MANSFIELD, Mass. — Southern New Hampshire University men's golf head coach
Matt Arvanitis was selected as the NE10 Coach of the Year on Thursday, while four Penmen golfers were recognized with All-Conference accolades, as the league office announced its end-of-the-year honors.
Arvanitis earns the distinction for the third time in his career (2016, 2022), moving him into a four-way tie for the second most NE10 Coach of the Years awards in league history. Arvanitis guided the Penmen to seven top-three finishes in their 10 events this season. They won four times, including the program's fifth NE10 title, before receiving their 14th NCAA postseason berth.
Senior
Jack Pepin (Plaistow, N.H.) and freshman
Andrew Surprenant (Boscawen, N.H.) collected NE10 All-Conference First Team honors. Pepin, who was selected to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) PING NCAA Division II East All-Region Team last week, played in nine events and averaged a 73.5 over his 24 rounds, coming in just over the average par of 71. Pepin broke 70 five times during the season, including in the biggest moments, as he fired a 67 at the NE10 Championship on Oct. 7 and again at the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championship on May 9. Pepin finished in the top 10 five times and the top five on three occasions, including at the NE10 Championships when he tied for first with a 4-over 214, but lost on the third playoff hole. Pepin was ninth at the NCAA Regional with a 7-over 223 and narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA National Championship by one spot. Pepin was a Third Team pick last season and a Second Team choice in 2022.
Surprenant played in all 10 events in his first season of collegiate golf, averaging a 74.6 over 25 rounds. He turned in four sub-70 rounds, including a season-best 67 in the second round of the Granite State Opener on Sept. 16. Surprenant, who won the Granite State Opener and then was named the NE10 Player and Rookie of the Week on Sept. 18, finished in the top 10 five times, including a pair of top-five showings.
Junior
Sean Dully (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and freshman
Sam Maurice (Auburn, N.H.) received Third Team nods. Dully played in eight events, shooting a 75.2 over 17 rounds. His best round came in the first round of the Penmen Season Finale on April 22 when he fired a 69 at Derryfield Country Club. He would shoot 71 in the second round to finish tied for individual medalist honors and then be chosen as the NE10 Player of the Week on April 24. Dully placed third at the NE10 Championship with a 5-over 215.
Maurice took part in seven events, carding a 74.6 over 15 rounds. The two-time NE10 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 16, April 24) placed in the top 10 three times, including a win at the Penmen Season Finale when he shot even-par 140. Maurice's best round of 69 came in the second round of the Granite Stare Opener.
