The Golf Coaches Association of America has announced the Second and Third Team selections for the 2026 NAIA PING All-America Teams, completing this year’s list of honorees.
Eleven players were previously named First Team All-Americans, including Sam Dykema of Indiana Wesleyan, Yann Ferrando and Iver Sokhan Sanj of Keiser, Antonio Juarbe of Coastal Georgia, Ben McFadden of Dalton State, Weston Ogden of Marian, Carter Ray and Christian Yanovitch of Oklahoma City, Christopher Richards Jr. and Vedant Sirohi of Webber International, and Felipe Suarez of Missouri Valley.
The Second Team featured Sacha Brendle of Wayland Baptist, Jax Brewer of Science & Arts, Owen Croft of Victoria, Luke Hammond of Columbia International, Joshua Killingsworth and Patrick Neal of MidAmerica Nazarene, Brady Meek of Texas Wesleyan, Trinton Nobles of Friends, Cobey Riddle of Blue Mountain Christian, and Lane Zedrick of Marian.
Third Team honors went to Francisco de Bethencourt of Milligan, Ryker Dunkley of Hastings, Jaeden Ellis of Science & Arts, Kolbe Fielder of Texas Wesleyan, Tristan Greenleaf of Webber International, Jacob Joseph of Point, Bernhard Koster and Gabriele Romani of Friends, Tyler Latimer of Dalton State, Jack Newton and Lorenzo Santinelli of Oklahoma City, Alex Nordstrom of Blue Mountain Christian, Jack Peters of Keiser, Trey Schmidt of Reinhardt, and Stanley White of Lindsey Wilson.
The GCAA has recognized NAIA All Americans since at least 2005, while PING has served as the sponsor of the association’s All America awards since at least 1991.
Source: GCAA Release