2025 Division II PING First Team All-Americans Announced

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. – 2025 Division II PING First Team All-Americans were announced today by the GCAA following the NCAA Division II Championships. Seth Bearden of Midwestern State, Xavier Bighaus of Colorado Christian, Sungyeop Cho of Colorado Christian, Adam Duncan of Colorado Christian, Felipe Gomez of Georgia Southwestern, Leandro Mihaich of Oklahoma Christian, Oskari Nikku of Oklahoma Christian, Sangha Park of Colorado Christian, 2025 NCAA Division II Individual Champion Hunter Smith of North Georgia, Colton Swartz of Florida Southern, and Cooper Tendick of West Florida made the First Team.

Division II PING All-Americans

First Team

Seth Bearden, Midwestern State

Xavier Bighaus, Colorado Christian

Sungyeop Cho, Colorado Christian 

Adam Duncan, Colorado Christian

Felipe Gomez, Georgia Southwestern

Leandro Mihaich, Oklahoma Christian

Oskari Nikku, Oklahoma Christian

Sangha Park, Colorado Christian

Hunter Smith, North Georgia

Colton Swartz, Florida Southern

Cooper Tendick, West Florida

About PING

PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a “pinging” sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs.  His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry.  Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim’s grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.