Scholar All-Americans

Kansas City, Mo.----Wingate University All-American defender Owen Marshall has hauled in another major honor, being named the National Scholar Player of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches. Marshall is a first team Scholar All-American, with Harry Bircumshaw earning second team accolades.

The duo helped lead Wingate to its second straight regular season SAC title. The Bulldogs went 12-5-2 overall and 9-1-1 in the SAC, advancing to the SAC title match and earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Marshall earned first team All-SAC accolades, while also picking up All-Region honors. He was named the SAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, while also earning third team Academic All-America accolades. Marshall was a consensus first team All-American last season. This year, Marshall helped the 'Dogs rank second in the SAC in goals-against average during league play, starting all 19 games while playing over 1,650 minutes on the year. Marshall accumulated a 3.80 GPA, majoring in Accounting.

Bircumshaw adds this honor to All-SAC and All-Region accolades in his first year with the Bulldogs. The midfielder was another key factor in one of the league's top defenses, while also collecting a goal and three assists on the year. He scored a goal in the Newberry victory, while handing out assists in SAC wins over Lenoir-Rhyne, Tusculum and Anderson. He has posted a 4.0 GPA, majoring in Accounting.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 15 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.