Norman, Ok. – Findlay's men's golf program saw two of its athletes, junior
Luke Metzger and sophomore
Colin Schadek, named to the NCAA Division II Ping All-Region Team for the Midwest, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Wednesday, May 14.
Metzger, who finished tied for fourth at the Midwest/Central Regional, missing out on a trip to the national championship after coming up just shy in a three-hole playoff at the event, has earned all-region honors for the first time in his career. This season he has an adjusted scoring average of 71.7, nearly two strokes better than a season ago. In 11 events this year, Metzger recorded nine top ten finishes including a win at the Get To Foundation Invitational back in September. He is currently the 89
th ranked player in Division II.
Schadek, ranked #84 in DII, also earns all-region for the first time. In 12 events, Schadek finished in the top ten five times. Two of those, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championship and the Al Watrous Invitational, were wins. He finished this season with an adjusted scoring average of 71.9 in 36 rounds played.
Division II PING All-Region Teams
Atlantic
Brogan Bennett, West Liberty
William Carestam, Charleston (WV)
Giovanni Delorenzi, Gannon
Elias Jarn, Davis & Elkins
Carlos Mortera, Charleston (WV)
Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Lucio Pavicich, Davis & Elkins
Timothy Peters, Millersville (PA)
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon
Alex Swinnerton, IUP
Aidan Talent, Davis & Elkins
Erik Ulväng, Charleston (WV)
East
Mitchell Archer, Adelphi
Adrian Bonilla, Goldey-Beacom
Djaia Darrason, St. Thomas Aquinas
Joe Ensign, Post
Pablo Hidalgo, Felician
Tanner Little, St. Thomas Aquinas
Alexander Lundvall, Dominican (N.Y.)
Diego Ocasio, St. Thomas Aquinas
Jack Pepin, SNHU
Pablo Quintero, Wilmington (DE)
Nolan Skaggs, St. Thomas Aquinas
Noah Wallace, Wilmington (DE)
Midwest
Connor Benjamin, Missouri S&T
Drew Coble, Grand Valley State
Manuel Cue Vargas, Grand Valley State
Josh DiCarlo, Wayne State (MI)
Cole Komyati, Missouri S&T
Max Leppelmeier, Wayne State
Logan Mayo, UMSL
Luke Metzger, Findlay
Bryson Oots, William Jewell
Colin Schadek, Findlay
Bryce Wheeler, Grand Valley State
Cameron Young, UIndy
Central
Bennett Baldwin, Central Oklahoma
Baylor Bostick, Central Oklahoma
Nick Canales, Central Oklahoma
Jeffrey Johnston, Missouri Western
Tobey Kim, Arkansas Tech
Maxime Lam, Henderson State
Elliot-han Monteremal, Rogers State
José Manuel Peralta, Harding
Blake Saffell, Washburn
Cooper Scheck, Fort Hays State
Jeremy Tandoy, Arkansas - Fort Smith
Jordan Wilson, Central Oklahoma
South
Max Barile, Florida Southern
Gray Campbell, Union (TN)
George Cordall, Lee
Per Ekelund, West Florida
Eddie Lee, West Florida
Bennett McNabb, Lee
Mason Minkel, West Florida
Luke Stock, Lee
Colton Swartz, Florida Southern
Cooper Tendick, West Florida
TJ Thompson, West Florida
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida
Drew Zielinski, Lee
Southeast
Oscar Abrahamsson, USC Aiken
Holt Allison, Lenoir-Rhyne
Colby Bennett, North Georgia
Morgan Cain, Lincoln Memorial
Joao Costa, Georgia Southwestern
Ethan Day, North Georgia
George Durkan, Lincoln Memorial
Nicolas Escobar, Georgia Southwestern
Felipe Gomez, Georgia Southwestern
Martin Gruendemann, Columbus State
Jordan Hyland, Wingate
Asmund Norum, King
Erik Olin, USC Aiken
Erik Rengardt, USCB
Max Reynolds, Lincoln Memorial
Brandon Skidmore, Wingate
Hughes Threlkeld, North Georgia
Bryant Vail, Columbus State
Jack Vajda, North Georgia
South Central
Seth Bearden, Midwestern State
Cole Beyer, Colorado Mesa
Xavier Bighaus, Colorado Christian
Seth Campbell, UT Tyler
Sungyeop Cho, Colorado Christian
Adam Duncan, Colorado Christian
Sam Jenkins, Dallas Baptist
Kongpop Kaikaew, St. Mary's (TX)
Leandro Mihaich, Oklahoma Christian
Oskari Nikku, Oklahoma Christian
Sangha Park, Colorado Christian
Baptiste Touchard, St. Mary's (TX)
West
Wilhelm Berg von Linde, CSU Monterey Bay
Simon Björken, CSU Monterey Bay
Chris Chomyn, Stanislaus State
Naoki Easterday, Chico State
Cooper Groshart, Cal State East Bay
Easton Hether, Cal State East Bay
Colin Huang, CSU Monterey Bay
John Kim, Cal State San Bernardino
Travis Miller, Chico State
Ivan Sablan, Sonoma State
David Sibbett, Western Washington
Chris Wardrup, Cal State San Bernardino
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.
