FRISCO, TX – Francis Marion University senior Xavier Schwarz has been named to the Southland Conference's annual All-Academic Golf Team that was announced on Friday (May 24).

Schwarz, a native of Virginia Water, Surrey, England, was a first-team selection.  He owns a 3.567 cumulative grade point average as a marketing major.

On the course, he registered a 74.19 stroke average for 11 events (32 rounds) during the 2023-24 season.  He recorded eight rounds of par or better, including a pair of 68 rounds.  His best finish was a tie for fourth place at Appalachian State University's Irish Creek Collegiate Tournament in April, where he produced a 71-70-68=209 scorecard.

He was named this year's FMU team most valuable player.  He is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society and has been named to the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll all four of his semesters.

Schwarz is a graduate of ACS Egham International School, and attended Robert Morris University for two years before transferring to FMU.

The All-Academic Teams are voted on by a head coach, sports information director, and an academic/compliance staff member from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection.

 
       Xavier Schwarz

First Team
Name (School)
Carl Hardin, Lamar University
Ben Caton, Houston Christian Univ.
Jacob Lindh, Lamar University
Xavier Schwarz, Francis Marion Univ.
Thomas Artigas, Univ. of New Orleans
 
Second Team
Carson Hunsucker, Incarnate Word
Grayson Glorioso, Southeastern Louisiana
David Schneider Jerez, Lamar
Kyle Bennett, Univ. of New Orleans
Chance Mulligan, Texas A&M-Commerce