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Eichhorn honored by MU

By Dennis Grall 1 min read

MILWAUKEE -- Hunter Eichhorn, a graduate student at Marquette University, has been named the school's male outstanding athlete.

Eichhorn, who was one of two Marquette golfers selected to the Big East all-conference team, is a native of Carney, Mich. and a former basketball player at Carney-Nadeau High School.

Teammate Tyler Leach was also a Big East Conference first-team selection, while Max Lyons was a second-team choice.

Eichhorn received the outstanding male athlete award at the Blue and Golden Globes banquet recently.

Eichhorn has also qualified for a fourth trip to the NCAA regional golf tournament. He will play in the Columbus, Ohio regional May 16-18. It is one of six regional events.

He is a two-time medalist in the Big East Conference and is the top-seeded at-large entrant at Columbus.

Eichhorn is ranked 86th by Golfstats.

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