Note: In anticipation of Skidmore's virtual Commencement ceremony on May 30, there will be a team-by-team salute to senior athletes of the Class of 2020. This is the 13th of 19 presentations prepared with head coach input. Next up: baseball (May 27) and softball (May 27).
Skidmore College recognizes its senior golfers
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Walker Stroud is business major with a music minor from Milton, Mass. He had a top-10 finish in the Hamilton Invitational and went unbeaten in match play in the Lake Placid Invitational. A Liberty League All-Academic selection he is also a Thoroughbred Society honoree. A concert violinist, Stroud is a Filene Scholar and has performed several solo concerts and a solo performance with the Skidmore Orchestra. Walker has led chamber ensembles, the Skidmore string ensemble, and has been the concert master in the Skidmore Orchestra his freshmen, junior, and senior years while being the principal second violinist as a sophomore. He was selected for the WMHT classical radio show to perform live at the Troy Music Hall and been invited to play in summer music festivals across Europe.
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Gabriel Rossi is a double major in business and political science with an economics minor from Santiago, Chile. Gabe is a two-time Liberty League second-team selection and three-time Liberty League All-Academic. A three-year co-captain, he is a three-time team MVP and ranked 87
th nationally and 10
th regionally as a senior, earning All-Region honors. Gabe was an All-America Scholar (2018-2019) and five -time Thoroughbred Society honoree. His top-10 finishes include ties for sixth in the 2020 Dataw Island Invitational and 2019 Saratoga National Invitational (-1 total). He took 10
th in the 2019 Liberty League championships and was a starter in four team wins as a freshman.
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