Temple University Athletics
Paul Amess Named First Team Academic All-District
5.23.08 | Men's Golf
May 23, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - Temple redshirt junior Paul Amess has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II At-Large First Team, officials from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced today. As a first team member, Amess will move onto the ballot for Academic All-America consideration from the organization.
The Stevenage, England native led the Temple golf team with a 73.9 stroke average this season and was the Owls top finisher (14th) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (74-71-72=217, +1). A two-time A-10 Golfer of the Week, Amess was one stroke away from winning his first collegiate tournament at the Princeton Invitational earlier this year with a 71-73-68=212 (-1).
Amess shot the sixth-lowest individual score in program history with a 67 earlier at the SIUE Cougar Classic and also captured Bermuda Match Play Championship earlier this spring, exempting him to the final round of British Open qualifying. He owns a career average of 74.7 in 50 rounds at Temple.
In the classroom, the finance major carries a 3.90 grade point average. He was named Temple's Male Student-Athlete of the Year at the annual Breakfast of Champions in April. Amess was also one of five golfers named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team.
He graduated as a President Scholar with summa cum laude honors from the Fox School of Business during the University's commencement exercises on Thursday.
To be eligible for the initial district ballot, student-athletes must have attained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20, be at least a sophomore academically and a starter or key reserve on their respective team. The at-large sports consists of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, men's volleyball, water polo and men's wrestling. CoSIDA's District II consists of schools located in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
