Lee senior golfer Shea Sylvester has been named the Lee University Male Athlete of the Week after a top-five showing at the Gulf South Conference Championship.
In addition to a third place finish at last week's GSC Tournament the Roswell, Ga. native was named a semifinalists for the prestigious 2017 Division II Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol.
Sylvester has won two tournaments this season and boasts a 70.83 scoring average. He has been named to the GSC All-Conference and All-Tournament teams each of the past two seasons.
"Shea is one of the finest players to come through Lee University—he's had a remarkable career, and a special senior year," noted Maupin. "He is very deserving of this honor, and I certainly think a great candidate to be a finalist for DII National Player of the Year. His commitment and work ethic continue to take him a long way. There's a lot of great players out there, but we wouldn't trade Shea for anyone, he's our guy."
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Division II finalists for the award will be named May 18 while the Nicklaus Award recipients will be announced June 1 with the honor presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Sylvester and the Flames will move on to Super South Regional Play from Muscle Shoals, Ala. beginning May 8. The top five teams in the loaded 20-team field will advance on to the National Championship May 22-27 from Kissimmee, Fla.
