NORMAN, Okla.—Three Lewis & Clark College men's golfers were named Colbalt Golf All-American Scholars, the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) announced Monday morning. 
 
Junior Luke Blankinship and sophomores Mason Hill and Joonho Moon all earned the award for the first time in their careers. Lewis & Clark was one of four Northwest Conference institutions to have student-athletes recognized. Whitman University and Willamette University each finished with four honorees and Linfield University tied with Lewis & Clark with three. 
 
To be eligible for the Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar award, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
 
Blankinship continues to rack up the awards after a strong junior campaign. He finished second on the team with a 73.43 (+2) average. Blankinship notched three top-five finishes and five top-10 results across his 10 tournaments. The Louisville, Colorado native closed out the season with one of his best results of the season, as he placed tied for fifth at the Northwest Conference Championship Tournament with a score of 143 (+1). Since the season concluded, Blankinship has been named to the Northwest Conference All-Conference Third Team, a Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete honoree and a member of the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. 
 
Hill improved his scoring average by almost 1.5 strokes per round to finish fourth on the team. The sophomore posted an average round of 75.05 (+4) and recorded a pair of top-10 showings. Hill finished tied for seventh out of 87 golfers at the West Coast Classic with a score of 147 (+3) and recorded a round of -4 on two occasions during his sophomore campaign. The Broomfield, Colo. native also was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and the Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship Teams this year. 
 
Moon was the third River Otter to take home the All-American Scholar accolade. Moon registered a scoring average of 73.95 (+3) to place third on the team and shaved off 1.64 strokes off his first season's average. The Valencia, California native recorded three top-10 finishes and a team-best nine rounds of par or better. Moon recorded a 141 (-1) at the Willamette Valley Cup to place tied for sixth out of 79 golfers. The sophomore also was recognized as a CSC Academic All-District honoree and a NWC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.