Big Ten Announces Men’s Golf Postseason Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten The Big Ten Conference announced the men’s golf All-Conference teams and individual award winners on Tuesday, as voted on by the conference coaches following the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships. Purdue’s Herman Sekne and Illinois’ Jackson Buchanan were selected as the Big Ten Co-Golfers of the Year, Illinois’ Max Herendeen was named the unanimous Freshman of the Year and Northwestern’s David Inglis earned unanimous Coach of the Year honors.

Sekne placed among the top five in five of nine tournaments this season, including a first-place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic. A native of Oslo, Norway, he capped his season tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships and earned a spot on the All-Championships Team. Sekne was also recognized with the Big Ten’s Les Bolstad Award, given to the conference player with the lowest stroke average during the 2023-24 season. The three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection is just the second Boilermaker to be named Golfer of the Year, joining Lee Williamson (2002).

Buchanan secured placements in the top eight of eight tournaments, including medalist laurels at the Duck Invitational and Purdue Fall Invitational. He concluded his junior campaign with a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, which earned him a spot on the All-Championships Team. A two-time All-Big Ten First Team honoree, Buchanan earned the 15th Golfer of the Year selection and fourth straight for Illinois.

Herendeen was voted the unanimous freshman of the year after carding 10 top-20 finishes during the 2023-24 campaign. The Bellevue, Wash., native opened his collegiate career by earning medalist honors at the 2023 Sahalee Players Championship and helped the Illini to a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships. Herendeen is the eighth rookie to take home the honor for Illinois and first since Jerry Ji (2020).

Inglis, a unanimous pick, earned his first coach of the year recognition after leading the Wildcats to five top-3 finishes over the course of the season, culminating in winning Northwestern’s first Big Ten Championship since 2006. He had four top-10 finishers at the championships and coached Daniel Svärd to his second straight individual title. Northwestern wrapped up the 2023-24 season with a 280.8 scoring average and a No. 28 national ranking. Inglis is the third Wildcat head coach and first in over 20 years to receive the distinction, joining Jeff Mory (1994) and Pat Goss (1997-99-00-01).  

The All-Big Ten First Team features Illinois’ Jackson Buchanan and Herendeen, Michigan’s Hunter Thomson, Northwestern’s Daniel Svärd and Ethan Tseng, Ohio State’s Neal Shipley, Purdue’s Sekne and Wisconsin’s Cameron Huss. Buchanan, Herendeen, Svärd, Shipley, Sekne and Huss were unanimously selected.

Earning All-Big Ten Second Team laurels were Illinois’ Ryan Voois, Indiana’s Drew Salyers, Michigan State’s Ashton McCulloch, Minnesota’s Ben Warian, Northwestern’s Cameron Adam and James Imai, Ohio State’s Maxwell Moldovan and Purdue’s Nels Surtani.

The Big Ten also recognized 14 Sportsmanship Award recipients, honoring golfers who distinguished themselves through sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academics and citizenship.

2024 Big Ten Men’s Golf Honors

Co-Golfers of the Year: Herman Sekne, Purdue/Jackson Buchanan, Illinois

Freshman of the Year: MAX HERENDEEN, ILLINOIS

Coach of the Year: DAVID INGLIS, NORTHWESTERN

All-Big Ten First Team

JACKSON BUCHANAN, ILLINOIS

MAX HERENDEEN, ILLINOIS

Hunter Thomson, Michigan

DANIEL SVÄRD, NORTHWESTERN

Ethan Tseng, Northwestern

NEAL SHIPLEY, OHIO STATE

HERMAN SEKNE, PURDUE

CAMERON HUSS, WISCONSIN

All-Big Ten Second Team

Ryan Voois, Illinois

Drew Salyers, Indiana

Ashton McCulloch, Michigan State

Ben Warian, Minnesota

Cameron Adam, Northwestern

James Imai, Northwestern

Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State

Nels Surtani, Purdue

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Timmy Crawford, Illinois

Noah Gillard, Indiana

Ian Meyer, Iowa

Armand Papaziani, Maryland

Jack O’Donnell, Michigan

Brad Smithson, Michigan State

Jacob Pedersen, Minnesota

Hamish Murray, Nebraska

James Imai, Northwestern

Jacob Tarkany, Ohio State

Jake Griffin, Penn State

Peyton Snoeberger, Purdue

Xavier Marcoux, Rutgers

Blake Wisdom, Wisconsin