FRISCO, Texas – University of Central Arkansas golfer Pep Angles was named the 2013-14 Southland Conference Men's Golfer of the Year for the second consecutive year after a vote of the league's head coaches and sports information directors, the league office announced Monday in conjunction with the release of the all-conference teams.

   Sophomore James Newton was named to the All-SLC second team.

     Angles, a junior from Barcelona, Spain, is the first two-time golfer of the year honoree since Lamar's Chris Stroud won from 2001-2004 and UCA's only male golfer to win the award. Angles is a three-time all-conference selection and was also the SLC Student-Athlete of the Year last season. Angles averaged a league-best 71.14 shots in 28 rounds of play and captured two individual medalist honors. In 10 tournaments, Angles finished in the top 10 eight times including a wins at the Louisiana Tech Argent Financial Classic in March and the Ole Miss Reunion Intercollegiate in April. 

    Angles finished second at the conference championship for the second consecutive year and posted a tournament-low round of 4-under par 68 in both the first and second rounds.

    Angles, who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Fayetteville Regional last season, joins UCA sophomore Sarah Brown in sweeping the SLC golfer of the year awards for the second consecutive season. Angles and Julia Roth took the titles last season.

   Newton, from Macclesfield, England, averaged 72.89 strokes over 28 rounds, with a low round of 67. He finished in the Top 10 four times with one medalist honor.