Men's Golf | 7/17/2013 12:19:00 PM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Men's golfer Mike Wesko has been named the Mason Sykes Cup award winner for the 2012-13 school year as announced by the Methodist University Department of Athletics.
 
The Sykes Cup, named for former Methodist coach Mason Sykes, is awarded annually to the University's top student-athlete. Based on outstanding athletic achievement, and a minimum grade-point average of 2.0, the Methodist coaching staff has chosen an annual winner every year since 1986.
 
Wesko is the fifth men's golfer to take home the award and the first since Adam Horton won the award in 2004. A two-time All-American and two-time USA South Player of the Year, Wesko helped lead the Monarchs to their second consecutive third-place finish at the NCAA Championships this spring tying for seventh place individually. He shot a final-round 69 (-2) and finished with a scorecard of 71-70-81-69 for a four-day total of 291. The senior also tied for seventh place (78-75-72--225) at the USA South Championships as the Monarchs rallied on the third and final day to capture their 29th conference title by 11 shots over runner up Christopher Newport.
 
He finished the season ranked third in the country with a stroke average of 72.3 and recorded three tournament wins and five Top 5 finishes among his six Top 10 finishes. Additionally, he finished his career as a four-time Methodist Scholar-Athlete and a four-time member of the USA South Academic All-Conference Team.
 
The Sykes cup will be presented at the fall convocation ceremony on Aug. 23 at 11:00 am.
 
 
Mason Sykes Cup Award Winners
1986 - Doug Garner, baseball
1987 - Karen Grant, women's track and field
1988 - Jansen Evans, baseball
1989 - Mike Brewington, baseball
1990 - John McCullough, men's golf
1991 - Anne Thorpe, women's soccer & Jay Kirkpatrick, baseball
1992 - Mike Rohr, baseball
1993 - Ryan Jenkins, men's golf
1994 - Anne Uleman, women's basketball, softball
1995 - Kelly Cap, women's golf
1996 - Mike Adamson, men's golf
1997 - Jason Childers, men's basketball
1998 - Tracey Gage, women's golf
1999 - Tracey Gage, women's golf
2000 - Heather Hugus, softball
2001 - Elena Blanina, women's tennis
2002 - Elena Blanina, women's tennis
2003 - Michelle Meadows, women's golf
2004 - Adam Horton, men's golf
2005 - Charlotte Williams, women's golf
2006 - Charlotte Williams, women's golf
2007 - Katie Dick, women's golf
2008 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2009 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2010 - Susan Martin, women's golf
2011 - Paige Caldwell, women's golf
2012 - Ashlynn Chavis, women's track and field
2013 - Mike Wesko, men's golf