Three Men’s Golfers Named to All-Pac-12 Teams

LOS ANGELES –Omar Morales, Pablo Ereño and Luke Powell were named to the 2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Golf All-Conference Teams, it was announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
 
Morales was tabbed to the All-Pac-12 First Team while Ereño and Powell each received All-Pac-12 Second Team recognition. Additionally, Powell was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. The three All-Conference Team selections are UCLA's most since the 2012-13 season (does not include honorable mention).
 
These marks the first All-Conference Team honors for both Morales and Ereño. Ereño was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2021-22.
 
Morales led UCLA with a 70.0 scoring average, seven top 10s, 23 rounds under par and 17 rounds in the 60s in his junior campaign. Morales posted a string of four consecutive top-10 finishes, including his second collegiate medal at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a score of 11-under 205 (68-68-69) on Oct. 15. Beginning at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Morales had a stretch of 14 consecutive stroke play rounds under par. He is coming off a t-3rd finish (+2; 69-75-77-65) at the Pac-12 Championships for his best result at that event in his career.
 
Ereño was the Bruins' best golfer during the spring portion of their schedule. The Spaniard posted four consecutive top-10 finishes from The Prestige through the Thunderbird Collegiate and was UCLA's best finisher at all four events. Ereño entered 2023-24 with just two top 10s under his belt in his previous two seasons. This season, Ereño is averaging a career-best 71.3 strokes per round and has shot under par in 17 of his 31 rounds. Fourteen of those under par rounds came in the Spring.
 
Powell opened his collegiate career with four top 10s over his first five events. The freshman from Laguna Niguel, Calif. won his first collegiate medal in just his second event at the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a score of 17-under 199 (65-67-68). Powell's 17-under is the second lowest 54-hole score in relation to par in program history and the third lowest 54-hole score. His 8-under 64 in round one of the Hamptons Intercollegiate is tied with Patrick Cantlay, Jonathan Garrick and Steve Conway for the lowest 18-hole score by a UCLA freshman.
 
Morales, Ereño, Powell and the Bruins tee it up in two weeks at the NCAA Stanford Regional set to begin May 13.