WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State received its first Division II PING All-America as the Golf Coaches Association of America announced its squad on Tuesday.
Mustangs redshirt freshman
Santiago Gomez from Armenia, Colombia was selected to the third-team by the GCAA. He was one of two Lone Star Conference players named to the All-America team, joined by first-teamer Alex Carpenter of Abilene Christian.
Gomez won the Lone Star Conference individual title as the Mustangs won the team championship in 2013, both firsts for MSU.
He led Midwestern State with a 72.93 stroke average and finished ranked 20th by Golf Stat in Division II.
Gomez and MSU teammate
Derek Oland were also named to the PING Division II All-South Central Region team.
2013 PING Division II All-America Team
selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America
First Team
| Player |
School |
| Alex Carpenter |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| Ricardo Celia |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Tim Crouch |
Florida Southern |
| Case Gard |
Florida Southern |
| Scott Smyers |
Barry (Fla.) |
| Adam Svensson |
Barry (Fla.) |
| Ben Taylor |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Daniel Young |
Lynn (Fla.) |
Second Team
| Player |
School |
| Matt Atkins |
South Carolina-Aiken |
| Rob Damschen |
Cal State-Stanislaus |
| Adam Hedges |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
| Sam Johnston |
Oklahoma Christian |
| Zack Kempa |
Indiana (Pa.) |
| Jimmy Kozikoski |
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
| Hunter O'Mahony |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Dillon Rust |
Central Oklahoma |
Third Team
| Player |
School |
| Brandon Bingaman |
Colorado Mesa |
| Daniel Claytor |
Barton (N.C.) |
| Alec Dahlquist |
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
| Jared Dalga |
Barry (Fla.) |
| Santiago Gomez |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
| Marcus Segerstrom |
Barry (Fla.) |
| Jake Webb |
Western Washington |
| Kevin White |
Colorado-Colorado Springs |
Honorable Mention
| Player |
School |
| Kody Alexander |
Union (Tenn.) |
| Ray Badenhorst |
Florida Tech |
| Warren Crow |
Missouri-St. Louis |
| Chris Cunningham |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
| Jeff Evanier |
Eckerd (Fla.) |
| John Frisby |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
| Nate Gahman |
Georgia Southwestern |
| Mark Geddes |
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
| Jesse Gibson |
Columbus State (Ga.) |
| Conner Godsey |
Montevallo (Ala.) |
| Chandler Gruenmeier |
Newberry (S.C.) |
| Robby Hughey |
Central Missouri |
| Dylan Jackson |
Cal State-Monterey Bay |
| Corey Kozuma |
Hawaii-Hilo |
| Michael Lee |
Colorado Mines |
| Kyle Schrader |
Western Washington |
| Paul Smith |
Cal State-Stanislaus |
| J.P. Solis |
South Carolina-Aiken |
| Ricky Stimets |
North Alabama |
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