EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana freshman Blake Hilliard (Olney, Illinois) was named to the GLVC All-Conference men's golf team in a vote of the league coaches. Hilliard is the first USI men's golfer to receive All-Conference honors since 2001-02.

The GLVC All-Conference team consists of the top five players in the conference tournament, as well as an additional five players voted upon by the league's coaches. To qualify for All-Conference, each player must have played at least 12 rounds and participated in the conference tournament.

Hilliard completed his first year as the Screaming Eagles' top player with a 75.3 strokes per round average, 0.1 short of tying the single-season record of 75.2 spr set by Brian Merrill in 1993-94. His best round of 68 at the North Alabama Fall Classic also was one stroke away from tying the single-round record of 67 set by Ben Noel in 1990.

Hilliard's accomplishment this year helped USI to a single-season record of 300.7 spr, 4.3 strokes per round fewer than the previous record.

2005-06 GLVC All-Conference Golf Team
David Shearer - Northern Kentucky University (Tournament Champion)
Corey Sell – University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Mike Hrunek - St. Joseph's College
Tyler Fields - Bellarmine University
Kyle Gansuaer – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Kyle Leach - Bellarmine University
Sumeet Arora - Lewis University
Mark Krahe - Northern Kentucky University
Andrew Jewell - Northern Kentucky University
Craig Heinzmann - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Blake Hilliard - University of Southern Indiana
Justin Hueber - University of Indianapolis
Clint Kohls - Northern Kentucky University
Thomas Moore - Bellarmine University


Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information