Luke Wells and Xavier Marcoux Recognized on 2022 NCAA Division 1 All-Northeast PING Team

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men’s golf’s captains Lucas Wells and Xavier Marcoux were recognized on Tuesday as members of the 2022 NCAA Division 1 All-Northeast PING Team.

The pair of Scarlet Knights were two of the 25 players selected to the northeast all-region squad. Marcoux won the award for the first time and Wells won it for the second consecutive season. Marcoux the upcoming senior from Canada and Concord, Mass. started in all ten events for the Scarlet Knights in 2021-22 and participated in 30 tournament rounds.

Marcoux had a 71.79 scoring average in 2021-22 season and a 17^th place finish at 2022 Big Ten Championship. Some of the highlight finishes from the season for Marcoux were a 6^th place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational, a 9^th place finish at the Colleton River Collegiate highlighted by a final round 66 (-6) and a 14^th place finish at the Fighting Irish Classic highlighted by a final round 67 (-3).

Marcoux earned three wins at the Big Ten Match Play and had a signature moment with his first-ever hole in one in 2021-22.

Wells the upcoming senior from Springfield, Ohio started in all ten events for the Scarlet Knights in 2021-22 and participated in 30 tournament rounds.

Wells had a 71.97 scoring average during last season. Some of his highlight performances include a 16^th place finish at the Steelwood Collegiate, a 17^th place finish at the Jake Owen Quail Valley

Collegiate and a 15^th place finish at the Fighting Irish Classic. Wells earned two wins at the Big Ten Match Play.