAB