Crick named WCC Freshman Golfer of the Year

LOMPOC, Calif. (Gozags.com) -- Gonzaga University junior Trevor Loe and freshman Brandon Crick each shot a final-round 74 Tuesday to move into a tie for ninth in the 40th annual West Coast Conference Championship at La Purisima Golf Course.

Brandon Crick earned WCC Freshman of the Year honors.

Crick and Loe earned All-WCC honorable mention honors, and Crick was voted the Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches, the first such honor for a Bulldog.

Both golfers shot a final-round 74, Loe posting rounds of 78-73 on Monday while Crick shot 72-79 over the 7,105-yard, par 72 course.

They finished at 225, 10 strokes behind medalist Brian Locke of Loyola Marymount University. Locke finished at 215 with rounds of 77-69-69 to defend the title he won a year ago as a freshman.

Pepperdine University took the team title with an 892 for a 7-stroke victory over the University of San Diego. Gonzaga finished seventh at 921.?

2007 Men's

All-Conference Team

Mike Barry, San Diego

Jason D'Amore, Loyola Marymount

Darrin Hall, San Diego

Domingo Jojola, San Francisco

Brian Locke, Loyola Marymount

Michael McRae, SaInt Mary's

Robert McRae, Saint Mary's

Eric Shriver, Pepperdine

Dale Smith, San Diego

Jong Yoon, Santa Clara

Honorable Mention

Daniel Cone, SMC

Brandon Crick, GON

Trevor Loe, GON

Kevin Beavers, POR

Carl Smith, PEP

Player of the Year: Brian Locke, Loyola Marymount

Freshman of the Year: Brandon Crick, Gonzaga

Coach of the Year: Scott Hardy, Saint Mary's