SILVIS, ILL. -- (May 21, 2010) -- Saints' golfer Aaron Flores has been selected to the All-Freshmen Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. He joins Michael Palmer of Oklahoma City University, JB Eksteen of Lee University, Sam Holland of Victoria University and Lucas Morande of Hannibal-LaGrange University as this year's recipients. Palmer received the Phil Michelson Award presented by the Phil and Amy Michelson Foundation as the most outstanding freshman in NAIA men's golf.
Flores, along with Palmer and Holland, participated in the NAIA National Championship Tournament in Illinois last week.
Flores ended the tournament tied at 49th place with three-round scores of 80, 74 and 76. Palmer finished in 81st place, while Holland placed 15th. More than 155 golfers competed in the tournament.