BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- University of Sioux Falls Men's Golf junior JJ Cooney was named second team All-NSIC by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference coaches in a release by the league Friday (May 3).Cooney collected his third all-league honor and it is the second time he was selected second team. A year ago, Cooney was named first team and became the program's first with that designation.
 

A native of Pickstown, S.D., Cooney finished in a tie for 13^th with a 14-over par total of 227 (78-72-77) at the NSIC Championship on April 18-20 in Kansas City, Mo., and helped USF to a fifth place team finish. He opened at 78, carded a 72 on day two and 77 in the final round. Cooney had birdies on holes five and 17 in the final round and had eight pars. He finished the tournament with eight birdies and 27 pars.   

Cooney ranked eighth in the NSIC with a per round average of 74.65 with 1,493 shots on 20 rounds. He finished a season best second at the Polar Vortex Triangular on March 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.  In his career Cooney has had 13 top-10 finishes and a sixth-place finish at the NSIC Championships in April, 2018.

Cooney's career-best round was a 68 as a freshman at the Upper Iowa Spring Invite (fifth – 168 – 68-84) on April 1-2, 2017.   

This year, he has placed top 10 three times which includes a tie for 10^th at the highly competitive NSIC Preview Invitational on April 5-6 in Kansas City when he opened with a 70 and finished at 145 (70-75). He had a second place finish (75, Polar Vortex Triangular) going with a sixth-place finish at the Augustana Invitational when he had a 149 (73-76). His best round of the year was a 70 in the third round of the MSSU Fall Invite when he carded a season-best three-round total of 216 with scores of 74-72-70.

He shot a career-best two-round total of 145 (71-74) at the BSU Invite on Sept. 10-11, 2017. At the Lindenwood Invite, he carded a three-round total of 220 with the 75-74-71 three rounds performance. He then finished eighth with a 153 (80-73) at the Upper Iowa Invite. Ten times this season, he has had a 75 or lower round.