UCLA's Ereno Honored as First Team Academic All-American
July 09, 2025 | Men's Golf
UCLA senior men's golfer Pablo Ereño has been selected to the 2024-25 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large first team, as chosen by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). A third-team selection last year, Ereño becomes UCLA's first-ever men's golf-student athlete to secure first-team recognition.
Ereño, who earned his degree from UCLA in mathematics/economics, has been honored as a three-time Academic All-District Team selection during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. At the conclusion of this season, he earned third-team Division I All-America acclaim by Golfweek and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Now a two-time Academic All-America honoree, Ereño has become the first UCLA men's golf student-athlete to earn first-team distinction. In addition to securing third-team Academic All-America honors last season, Patrick Cantlay was a second-team Academic All-America recipient in 2011-12.
Ereño concluded his collegiate career in the No. 3 spot on UCLA's all-time list in scoring average (71.32) and No. 1 for most career rounds under par (73). In addition, he ranked No. 2 on the Bruins' career list for most rounds in the 60s (45) and tied for No. 5 with 16 top-10 finishes.
Ereño concluded UCLA's 2024-25 season with a sixth-place finish through stroke play at the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Ereño shot 5-under 283 through four rounds, becoming UCLA's first top-10 individual finisher since Lorens Chan in 2014. In addition, he was named the Big Ten Men's Golfer of the Year after the Bruins won the team title at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. He closed his senior season with a team-leading 70.23 scoring average, the second-best season mark in program history.
Ereño won the individual medal, marking his first career medal, at The Tindall in Sept. 2024. In the two-day tournament, Ereño opened his senior season with a score of 11-under 202 (66-70-66) in Sammamish, Wash.
UCLA student-athletes have earned a total of nine Academic All-America honors so far this season, the second-most in a single year in school history. Over the last two seasons, UCLA has earned 19 Academic All-America honors to increase its overall total to 159.
UCLA's 2024-25 CSC Academic All-Americans
Pablo Ereño, At-Large, Men's Golf (first team)
Emma Malabuyo, At-Large, Gymnastics (first team)
Brooklyn Moors, At-Large, Gymnastics (first team)
Kiki Rice, Women's Basketball (first team)
Carson Schwesinger, Football (second team)
Alexander Hoogmartens, Men's Tennis (first team)
Maggie Boyd, At-Large, Beach Volleyball (second team)
Jessica Clements, Softball (third team)
Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Women's Tennis (third team)