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SAN FRANCISCO - Three Bruins were honored on the All-Pac-12 Conference Teams, as announced on Thursday, as junior Cole Madey and sophomore Hidetoshi Yoshihara were named Second Team and Devon Bling was recognized on the All-Freshman First Team.
Madey, who was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention as a sophomore, as well as All-Pac-12 Freshman in 2015-2016, is tied with Yoshihara for the team lead with a 71.8 scoring average, as each have recorded exactly 2,586 strokes on the season. Madey has five Top 10s, tying for 10th at the Pac-12 Championships (April 23-25). He was under par in all four rounds, opening with a pair of 3-under 68s, giving him 17 under-par rounds in his 36 this season. Madey has nine Top 20s in his 12 events, finishing fourth at the Southwestern Invitational (-1, 215, Feb. 26-27), seventh at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (-14, 202, Oct. 29-31), T-7 at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (-8, 208, Feb. 16-18) and tied for ninth at the Inverness Intercollegiate (-3, 139, Sept. 18-19). Nine of Madey's rounds are in the 60s, including a season-low, 9-under 63 in the second round at Makai.
Yoshihara, who picked up his second-straight, All-Pac-12 Second Team award after also being named Pac-12 All-Freshman in 2016-2017, has five Top 10s and seven Top 20s. He has 14 under-par rounds and eight in the 60s. He tied for 16th at Pac-12s (-3, 281), closing with a 4-under 67. Yoshihara tied for second at The Farms Invitational (-3, 213, Feb. 12-13), was third at the Southwestern (-3, 213), tied for third at the Marquette Intercollegiate (-2, 214), tied for sixth at Inverness (-4, 138) and tied for seventh at the El Macero Classic (+6, 222, April 13-15). Yoshihara's best round of the year was a 7-under 65 to close the Wyoming Intercollegiate.
Bling is third on the team with a 72.4 scoring average and has finished in the Top 21 in four tournaments in a row, including a victory at the Jackrabbit Invitational (-15, 201, March 9-10). He is coming off a T-19 at the Pac-12s (-2, 282) and he also tied for fifth at El Macero (+5, 221) and T-21 at the 3M Augusta Invitational (-1, 215, March 31-April 1). Bling's third Top 10 on the season came at the Southwestern (T-5, E, 216). He has six Top 20s, and of his 15-under par rounds, 11 are in the 60s, including a pair to close out the Pac-12s. Bling's rounds of the season were 7-under 65s at the Makai Invite (round one) and the Jackrabbit (round three).
The Bruins will take part in the NCAA Bryan, Texas Regional May 14-16 at the Traditions Club.