Clegg Named SEC Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State junior Ford Clegg was named the SEC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of stroke play at the conference championship on Friday evening.

The Southeastern Conference selects a Scholar-Athlete of the Year in every sport. In order to be nominated for the annual award, a student-athlete must have legitimate athletic credentials, have competed in at least 50 percent of a teams' competitions and be a sophomore, junior or senior with a cumulative 3.2 GPA.

"I am so proud of Ford and all his hard work to earn SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year," head coach Dusty Smith said. "Ford has the desire and the drive to be excellent in everything he does, and he has proven that with his performance on the course and in the classroom this year."

Clegg has turned in a 4.0 GPA and been named a President's Scholar in every semester of his collegiate career. On the course he ranked fourth in the SEC in stroke average (70.50) entering the SEC Championship, and he was one of four SEC men's golfers with a round of 63 or better this season, firing each of State's four lowest rounds on the year.

The highlight of the Birmingham, Alabama, native's season came in his hometown at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. There, he shared medalist honors while tying the school-record with a 198 54-hole total, which also marked the lowest three-day total by a Bulldog since 2014-15.

Clegg is the 16^th Bulldog to earn Scholar-Athlete recognition, and MSU has seen at least one athlete from any sport recognized in each of the past four academic years with eight being honored in that span. Clegg is MSU's first honoree in the sport of golf.

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Clegg Named SEC Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

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