INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy's Simon Engman has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Men's Golf Freshman of the Year, while his head coach Brent Nicoson was chosen by his peers as GLVC Coach of the Year, it was announced by the Conference office on Thursday. In addition, five individuals completed the 11-member All-Conference team.
 
Per GLVC Bylaws, each of the top-five finishers – extended to include ties – at the GLVC Championship automatically earn an All-Conference selection, with the remaining five individuals and major award winners nominated and voted on by the head coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players. Engman and Maverick Conaway joined top-five finisher Cameron Young on the All-GLVC list.
 
Freshman of the Year: Simon Engman, Indianapolis

• Becomes UIndy's sixth Freshman of the Year and first since Ian Carroll in 2018.
• Played in 31 rounds during the 2023-24 season with a 72.3 stroke average.
• Earned pair of top-three tournament finishes and four top-10 results.
• Ranked sixth in the GLVC, 14th in NCAA Midwest Region, and 109th in NCAA Division II.
• Helped Greyhounds to three tournament wins, including GLVC Championship, to go along with one runner-up finish, a third-place result, and five other top-10 efforts.
• Finished tied for ninth at GLVC Championship (74-67-78–219) with a tournament-low score in the second round.

 
Coach of the Year: Brent Nicoson, Indianapolis

• Wins fifth Coach of the Year award and 15th overall for UIndy.
• Led Greyhounds to top seed in GLVC Championship medal/match play and league-best 17th Conference title with team of all freshmen, earning 3-2 wins against both fourth-seeded McKendree in the semifinals and third-seeded S&T in the finals.
• Mentored UIndy to three tournament wins, including GLVC Championship, to go along with one runner-up finish, a third-place result, and five other top-10 efforts.
• Guided Engman to his major award and two others to All-GLVC recognition, including freshmen Cameron Young and Maverick Conaway.

 
Along with Engman and Conaway, University of Illinois Springfield sophomore Alex Seibal, McKendree University graduate student Rasmus Nilsson, and S&T senior Jeppe Thybo were voted by the league coaches as the five additional honorees on the All-Conference team. Those earning an automatic spot on the postseason team included GLVC Individual Medalist Cyril Henault (70-68-75–213) from UMSL, runner-up Hunter Jowers (70-71-73–214) from Drury University, Miltun in third, and a three-way tie for fourth place between McKendree University junior Thomas Tollefsen (71-71-74–216), UIndy's Young (71-69-76–216), and William Jewell College sophomore Bryson Oots (71-73-72–216).
 
The league also recognized 12 GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees for the sport and the team award winner between, William Jewell. Conaway was the Greyhound honoree, as he has distinguished herself through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. All the honorees must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The student-athletes are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced later this month.

A complete list of All-GLVC performers and major postseason award winners can be found below.
 
GLVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Carl Miltun, Sr., Missouri S&T
GLVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  Simon Engman, Indianapolis
GLVC COACH OF THE YEAR:  Brent Nicoson, Indianapolis
 
ALL-GLVC 
Hunter Jowers, Jr., DU ^
Alex Seibal, So., UIS
Maverick Conaway, Fr., UINDY
Simon Engman, Fr., UINDY
Cameron Young, Fr., UINDY ^
Rasmus Nilsson, Gr., MCK
Thomas Tollefsen, Jr., MCK ^
Carl Miltun, Sr., S&T ^
Jeppe Thybo, Sr., S&T
Cyril Henault, 5th-Yr., UMSL ^
Bryson Oots, So., WJC ^
_{*extra Member Due to Tie
^top-five finishers – including ties – at GLVC Championship}

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Clayton Kaiser, DU
Daniel Edwards, UIS
Maverick Conaway, UINDY
Ty Doty, LEWIS
Hsiang Chih Hsu, MU
Rasmus Nilsson, MCK
Connor Benjamin, S&T
Zach Unnerstall, UMSL
David Hutson, QU
Caleb Schmid, RU
Tate Carlson, UIU
Evan Highfill, WJC

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
William Jewell