DEKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois University men's golf team had four student-athletes selected to the Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Academic All-MAC Team on Monday.
 
The Huskies are one of three programs, along with Ball State and Toledo, to have four honorees. Eastern Michigan led the conference with five selections.
 
Senior Salvador Rocha (Mexico City, Mexico/American School Foundation) earned his third Academic All-MAC selection. An Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility major with a 3.63 grade point average, Rocha was named to the All-MAC First Team this season after leading NIU with a 73.18 stroke average. Rocha was the Huskies' top finisher in four events this past season with a three top-10 finishes including at the 2019 MAC Championship.
 
Thomas DeMarco (LaSalle, Ontario, Canada/Morehead State) and Jordan Less (Elmhurst, Ill./York) were selected to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second time in their careers. A Finance major with a 3.28 GPA, DeMarco was second on the team with a 73.90 stroke average. The senior posted his best career 54-hole score to par and individual finish at the Badger Invitational on Sept. 11, tying for fifth place with a five-under par 211. Less, a Finance major with a 3.84 GPA, had a 75.00 stroke average in 12 events this past season. The junior tied for 14^th at the Windon Memorial Classic on Sept. 24 with a one-over par 217.
 
Junior Michael Mattas (Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward Central Catholic) earned his first Academic All-MAC selection. A Marketing major with a 3.59 GPA, Mattas had his first career top-20 finish at the Windon, tying for 14^th with a two-over par 218.
 
To qualify for the Academic All-MAC honor, a student-athlete must have at least at 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that sport.
 
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