BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Valdosta State sophomore men's golfer Alexander Nilehn was named Second Team All-Gulf South Conference, the league office announced Monday.
 
This is the first all-conference honor for Nilehn of his career and he is the first Blazer to earn all-league honors since former Blazers Wesley Hanson and Chase Weathers earned second team honors in 2021. 
 
A native of Goteborg, Sweden, has a 73.67 stroke average for the season in 27 rounds.  He has 22 rounds in the 70s and five in the 60s this season, including a season-best 67 in the second round of the Bobcat Invitational where he finished a season-best T-4^th with a 1-under 209 score.  
 
For his career, he has played in 19 tournaments for 4,072 strokes and 55 rounds for a 74.03 stroke average.  He has 45 rounds in the 70s and eight in the 60s.  He earned GSC Academic Honor Roll and named GSC Freshman of the Week once last season.
 
Nilehn joins student-athletes from West Florida, Delta State, Montevallo, Lee and Union to be named to the all-GSC teams.  UWF's Cooper Tendick was named Golfer of the Year, while Delta State's Zach Olson was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Argo head coach Steve Fell was named Coach of the Year.
 
2025 GSC Men's Golf Season Awards
Golfer of the Year: Cooper Tendick, West Florida
Freshman of the Year: Zach Olson, Delta State^
Coach of the Year: Steve Fell, West Florida^
 
First Team All-GSC
Cooper Tendick, West Florida#
Eric Boutwell, Montevallo
Per Ekelund, West Florida*‡
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida#
TJ Thompson, West Florida
Bennett McNabb, Lee
 
Second Team All-GSC
Drew Zielinski, Lee
Eddie Lee, West Florida
Luck Stock, Lee
George Cordall, Lee
Gray Campbell, Union*
Alexander Nilehn, Valdosta State
 
^ unanimous
* First Team in 2024
# Second Team in 2024
‡ Second Team in 2023