Player: Max Herendeen

University: University of Illinois
Graduation Year: 2027
Area of Study: Advertising
Person Honored: Michael P. Bartley
HONORS & AWARDS
GCAA PING All-America Second Team (2024)
NCAA All-Championship Team - Top-15 finisher at NCAA Championship (2024)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)
All-Big Ten First Team (2024)
GCAA PING All-Midwest Region (2024)
GCAA All-Freshman Team (2024)
FRESHMAN - 2023-24
Recognized as a GCAA PING All-American (second team), becoming just the fourth freshman in Illinois history to hear All-America honors from the GCAA and the first to be named to the second team or better
Earned NCAA All-Championship Team honors as a top-15 finisher (T2) in stroke play at the NCAA Championship
Voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a unanimous selection First Team All-Big Ten
Earned GCAA PING All-Midwest Region honors
Played in the lineup in all 13 stroke play tournaments, plus match play at the Cypress Point Classic and the NCAA Championship
Led the team with a stroke average of 70.87, the 10th-best single-season mark in program history and the best average ever recorded by an Illini freshman
Finished tied for second, one shot off the national championship pace, in stroke play at the NCAA Championship
Posted a runaway victory, 5&4, in his match during teh NCAA Championship Match Play quarterfinals vs. Georgia Tech
Won his first collegiate at the NCAA Stanford Regional, leading the Illini to the team title with a 13-under 197 (63-68-66), shooting the lowest individual round of the season (63) for the Illini and tying for the lowest 54-hole tournament score on the year.
Finished as runner-up (via playoff for medalist honors) in his collegiate debut at the Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 9-10) with a score of 5-under 211 (74-64-73)
Led the team with 10 tournaments as Illinois' No. 1 or No. 2 finisher
Paced the Illini with top-20 finishes in 12 of 13 stroke play events
Ended the year with a team-most 24 rounds of par or better and tied for the team lead with 12 rounds in the 60s