BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As voted by the conference’s head coaches, the Gulf South Conference unveiled the 2024 All-GSC Teams and major award winners.
 
Lee senior Oliver Lewis-Perkins was named GSC Golfer of the Year. West Florida took home a pair of individual accolades as Per Ekelund was voted Freshman of the Year, while head coach Steve Fell was tabbed as Coach of the Year.
 
Five of the conference’s ten men’s golf-playing institutions were represented among the all-conference selections. The GSC tournament champs, West Florida, led the way with a four All-GSC selections. Lee, Montevallo, Shorter and Union all followed with two honorees apiece.
 
Lewis-Perkins’s recognition as the conference’s top golfer marks the third consecutive the award was won by a Lee student-athlete. The English-born golfer tallied a scoring average of 71 while playing 28 rounds across 10 events during the 2023-24 campaign. He was among the top-five four times, highlighted by tournament wins at the WindRiver Individual Intercollegiate and Copperhead Championship. 
 
Ekelund claimed top freshman honors after becoming the first rookie to win the individual title at GSC Championship since 2008 and the UWF’s first GSC Freshman of the Year since 2016. The Swedish-born Argonaut had an average stroke score of 71.1 while playing 18 rounds, while finishing among the top-five twice. 
 
Fell collected his 19th conference coaching award and fourth in the last five seasons. The long-time head coach led the program to their 20th GSC Championship title, while the squad posted an average score of 285.2 during the season. The Argonauts were among the top-five in seven of ten tournaments and finished inside the top-three twice. 
 
2024 Men’s Golf All-GSC Team & Award Winners
Golfer of the Year: Oliver Lewis-Perkins, Lee
Freshman of the Year: Per Ekelund, West Florida
Coach of the Year: Steve Fell, West Florida
 
First Team All-GSC
Oliver Lewis-Perkins, Lee
Eric Boutwell, Montevallo
Per Ekelund, West Florida
Blake Henriques, Shorter
Gray Campbell, Union
JJ Zimmer, Union
 
Second Team All-GSC
Harrison Hughston, Montevallo
Nathan Trodd, Shorter
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida
Trey Melvin, Lee
Cooper Tendick, West Florida
Nico Lang, West Florida