2025 NCAA Division II PING All-America Teams Finalized
NORMAN, Okla. – The Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 2025 Division II PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA. 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, Hunter Smith of North Georgia, Colton Swartz of Florida Southern, and Cooper Tendick of West Florida were previously named to the First Team.
Cole Beyer of Colorado Mesa, Nick Canales of Central Oklahoma, Drew Coble of Grand Valley State, Per Ekelund of West Florida, Max Reynolds of Lincoln Memorial, Brandon Skidmore of Wingate, TJ Thompson of West Florida, and Jordan Wilson of Central Oklahoma comprised the Second Team.
Third Team honorees included Bennett Baldwin of Central Oklahoma, Max Barile of Florida Southern, Ethan Day of North Georgia, George Durkan of Lincoln Memorial, John Kim of Cal State San Bernardino, Erik Olin of USC Aiken, Baptiste Touchard of St. Mary’s (TX), and Jack Vajda of North Georgia.
A total of 27 golfers were named honorable mention All-America.
Division II PING All-America Teams
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
Second Team
Cole Beyer, Colorado Mesa
Nick Canales, Central Oklahoma
Drew Coble, Grand Valley State
Per Ekelund, West Florida
Max Reynolds, Lincoln Memorial
Brandon Skidmore, Wingate
TJ Thompson, West Florida
Jordan Wilson, Central Oklahoma
Third Team
Bennett Baldwin, Central Oklahoma
Max Barile, Florida Southern
Ethan Day, North Georgia
George Durkan, Lincoln Memorial
John Kim, Cal State San Bernardino
Erik Olin, USC Aiken
Baptiste Touchard, St. Mary’s (TX)
Jack Vajda, North Georgia
Honorable Mention
Holt Allison, Lenoir-Rhyne
Marco Anderson, Washburn
Lewis Beeden, Wingate
Connor Benjamin, Missouri S&T
Colby Bennett, North Georgia
Simon Björken, CSU Monterey Bay
Baylor Bostick, Central Oklahoma
Morgan Cain, Lincoln Memorial
Seth Campbell, UT Tyler
Joao Costa, Georgia Southwestern
Manuel Cue Vargas, Grand Valley State
Nicolas Escobar, Georgia Southwestern
Martin Gruendemann, Columbus State
Easton Hether, Cal State East Bay
Sam Jenkins, Dallas Baptist
Eddie Lee, West Florida
Tanner Little, St. Thomas Aquinas
Asmund Norum, King
Guillaume Paquette, St. Mary’s (TX)
Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Erik Rengardt, USCB
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon
Nolan Skaggs, St. Thomas Aquinas
Aidan Talent, Davis & Elkins
Hughes Threlkeld, North Georgia
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida
Drew Zielinski, Lee
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.