Vega tabbed to NAIA PING All-America Team

NAIA PING All-America Teams Finalized

Second and third teams announced

NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Jose Vega has been named to the NAIA PING All-America Third Team, as announced by the organization. Vega had a terrific season, placing thirteenth at the NAIA National Championships and winning the MCAC Championship for the second time in three years. It is the fifth All-America honor of Vega's career.

Second and third team PING All-America selections for the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. Allen Bradford, Hunter Cornelius and Alastair Tidcombe of Coastal Georgia, Dalton State's Sean Elliott, Peter French of Johnson & Wales, CSU San Marcos' Dylan Healey, David Houlding and Billy McKenzie of William Woods and Oklahoma City's Anthony Marchesani and Jamie Warman were previously named to the PING All-America First Team.

Matthew Cheung and Garrison Mendoza of Oklahoma City, Wayland Baptist's Ryan Connelly, Justin Doeden of Cardinal Stritch, William Woods' Stan Gautier, Connor Kozac of British Columbia, Johnson & Wales' Matt Morin, Ryan Odom of CSU San Marcos and Texas Wesleyan's Jose Rolz comprise the second team.

Third-team honorees include Jose Acevedo of Bethany, Texas Wesleyan's Steven Anderson and Nikolaj Brons-Piche, Wayland Baptist's Ian Ansett and Andrew Williamson, Johnson & Wales' Jake Bauer and Damon Salo, Webber International's Sam De'Ath and W. Greg Gentry, Northwood's Louis Hirst, British Columbia's Evan Holmes, Scott Secord and Jack Wood, Grand View's Myles Pfingston, Coastal Georgia's Trevor Smith, Jose Vega of Bellevue and Matt Wells of William Woods.

                PING NAIA All-America Teams

First Team           

Allen Bradford, Coastal Georgia

Hunter Cornelius, Coastal Georgia

Sean Elliott, Dalton State

Peter French, Johnson & Wales

Dylan Healey, CSU San Marcos

David Houlding, William Woods

Anthony Marchesani, Oklahoma City

Billy McKenzie, William Woods

Alastair Tidcombe, Coastal Georgia

Jamie Warman, Oklahoma City

Second Team

Matthew Cheung, Oklahoma City

Ryan Connelly, Wayland Baptist

Justin Doeden, Cardinal Stritch

Stan Gautier, William Woods

Connor Kozac, British Columbia

Garrison Mendoza, Oklahoma City

Matt Morin, Johnson & Wales

Ryan Odom, CSU San Marcos

Zach Oliver, Oklahoma Baptist

Jose Rolz, Texas Wesleyan

Third Team

Jose Acevedo, Bethany    

Steven Anderson, Texas Wesleyan

Ian Ansett, Wayland Baptist

Jake Bauer, Johnson & Wales

Nikolaj Brons-Piche, Texas Wesleyan

Sam De'Ath, Webber International

W. Greg Gentry, Webber International

Louis Hirst, Northwood

Evan Holmes, British Columbia     

Myles Pfingston, Grand View

Damon Salo, Johnson & Wales

Scott Secord, British Columbia

Trevor Smith, Coastal Georgia

Jose Vega, Bellevue

Matt Wells, William Woods

Andrew Williamson, Wayland Baptist

Jack Wood, British Columbia