COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Mountain West announced its 2021-22 Men’s Golf All-Conference team and individual awards today, as selected by the 11 head coaches. Boise State senior Hugo Townsend earned Mountain West Golfer of the Year honors, while New Mexico’s Carson Herron was named MW Freshman of the Year. MW Coach of the Year accolades were awarded to Nevada’s Jacob Wilner.

Townsend, who is currently ranked No. 39 nationally by Golfstat, recorded four top-five finishes during the season, including  runner-up at the 2022 MW Men’s Golf Championship at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington. The native of Boden, Sweden,  led the league with a 69.84 stroke average in 31 rounds. Townsend, who won the golfer of the year award last season, is the first MW golfer to win it in back-to-back years since New Mexico’s Gavin Green (2013-14 and 2014-15) and just the fourth all-time.  

Herron is the third Lobo to earn MW Freshman of the Year honors in the last four years, joining teammates Sam Choi (2018-19) and Bastien Amat (2020-21). Overall, he is the sixth golfer from New Mexico to win the award. The native of Deephaven, Minnesota, averaged 72.73 strokes per round and recorded a pair of top-20 finishes this season.

Wilner earns the MW Coach of the Year honor for the first time in his career. He guided Nevada to a No. 32 national ranking by Golfstat and earned an at-large spot in the NCAA regionals, the Wolf Pack’s fourth-consecutive appearance in the postseason. Wilner coached the Wolf Pack to 10 top-five finishes this season, including a victory at the Husky Invitational.

The 2021-22 MW Men’s Golf All-Conference team consists of 10 individuals, including Townsend. Joining Townsend is Colorado State’s Davis Bryant and Connor Jones, Nevada’s Peyton Callens, AJ Lintunen and Quim Vidal Mora, New Mexico’s Bastien Amat and Sam Choi, San Diego State’s Puwit Anupansuebsai and Zihao Jin and UNLV’s Caden Fioroni.

Anupansuebsai and Choi have all-MW honors in four-consecutive years.

MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Hugo Townsend, Boise State
Davis Bryant, Colorado State
Connor Jones, Colorado State
Peyton Callens, Nevada
A.J. Lintunen, Nevada
Quim Vidal Mora, Nevada
Bastien Amat, New Mexico
Sam Choi, New Mexico
Puwit Anupansuebsai, San Diego State
Zihao Jin, San Diego State
Caden Fioroni, UNLV

Golfer of the Year: Hugo Townsend, Sr., Boise State
Freshman of the Year: Carson Herron, New Mexico
Coach of the Year: Jacob Wilner, Nevada