NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the 2022 NCAA Division II PING All-Region teams and Conference Carolinas had three student-athletes honored.

Bryson Boyette of Barton, Alberto Dominguez of Erskine and Samuel Trueba of King were each named to the Southeast All-Region team.

Boyette, the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Championship runner-up, finished the season ranked 12th in NCAA Division II with a 70.67 adjusted scoring average and was named the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golfer of the Year and a first team All-Conference selection.

Dominguez earned a trip to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional as an individual as he finished the regular season ranked 22nd with a 72.01 adjusted scoring average and was also an All-Conference selection.

Trueba, who finished tied for third as an individual at the 2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championship, finished the regular season ranked fifth with a 71.25 adjusted scoring average.

The complete All-Region release is available here.

PING ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION

Oscar Abrahamsson, South Carolina Aiken
Mauro Baez, Flagler
Bryson Boyette, Barton
Tom Bueschges, Newberry
Nico Cabello, Clayton State
Alberto Dominguez, Erskine
Jordan Doull, Columbus State
Simon Estrada, Georgia Southwestern
Erik Fogel, Georgia Southwestern
Luke Harries, Lincoln Memorial
Alex James, Lincoln Memorial
Leo Johansson, USC Aiken
Stephen Kinsel, North Georgia
Hugo Lari, Lander
Kristoffer Larsson, Limestone
Maxime Legros, Lander
Harry Lord, Lincoln Memorial
Levi Moody, Limestone
Jonathan Nielsen, Carson-Newman
Pontus Samuelsson, Limestone
Samuel Trueba, King
Evan Thompson, North Georgia

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NORMAN, Okla. — Four Conference Carolinas men’s golfers have earned NCAA Division II PING All-Southeast Region honors.

The GCAA announced the all-region honorees on Monday, June 28.

To see all of the all-region honorees, please visit HERE. 

Conference Carolinas All-Region Honorees
Alberto Avila, Erskine
Bryson Boyette, Barton
Austin Duncan, North Greenville
Evans Lewis, North Greenville

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) senior Mulbe Dillard IV wrapped up his collegiate career by finishing tops in the final Advocates Pro Golf Association (APGA) Collegiate Ranking. 

Dillard earned an exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour’s REX Hospital Open, June 3-6, at TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, N.C. 

“I appreciate everything the APGA, PGA Tour University and Korn Ferry Tour have done for this opportunity to play in the REX Hospital Open, to be exposed to a lot of great golfers, and to compete with them,” Dillard said. “It was a lot of hard work. I’m just happy that hard work is going to be put to good use and that I’m going to be able to show that a kid from the south side of Chicago, who went to an HBCU, is going to be out there competing with some of the best golfers in the world.” 

Dillard, who had two top-10 finishes in three starts on the APGA Tour as an amateur, solidified his spot atop the APGA Collegiate Ranking when he finished tied for 28^th in his final college start at the NCAA Division I Tallahassee Regional.  

“I am super proud of him and how hard he has worked,” said Mike Rice, FAMU head golf coach. “I am also proud to have three other guys finish inside the top five. These players have continued to improve all season and have excelled on and off the golf course.” 

Dillard’s achievement wasn’t the lone FAMU accomplishment as his teammates, Mahindra Lutchman (third), Cameron Riley (fourth) and Prince Cunningham (fifth), also finished inside the top five. Michigan State’s Andrew Walker earned the second spot to round out the inaugural class of the APGA Collegiate Ranking. 

All five players receive APGA Tour membership and entry into this season’s tournaments, starting with the APGA Tour event at TPC Louisiana, May 31-June 1.  

“The path of professional golf has never been stronger for Black golfers, and I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for the top players in this year’s APGA Collegiate Ranking,” said Ken Bentley, co-founder and CEO of the APGA Tour. “This year’s inaugural class is an important step forward as the APGA Tour continues to grow and provide opportunities in professional golf to Black players.” 

The APGA Collegiate Ranking was announced in October 2020 through a partnership between PGA Tour University and the APGA Tour. Eligible players are Black golfers from NCAA Division I, II or III programs – including HBCUs – who exhaust a minimum of four years of college eligibility.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Simply put, the UWF men’s golf team is the gold standard in the Gulf South Conference and that was reinforced on Tuesday when eight Argonauts and their coach were named to the GSC Men’s Golf All-Decade Team. Chandler Blanchet was named the Golfer of the Decade and Steve Fell was voted the Coach of the Decade.

