Completed Event: Men's Golf at John A. Burns Intercollegiate on February 12, 2026 , , 13th of 19
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Cristoni, Braley earn All-WAC Honors
5/4/2022 11:26:00 AM | Men's Golf
Italian freshman lands on 1st team; WAC Championship runner-up earns 2nd team
Grand Canyon freshman golfer Matteo Cristoni earned a spot on the All-WAC first team while junior Matthew Braley was honored by conference coaches on the All-WAC second team.Â
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Cristoni, who is from Italy, won his first individual title at the UCSB Collegiate Invitational and finished 24th at the WAC Championship. His round of 65 in Santa Barbara, California, tied for the conference's second-lowest round of the season. He led GCU with an average of 73.1 strokes per round.
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Braley took second at the WAC Championship by shooting 7 under par in the three-round tournament in Boulder City, Nevada. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, native also took second at the GCU Invitational, helping the Lopes win their tournament for the first time. With two rounds of 66 this season, he averaged 73.2 strokes per round this season to improve by more than a full stroke.
The Lopes also had multiple All-WAC honorees in 2018-19, 2016-17 and 2015-16.
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Cristoni, who is from Italy, won his first individual title at the UCSB Collegiate Invitational and finished 24th at the WAC Championship. His round of 65 in Santa Barbara, California, tied for the conference's second-lowest round of the season. He led GCU with an average of 73.1 strokes per round.
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Braley took second at the WAC Championship by shooting 7 under par in the three-round tournament in Boulder City, Nevada. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, native also took second at the GCU Invitational, helping the Lopes win their tournament for the first time. With two rounds of 66 this season, he averaged 73.2 strokes per round this season to improve by more than a full stroke.
The Lopes also had multiple All-WAC honorees in 2018-19, 2016-17 and 2015-16.
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