PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Brandon Gagne, of the Neumann University men's golf team, has been named the 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Golf Performer of the Year.

In order to be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, an athlete must be in at least his second year at the at the institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.

The All-Area team is voted on by the sports information offices at the 29 institutions in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Gagne finished second at the Colonial States Athletic Conference Championship after shooting an 81-72-153 (+13) to earn first team All-CSAC honors. The team finished third overall at the Championship.  In 10 rounds, he averaged 78.5 strokes to lead the team. He is also a member of the men's ice hockey team at Neumann.