61 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com our sports Born and raised in Charleston, infielder Drew Meyer attended Bishop England High School. The Texas Rangers selected Meyer with their first-round draft pick in 2002. He made his MLB debut for the Rangers in 2006 and then was later designated for assignment. His last Major League appearance was on May 9, 2006. In 2013, the former Gamecock standout was inducted into the University of South Carolina’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He was later selected for the 2018 Induction Class of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. PGA PGA Tour golfer and Mount Pleasant native Andrew Novak graduated from Academic Magnet High School. Novak, 31, turned pro in 2017 and has established a successful career, teaming up with Ben Griffin to win the 2025 Zurich Classic in New Orleans and earn his first career PGA Tour win. Novak lost a playoff the week before to Justin Thomas by one stroke in the 2025 RBC Heritage event at Harbour Town Golf Course in Hilton Head, South Carolina’s only signature event on the PGA Tour. The Wofford College alum made his first Masters start in 2026, and his debuts in both the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025. He had five top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2024, including runner up in Bermuda in November of that year. As a senior for the Terriers, Novak was named 2017 Southern Conference Player of the Year. Novak was inducted into the Wofford College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022. For a moderate-sized but growing area, East Cooper has produced an impressive number of professional sports athletes. With our high schools continually growing and developing outstanding student-athletes, surely more are yet to come. Drew Meyer graduated from Bishop England and played in the MLB. Andrew Novak graduated from Academic Magnet High School and is currently a PGA Tour golfer. Sean Sheppard, Owner voted one of THE BEST TRAINER/COACHS VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED Follow for more @rugd_training_and_fitness PERSONAL TRAINING MASSAGE PARTNER TRAINING 843-606-2047 1985 RIVIERA DR. SUITE 101 MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
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