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Nick Smith Earns NESCAC Golfer and Rookie of the Year Honors, Three Ephs Named to All-Conference Team

HADLEY, Mass. - First-year Nick Smith of the Williams College men's golf team was named NESCAC Golfer and Rookie of the Year, while Smith, sophomore Jack Estrella and junior Alex Moller earned All-Conference recognition Thursday.

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HADLEY, Mass. - First-year

Nick Smith of the Williams College men's golf team was named NESCAC Golfer and Rookie of the Year, while Smith, sophomore

Jack Estrella and junior

Alex Moller earned All-Conference recognition Thursday.

Smith and Estrella earned spots on the All-Conference First Team, while Moller took home Second Team acknowledgment. Smith became the fifth-ever Eph to earn the NESCAC Men's Golfer of the Year accolade and first since 2014-15. Estrella and Moller earned spots on the All-Conference Second Team at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. The Ephs won their NESCAC-leading 14 conference championship and first since the 2016-17 season on April 24-26 at Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Smith earned medalist laurels at the conference championship, scoring a 71-70-72-213. He also earned individual-champion honors during the Williams Fall Invitational on Sept. 20-21, recording a 75-65-72-212 score on Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Estrella placed in the top-four overall during four tournaments in 2025-26, including earning runner-up honors with a three-round total of 216 (75-73-68) during the NESCAC Championship. Moller finished in a tie for 11th overall at the conference championship with a three-day total of 226 (78-73-75).

The Ephs automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament by winning the NESCAC Championship and will compete on the national stage May 12-15 at Mission Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.

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