Sides Earns 2026 ACC Rod Myers Scholar Athlete Of The Year Award
Jun 29 | Men's Golf
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ACC/SMU) – SMU Men's Golf senior Will Sides has been named the 2026 Rod Myers Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday.
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Sides became the first Mustang to earn an ACC scholar-athlete of the year honor after SMU joined the conference in 2024. Along with the scholar-athlete of the year honor, Sides also earned his second All-ACC Academic honor.
The senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma, completed his studies with a 3.79 GPA, earning a degree in accounting. Athletically, he earned his second All-ACC and fourth all-conference honor this season. He joins Kelly Kraft (2008-11) to become only the second Mustang to have won four all-conference honors.
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Sides earned his first career All-America honor this season. He became the 23rd Mustang to be named All-American, first since 2021. He recorded a 68.4 adjusted scoring average, played a total of 35 rounds and had 28 par-or-better rounds. He finished the season with three tournament wins, four top-three finishes, a fourth-place finish in the ACC Championship and finished 16th in the NCAA Regional Championship.
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Following his four seasons at SMU, Sides finished tied for 10th at the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS on the Korn Ferry Tour last week.
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This past season, Sides played in 12 tournaments with six top-five finishes, seven top-10 finishes and nine top-20 finishes while scoring an average of 68.4.
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Along with Sides, Ben Steinmann was also named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
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The freshman had a 71 adjusted scoring average this past season, including one tournament while maintaining a 3.10 cumulative GPA.
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2026 Rod Myers Scholar-Athlete of the Year
William Sides, Sr., SMU
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2026 Men's Golf All-ACC Academic Team
**Tommy Mangan, Boston College, So., Management
***Jack Pogorelc, Boston College, Sr., Management
Tony Yin, Boston College, Fr., Management/Math
Charlie Bundy, California, Sr., Business Administration
Daniel Heo, California, Sr., Economics
**Thomas Higgins, Clemson, Sr., Psychology
**Colin Salema, Clemson, So., Marketing
**Rich Wills, Clemson, So., Marketing
Daniel Choi, Duke, Sr., Psychology
**Ethan Evans, Duke, Sr., Economics
***Bryan Kim, Duke, Jr., Sociology
****William Love, Duke, Sr., Economics
**Carson Brewer, Florida State, Jr., ISS
Wilmer Edero, Florida State, Jr., ISS
***Tyler Weaver, Florida State, Jr., Sport Management
***Kale Fontenot, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
**Albert Hansson, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
****Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
**Cooper Claycomb, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Andrew Tan, Louisville, Sr., Finance
Warren Thomis, Louisville, So., Business Administration
Niall Sheils Donegan, North Carolina, Jr., Economics
**Keaton Vo, North Carolina, Sr., Communications
Xander Goboy, NC State, So., Management First Year
Joseph Lenane, NC State, Sr., Business Admin
Markus Varjun, NC State, Sr., Psychology
Evan Woosley-Reed, NC State, Sr., Sport Management
***Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame, Jr., Business Analytics
**Mike Qiu, Notre Dame, So., Business Analytics
***Rocco Salvitti, Notre Dame, Jr., Strategic Management
Calen Sanderson, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
****Nate Stevens, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
**William Sides, SMU, Sr., Accounting BBA
Ben Steinmann, SMU, Fr., Undeclared
**Ethan Gao, Stanford, Jr., Mathematics
Dean Greyserman, Stanford, Sr., Science, Technology & Society
**Jay Leng, Stanford, So., Undeclared
***Nathan Wang, Stanford, Sr., Political Science
***Josh Duangmanee, Virginia, Jr., Global Studies
****Bryan Lee, Virginia, Sr., Religious Studies
Benjamin Baker, Virginia Tech, Fr., Finance – Corporate Financial Management
**Ashton Harper, Virginia Tech, Jr., Finance – Investment Management & Chartered Financial Analyst
Aiden Patel, Virginia Tech, Fr., Advertising
***Rahul Rajendram, Virginia Tech, Jr., FinTech Big Data Analytics & Finance – Investment Management & Chartered Financial Analyst
**Gareth Steyn, Virginia Tech, Sr., Economics
***Kyle Haas, Wake Forest, Jr., Economics
***Tom Haberer, Wake Forest, Jr., Finance
**Jakob Melin, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
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*denotes number of All-ACC Academic Team honors
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Sides became the first Mustang to earn an ACC scholar-athlete of the year honor after SMU joined the conference in 2024. Along with the scholar-athlete of the year honor, Sides also earned his second All-ACC Academic honor.
The senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma, completed his studies with a 3.79 GPA, earning a degree in accounting. Athletically, he earned his second All-ACC and fourth all-conference honor this season. He joins Kelly Kraft (2008-11) to become only the second Mustang to have won four all-conference honors.
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Sides earned his first career All-America honor this season. He became the 23rd Mustang to be named All-American, first since 2021. He recorded a 68.4 adjusted scoring average, played a total of 35 rounds and had 28 par-or-better rounds. He finished the season with three tournament wins, four top-three finishes, a fourth-place finish in the ACC Championship and finished 16th in the NCAA Regional Championship.
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Following his four seasons at SMU, Sides finished tied for 10th at the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS on the Korn Ferry Tour last week.
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This past season, Sides played in 12 tournaments with six top-five finishes, seven top-10 finishes and nine top-20 finishes while scoring an average of 68.4.
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Along with Sides, Ben Steinmann was also named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
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The freshman had a 71 adjusted scoring average this past season, including one tournament while maintaining a 3.10 cumulative GPA.
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2026 Rod Myers Scholar-Athlete of the Year
William Sides, Sr., SMU
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2026 Men's Golf All-ACC Academic Team
**Tommy Mangan, Boston College, So., Management
***Jack Pogorelc, Boston College, Sr., Management
Tony Yin, Boston College, Fr., Management/Math
Charlie Bundy, California, Sr., Business Administration
Daniel Heo, California, Sr., Economics
**Thomas Higgins, Clemson, Sr., Psychology
**Colin Salema, Clemson, So., Marketing
**Rich Wills, Clemson, So., Marketing
Daniel Choi, Duke, Sr., Psychology
**Ethan Evans, Duke, Sr., Economics
***Bryan Kim, Duke, Jr., Sociology
****William Love, Duke, Sr., Economics
**Carson Brewer, Florida State, Jr., ISS
Wilmer Edero, Florida State, Jr., ISS
***Tyler Weaver, Florida State, Jr., Sport Management
***Kale Fontenot, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
**Albert Hansson, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
****Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
**Cooper Claycomb, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Andrew Tan, Louisville, Sr., Finance
Warren Thomis, Louisville, So., Business Administration
Niall Sheils Donegan, North Carolina, Jr., Economics
**Keaton Vo, North Carolina, Sr., Communications
Xander Goboy, NC State, So., Management First Year
Joseph Lenane, NC State, Sr., Business Admin
Markus Varjun, NC State, Sr., Psychology
Evan Woosley-Reed, NC State, Sr., Sport Management
***Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame, Jr., Business Analytics
**Mike Qiu, Notre Dame, So., Business Analytics
***Rocco Salvitti, Notre Dame, Jr., Strategic Management
Calen Sanderson, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
****Nate Stevens, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
**William Sides, SMU, Sr., Accounting BBA
Ben Steinmann, SMU, Fr., Undeclared
**Ethan Gao, Stanford, Jr., Mathematics
Dean Greyserman, Stanford, Sr., Science, Technology & Society
**Jay Leng, Stanford, So., Undeclared
***Nathan Wang, Stanford, Sr., Political Science
***Josh Duangmanee, Virginia, Jr., Global Studies
****Bryan Lee, Virginia, Sr., Religious Studies
Benjamin Baker, Virginia Tech, Fr., Finance – Corporate Financial Management
**Ashton Harper, Virginia Tech, Jr., Finance – Investment Management & Chartered Financial Analyst
Aiden Patel, Virginia Tech, Fr., Advertising
***Rahul Rajendram, Virginia Tech, Jr., FinTech Big Data Analytics & Finance – Investment Management & Chartered Financial Analyst
**Gareth Steyn, Virginia Tech, Sr., Economics
***Kyle Haas, Wake Forest, Jr., Economics
***Tom Haberer, Wake Forest, Jr., Finance
**Jakob Melin, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
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*denotes number of All-ACC Academic Team honors
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