Ereño Perez Named to Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

SAN FRANCISCO – Pablo Ereño Perez was selected the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, the conference office announced Wednesday morning. Graduate Devon Bling was also named Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
 
Ereño Perez competed in nine of UCLA's 11 tournaments in the 2021-22 season, ranking second on the squad with a 72.6 scoring average and 11 rounds under par (min.18 rounds). Ereño Perez led all Bruins with eight sub-70 scores, including two in the opening rounds of the Pac-12 Championships on April 25-27 on the way to securing a team-best T-18th finish.
 
Three of Ereño Perez's four top-20 finishes came in UCLA's final four competitions of the year. His best performance of the season came at the El Macero Classic on April 20-22 in which he tied for seventh for his first top-10 finish of his career at 4-under 212.
 
Ereño Perez completed three tournaments under par: Amer Ari Invitational (-8, 208), The Goodwin (-5, 205) and the El Macero Classic. Only graduate Eddy Lai had more under par tournament finishes with four.
 
Ereño Perez led all freshmen on the team in counting round percentage (85.7%) with 24 of his 28 total rounds contributing to UCLA's team score. Ereño Perez owned a team-best 71.5 scoring average in counting rounds this season.
 
Ereño Perez joins five other Bruins to be awarded to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in the award's nine-year history: Sean Maruyama (2019), Devon Bling (2018), Hidetoshi Yoshihara (2017), Cole Madey (2016) and Jonathan Garrick (2013).
 
Pac-12 Golfer of the Year
RJ Manke, Washington
 
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Preston Summerhays, Arizona State
 
Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Alan Murray, Washington
 
All-Pac-12 First Team
Mason Andersen, Arizona State
Jose Luis Ballester, Arizona State
Christian Banke, Arizona
RJ Manke, Washington
Cameron Sisk, Arizona State
Preston Summerhays, Arizona State
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford
Noah Woolsey, Washington
 
All-Pac-12 Second Team
Owem Avrit, Oregon
Justin Biwer, Colorado
Barclay Brown, Stanford
Chuan-Tai (Teddy) Lin, Washington
David Puig, Arizona State
Jackson Rivera, USC
Chase Sienkiewicz, Arizona
Karl Vilips, Stanford
 
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Jose Luis Ballester, Arizona State
Justin Biwer, Colorado
Pablo Ereño Perez, UCLA
Jackson Rivera, USC
Preston Summerhays, Arizona State