Conference of New Engalnd (CNE) All-40th Men's Golf Release
BEVERLY, Mass. (2/7/2025) – The Conference of New England (CNE) has announced the Men's Gold All-40
th team, with the Nichols College men's golf team seeing five members compile the 30 total members, the conference announced on Thursday afternoon.
Patrick Hesseltine '20, Colin Whitney '16,
Colby Mitchell '23, MBA '24, Reese McLeod '20, MBA '22, and Kevin Wheeler '15 all found spots on the CNE All-40
th Men's Golf Team. Mitchell is the only member of the CNE All-40
th Team with multiple Player of the Year honors.
The minimum criteria for the list began with at least two First Team All-Conference selections or at least one Player of the Year honor. Both current and former league members can earn recognition on the teams.
Hesseltine posted two Conference First Team selections in his time with the Bison. He ranks sixth in program history in career scoring average (78.5) and also has the third lowest single round score (70, -2) at the Twin Hills Country Club.
Whitney '16 is a recent addition to the Nichols College Division of Athletics Hall of Fame, as the class of 2023 induction. Throughout his tenure, he was a three-time Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team honoree, as well as two-time CCC Academic All-Conference honoree. While on the course, Whitney finished the season as the program's season-low average scorer on two separate occasions, with his lowest average coming as a sophomore (78). Across all four seasons, Whitney shot over 24 rounds of play with an under-80 card, which included medalist performances at the Hampton Inn Collegiate Invitational and the CCC Championship.
Mitchell '23, MBA '24, the recent graduate of Nichols College, wrapped up his collegiate career in perfect fashion, earning CCC Medalists in his final conference meet and then being named Player of the Year as well. The Two-time Player of the Year also saw himself earn three first team All-Conference selections in his time on "the hill". Mitchell has the third best single season scoring average (73.5) in the 2021-22 season. Mitchell also ranks second all-time in Career Scoring Average (75.2) with 51 rounds played in his time.
McLeod '20. MBA '22, a three-time First Team All-Conference member and has his name etched in the record book as well. McLeod holds the fifth best career scoring average with a 78.4 in 56 rounds played from 2018-22. He also sits fourth all-time in tournament victories with three individual victories in his career.
Wheeler '15, is our final member on the list representing the Bison. He earned a pair of First Team selections in his time on the course with Nichols. Wheeler sits in the top 10 of single season scoring average (77.7) and also seventh in the career scoring average (78.6) in 66 total rounds. Wheeler has two Medalists honors in his time, which is sixth all-time.
