VALDOSTA, Ga. – Valdosta State junior men's golfer Wesley Hanson was named Third Team Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America. 
 
Hanson is the first Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA honoree in the history of the men's golf program at Valdosta State and is third Academic All-American this season, joining Pippin Davis of football and Logan Hill of softball.  Hanson is the 20^th different Academic All-American® as selected by CoSIDA in VSU history.
 
A native of Macon, Ga., Hanson holds a 4.0 grade-point average in management.  He was named the Gulf South Conference Spring Men's Golf Champion Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned GSC All-Academic honors for the second time in his career.
 
He competed in five tournaments during the COVID-19 shortened 2019-20 campaign, finishing with a 75.6 stroke average in 15 rounds.  He finished a season-best tied for 15^th at the Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 24-25) firing a 54-hole score of 225.  Hanson finished with 14 rounds in the 70s and a low-round of 71 at the Otter Invitational (Oct. 21-22).
 
Hanson is one of two student-athletes from GSC schools to earn spots on the Men's At-Large Academic All-America®Teams as selected by CoSIDA.