Wichita State earned its fifth-straight MVC men's golf championship with an 18-stroke victory at the 2012 State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship, played at the par-71, 6,731-yard layout at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan.

Wichita State has been first or second in the final MVC team standings every season since 1996 and have won a league best 17 men's golf titles.   The Shockers fired a three-round total of 288-293-296--877 to outdistance second-place Missouri State's 300-299-296--895.

All five WSU student-athletes earned all-conference honors, including medalist Hunter Sparks, who edged Evansville's Michael Luo by one stroke for the first-place award.   Sparks fired a 72-72-73--217, while Luo posted a three-round 72-70-76--218.

The 2012 MVC all-conference team (top six finishers, plus regular-season H-T-H rankings), and specialty award winners were announced at the conclusion of Tuesday's final round. 

All-Conference
Rafael Becker, Wichita State
Louis Cohen Boyer, Wichita State
Jake Erickson, Southern Illinois
Tyler Gann, Wichita State
Will Hogan, Missouri State
Andrew Luo, Evansville
Calvin Pearson, Wichita State
Hunter Sparks, Wichita State
Kevin Stanek, Creighton
Daily Young, Missouri State

Golfer of the Year: Rafael Becker, Wichita State
Newcomer of the Year: Louis Cohen Boyer, Wichita State
Elite 18 Award Winner: Ryan Horner, UNI
Coach of the Year: Grier Jones, Wichita State

COURSE INFORMATION -- Prairie Dunes Country Club (620/662-0581), 4812 E. 30th Hutchinson, KS 67502 was designed by Perry Maxwell and opened in 1937. In the vision of the Carey family and Perry Maxwell, Prairie Dunes has become a renowned course and has played home to several major events including: U.S Women’s Amateur, Curtis Cup Match, U.S. Mid- Amateur, U.S. Women’s Open and also hosted the 2006 U.S. Senior Open. Prairie Dunes was honored in 2005 by Golf Digest as being named one of America’s greatest Golf Courses.