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2026 NCAA Division III PING All-America Teams Finalized

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 2026 NCAA Division III PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA. Sebi Aliaga of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Jack Burr of Huntingdon, Pablo Castro of Illinois Wesleyan, Jackson Hiller of Oglethorpe, Samson Li of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Jonathan McEwen of Washington and Lee, Kevin Mu of Emory, Haden Ruby of Methodist, and Joshua Wang of Carnegie Mellon were previously named to the First Team.

Stephen Baker of Huntingdon, Beau Brewer of Methodist, Turner Chiles of Sewanee, Myles Cunningham of Huntingdon, Cole Humphrey of Huntingdon, Tim Kaufman of Washington and Lee, Cole MacMillan of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and Collin McMahon-Shea of Dickinson comprised the Second Team.

Third Team honorees were Ryan Dannegger of Carnegie Mellon, Jackson Hulsey of Aurora, Elliot Parker of Drew, Alvin Su of Rochester, Nikko Taggart of Southern Virginia, Aidan Tudor of Sewanee, Alan Van Asch of Lynchburg, and David Zhang of Carnegie Mellon.

A total of 28 golfers were named Honorable Mention All-America.

NCAA Division III PING All-Americans

First Team

Sebi Aliaga, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Jack Burr, Huntingdon

Pablo Castro, Illinois Wesleyan

Jackson Hiller, Oglethorpe

Samson Li, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Jonathan McEwen, Washington and Lee

Kevin Mu, Emory

Haden Ruby, Methodist

Joshua Wang, Carnegie Mellon

Second Team

Stephen Baker, Huntingdon

Beau Brewer, Methodist

Turner Chiles, Sewanee

Myles Cunningham, Huntingdon

Cole Humphrey, Huntingdon

Tim Kaufman, Washington and Lee

Cole MacMillan, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Collin McMahon-Shea, Dickinson

Third Team

Ryan Dannegger, Carnegie Mellon

Jackson Hulsey, Aurora

Elliot Parker, Drew

Alvin Su, Rochester

Nikko Taggart, Southern Virginia

Aidan Tudor, Sewanee

Alan Van Asch, Lynchburg

David Zhang, Carnegie Mellon

Honorable Mention

Jimmy Abdo, Gustavus Adolphus

Arjun Aujla, Rochester

Douglas Bailey, Linfield

Cade Barone, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Elias Becker, Sewanee

Daniel Casanta, Gettysburg

John Dobbe, Dubuque

Ryan Dunn, Oglethorpe

Colin Edwards, Sewanee

Connor Gray, Kenyon

Luke Harwick, Dubuque

Arnold He, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Derek Johnson, Western New England

Adrian Jordan, Kenyon

Lucas Latimer, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Pearse Lucas, Emory

Logan Mills, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Mattias Morris, Aurora

Todd Moyer, Methodist

Caleb Negley, Aurora

Jonathan Oakes, Kenyon

Colton O’Dell, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Anderson Palm, Rochester

Shane Quinn, Babson

Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan

Andy Steed, Transylvania

Aman Vantipalli, Babson

Jay Wing, Redlands 

About PING All-Americans

The GCAA began naming NCAA Division III All-Americans in 1975, with PING sponsoring the award since at least 1991. For Division III, the First Team consists of eight golfers (nine if the individual national champion wasn’t already named to the First Team), eight on the Second Team, eight on the Third Team, and at least 16 earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. Automatic additions from GCAA member schools to Honorable Mention if not previously named include top-15 finishers at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship and the top three players in each All-Region ballot.

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.