GSC MEN’S GOLF ALL-DECADE AWARDS (2011-20)
 
Blanchet, Juan Miguel Heredia, Jacob Huizinga, Carlos Rodriguez, and Henry Westmoreland IV were five of the six athletes voted onto the First Team. Christian Bosso was a Second Team choice, while Ryan Black and Otto Bonning were Honorable Mention selections.
 
All eight honorees are among the top 15 of UWF’s career stroke average ranking, including five of the top nine.
 
Blanchet graduated in 2017 after establishing himself as one of the best golfers, not just at UWF and the GSC, but in Division 2 history. The 3-time First Team All-America selection posted a school-record 70.94 stroke average over 139 rounds. Among his 18 UWF records were 13 individual wins, 79 rounds at par or better and 47 of those in the 60s. His 2016-17 season was arguably the best in D2 history as he posted a 68.76 stroke average, won seven of 12 events, including the individual National Championship and was named the Jack Nicklaus Award winner as the National Player of the Year.
 
He ended his college career by being named the 2018 GSC Commissioner’s Award winner while adding to an academic trophy case that included 2017 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America, two CoSIDA Academic All-District, two All-America Scholar honors and three GSC Spring All-Academic plaques.
 
Heredia was a 2-time All-America and 2-time All-GSC from 2012-15. He was named the GSC Freshman of the Year in 2012 after posting a 74.67 stroke average when he joined the team in January. As a junior in 2014, his 203 score at the GSC Tournament established a new championship record. He bookended his career with the 2015 Player of the Year award which followed his third-consecutive GSC All-Tournament honor after finishing in the top 5. Over 109 rounds he fashioned a 73.76 career stroke average. He was also a 2-time GCAA All-America Scholar.
 
Huizinga concluded his career in 2019 following four All-America seasons, including Second Team mention in 2017 and 2018 and Honorable Mention in 2016 and 2019, and a spot on the Freshman All-America Team. He ranks third all-time at UWF with 72.68 stroke average and second with 24 rounds in the 60s. He was a 3-time All-South Region selection and had a pair of individual tourney wins.
 
Rodriguez played form 2009-12 and left UWF ranked third with a 73.2 stroke average. In his two seasons during the decade, he had a 72.09 average over 66 rounds, with All-America honors both years. His 71.3 average in 2012 earned him First Team All-America plaudits and a spot on the GCAA All-Nicklaus Team as one of the top 24 players across all divisions. He was a 3-time GSC All-Tournament Team member, the 2011 GSC Medalist and the 2012 GSC Player of the Year.
 
Westmoreland was one of just six players in the decade to earn at least three All-GSC mentions, while putting himself on the First Team his final two years in 2017 and 2018. He ranks third in program history with a 72.25 stroke average and with 21 rounds in the 60s. His 56 rounds at par or better are second all-time, which includes 21 out of 39 in 2017-18 when he registered a 71.18 average to rank fourth in single-season history. His 5-1 record in NCAA Championship Match Play events is a program record.
 
Bosso capped a 5-year collegiate career with a 71.92 stroke average and three wins in 13 events as a senior in 2018-19. His career average of 73.23 ranks eighth all time as an Argonaut. He was a 2-time All-America, All-South Region, All-GSC, All-America Scholar and GSC Spring All-Academic selection while paying on four GSC title teams and two NCAA South/Southeast Regional championship squads.
 
Black was a 2-time All-South Region recipient and a 4-time First Team All-GSC from 2009-12. His 73.78 stroke average is 15th at UWF after ranking seventh at the end of his career. He joined Rodriguez on UWF teams that won the 2011 GSC title, was the 2012 runner-up and advanced to a pair of NCAA Regionals.
 
Bonning played from 2008-11 and was a First Team All-GSC player in his final two seasons, which included a 72.21 average, GSC Player of the Year and Third Team All-America honors as a senior. His 341 career birdies set the school record and is currently fifth, while his 11 eagles were second and are now fourth. The 3-time All-South Region honoree compiled a 73.45 stroke average while in Pensacola.
 
Fell repeats as the Coach of the Decade after earning the award back in 2010. From 2011-20, the Pensacola native has led UWF to the NCAA Championship Match Play four times – finishing second, third twice and fourth in the last four championships. The Argos have won two of its record five NCAA Regional titles this decade while totaling 37 overall titles and eight of nine GSC crowns. 2017 was a banner year for Fell as he was named the GCAA National Coach of the Year and inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame.
 
In the last 10 years, his players have combined to win 20 All-America awards, 25 All-South Region honors and 28 All-GSC mentions. He has mentored five GSC Medalists, six GSC Players of the Year, here GSC Freshmen of the Year, three GSC Top Ten Award recipients and a GSC Commissioner’s Award winner.

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