2024 NCAA Division I PING All-America Teams Finalized
NORMAN, Okla. – The second, third, and honorable mention 2024 Division I PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA. Luke Clanton of Florida State, Wenyi Ding of Arizona State, Mats Ege of East Tennessee State, Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida, Ben James of Virginia, Jackson Koivun of Auburn, Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech, Gordon Sargent of Vanderbilt, Hiroshi Tai of Georgia Tech, Michael Thorbjornsen of Stanford, and Brendan Valdes of Auburn were previously named to the first team.
Santiago de la Fuente of Houston, Austin Greaser of North Carolina, Max Herendeen of Illinois, Johnny Keefer of Baylor, Michael La Sasso of Ole Miss, Jack Lundin of Missouri, Jacob Skov Olesen of Arkansas, Matthew Riedel and Cole Sherwood of Vanderbilt, and Karl Vilips of Stanford comprised the second team.
Third-team honorees included Bastien Amat of New Mexico, Jackson Buchanan of Illinois, Gustav Frimodt of TCU, Ryggs Johnston of Arizona State, Frederik Kjettrup of Florida State, Christiaan Maas of Texas, Phichaksn Maichon of Texas A&M, Omar Morales of UCLA, Preston Summerhays of Arizona State, and Sampson Zheng of California.
A total of 33 golfers were named honorable mention All-America.
Division I PING All-America Teams
First Team
Luke Clanton, Florida State
Wenyi Ding, Arizona State
Mats Ege, East Tennessee State
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida
Ben James, Virginia
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt
Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford
Brendan Valdes, Auburn
Second Team
Santiago de la Fuente, Houston
Austin Greaser, North Carolina
Max Herendeen, Illinois
Johnny Keefer, Baylor
Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Jack Lundin, Missouri
Jacob Skov Olesen, Arkansas
Matthew Riedel, Vanderbilt
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Karl Vilips, Stanford
Third Team
Bastien Amat, New Mexico
Jackson Buchanan, Illinois
Gustav Frimodt, TCU
Ryggs Johnston, Arizona State
Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Phichaksn Maichon, Texas A&M
Omar Morales, UCLA
Preston Summerhays, Arizona State
Sampson Zheng, California
Honorable Mention
Josele Ballester, Arizona State
Michael Brennan, Wake Forest
J.M. Butler, Auburn
George Duangmanee, Virginia
Josh Duangmanee, Virginia
Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton
David Ford, North Carolina
Maxwell Ford, North Carolina
Connor Gaunt, LSU
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Tyler Goecke, Illinois
Alex Goff, Kentucky
Jake Hall, Tennessee
Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame
Petr Hruby, Washington
Bryan Lee, Virginia
Bryce Lewis, Tennessee
Riley Lewis, Loyola Marymount
Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma
Nick Mathews, NC State
William Moll, Vanderbilt
Sebastian Moss, Louisville
Daniel Rodrigues, Texas A&M
Calum Scott, Texas Tech
Herman Sekne, Purdue
Neal Shipley, Ohio State
Baard Skogen, Texas Tech
Jack Turner, Florida
Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt
Ben van Wyk, Georgia
Ryan Voois, Illinois
Adam Wallin, Ohio State
Ben Warian, Minnesota
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.