Keen Earns All-Conference Nod
4/29/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
IRVING, Texas - UNT freshman Blake Keen became the first freshman UNT men's golfer to earn a spot on the American Athletic Conference all-conference team in the program's second season as members, the league announced on Tuesday.
Keen tied for fourth individually at last week's conference championship to automatically earn a spot on the team, which consisted of 13 golfers.
The freshman from Burleson, Texas, dealt with injury challenges throughout the season but had several highlights, including firing a 63 at the Everett Buick GMC Classic in October, which tied for the second-best round in program history. He was third on the team in season stroke average (73.58) and one of two players to make the lineup for all 11 of the team's tournaments, along with fellow freshman Alex Huang. Keen had four top-20 finishes and two top-10 showings - a T6 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate and his T4 finish last week when he shot a 67-71-68-206.
"I'm really proud of the way Blake worked all year to achieve All-Conference," head coach Luke Calcatera said. "He has battled injuries and worked really hard to be in the lineup for every tournament we competed at. I have a ton of respect for him and am excited to see his future success."
The Mean Green finished a surprising third as a team in the conference championship last week, and in their second season in the conference now have had two players earn all-conference awards after Tucker Allen made the squad last season following his runner-up finish at the conference championship.
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Keen tied for fourth individually at last week's conference championship to automatically earn a spot on the team, which consisted of 13 golfers.
The freshman from Burleson, Texas, dealt with injury challenges throughout the season but had several highlights, including firing a 63 at the Everett Buick GMC Classic in October, which tied for the second-best round in program history. He was third on the team in season stroke average (73.58) and one of two players to make the lineup for all 11 of the team's tournaments, along with fellow freshman Alex Huang. Keen had four top-20 finishes and two top-10 showings - a T6 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate and his T4 finish last week when he shot a 67-71-68-206.
"I'm really proud of the way Blake worked all year to achieve All-Conference," head coach Luke Calcatera said. "He has battled injuries and worked really hard to be in the lineup for every tournament we competed at. I have a ton of respect for him and am excited to see his future success."
The Mean Green finished a surprising third as a team in the conference championship last week, and in their second season in the conference now have had two players earn all-conference awards after Tucker Allen made the squad last season following his runner-up finish at the conference championship.
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