51-Year Golf Streak Finally Ends as Jackson Koivun Makes History

Koivun named SEC Male Athlete of the Year

For the first time since Kirsty Coventry in 2005, an Auburn athlete was named by the SEC as one of the league’s Athletes of the Year. Jackson Koivun, who helped to lead Auburn to the team’s second national title in…

51-Year Golf Streak Finally Ends as Jackson Koivun Makes History

No men’s golfer had won the SEC Male Athlete of the Year award in 51 years—until Jackson Koivun. On August 4, 2026, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the Auburn standout has become the first recipient of the award since track and field athlete Harvey Glance won the award in the inaugural year, 1976. The PGA Tour University shared Koivun‘s achievement on X. “One of a kind! Jackson Koivun becomes the first men’s golf recipient of the SEC…

Jackson Koivun becomes first Auburn athlete in 40 years to be SEC Male Athlete of the Year

Koivun becomes Auburn’s fifth SEC Athlete of the Year and the first male winner since Bo Jackson 40 years ago