SAN FRANCISCO – Closing out his final year at Washington State University, senior AJ Armstrong earned his third-straight Pac-12 All-Academic First Team award to lead four Cougars on the all-academic team as announced by the conference office Thursday. While Armstrong picked up first team honors, fellow senior Grant Cole along with juniors Nicklaus Chiam and Scott Redelsperger each earned honorable mention status.

The leader on the course and in the classroom for the Cougars, Armstrong became the first Coug to earn first team honors in three-straight seasons since Jordan Madison accomplished the feat with four-consecutive awards from 2004-07. The St. Albert, Alberta native posted the top GPA in the Pac-12 in 2018-19 as he graduated in early May with a GPA of 3.82 while earning his degree in accounting. Armstrong was also one of 29 Cougar seniors to earn WSU's Senior Excellence in Academics Award and was named the the Academic Services Male Student-Athlete of the Month for February. On the course, Armstrong ended his season with a 75.76 stroke average in 11 tournaments, finishing fourth at the Husky Invitational, the highest individual finish for the Cougars during the season.

Alongside of his classmate, Cole earned his second-straight all-academic honor after picking up honorable mention status as a junior in 2017-18. Cole graduated in early May with his degree in accounting after posting a 3.37 GPA and was named the final Academic Services Male Student-Athlete of the Month for May. On the course, Cole posted a 76.91 stroke average in 11 tournaments.

Earning their first career academic awards, Chiam finished his year with a 3.49 GPA in international business and a team-best 75.00 stroke average while Redelsperger posted a 3.31 GPA in sport management and a 76.82 stroke average.

To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and participate in at least half of their team's scheduled regular season events.