MOBILE, Ala. - University of South Alabama men’s golf program ends its early signing period with English golfer Jack Hiluta. A native of Essex, England Hiluta, joins current Alabama State Champion golfer Jacob Randall as part of the 2007 men’s golf recruiting class.

"I'm really excited at the prospect of working with Coach Hannan and the rest of the team next year. I can't wait to get out there and hopefully have a positive impact on the team," said Hiluta.

Hiluta was a member of the 2006 U-18 England Team that competed in Scotland at the Home International Tournament. In Scotland, Hiluta won five of his six match points and was named England’s Most Valuable Player. Hiluta is also the two-time reigning Essex School Boys U-18 champion and was a member of the U-16 team where he never lost a match.

Currently, he is a member of the 2007 U-18 English team that will travel in January, to South Africa to compete against Holland, Canada and the host country. Hiluta is apart of Team Faldo which is a hand selected team of amateur golfers picked by Nick Faldo. With Team Faldo he has traveled to play golf in Hong Kong, Ireland, and Orlando, Fla.

“Jack should make an immediate impact on our team. He has competed for his country and played very well in the international level,” said men’s coach Ben Hannan, “Because of his experience he will be very comfortable coming in as a freshman.” “Jack is a very nice young man and we are very excited he came to play at South Alabama.”