June 3, 2002
NORMAN, Okla. - Following his top-10 finish at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship, UNLV freshman Ryan Moore earned both regional and national recognition by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Moore was named to both the Softspikes All-Freshman Team and the PING All-Pacific Region Team, and received honorable mention in the PING All-America balloting, after leading the Rebels this season with a 72.56 stroke average and six top-10 finishes. The Puyallup, Wash., product posted the highest finish of any freshman at the NCAA finals, tying for eighth individually.
Moore, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, becomes the first Rebel freshman to earn national acclaim since Chris Riley was chosen the Freshman of the Year by the GCAA in 1993.
He also becomes the 30th golfer coached to All-American honors in head coach Dwaine Knight's 15-year tenure at UNLV. Knight has produced at least one All-American for UNLV each season since 1989.
Moore headlines a cast of four returning starters to next season's Rebel squad.
Softspikes All-Freshman Team
John Holmes, Kentucky
Ryan Moore, UNLV
David Skinns, Tennessee
Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech
Chan Wongluekiet, Georgia Tech
PING All-America First Team
Bill Haas, Wake Forest
Ryan Hybl, Georgia
Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State
Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech
Graeme McDowell, UAB
D.J. Trahan, Clemson
Camilo Villegas, Florida
Nick Watney, Fresno State
Lee Williamson, Purdue
Oliver Wilson, Augusta State
PING All-America Second Team
Dustin Bray, North Carolina
Brendon de Jonge, Virginia Tech
Kevin Haefner, Auburn
Gregg Jones, Clemson
John Klauk, Texas
Brock Mackenzie, Washington
Kris Mikkelsen, Georgia Tech
David Skinns, Tennessee
Brandt Snedeker, Vanderbilt
Kevin Stadler, Southern California
PING All-America Third Team
Jason Allred, Pepperdine
Bret Guetz, TCU
Jason Hartwick, Texas
John Holmes, Kentucky
John Kidwell, Oklahoma
Eric Jorgensen, Michigan State
Justin Smith, Minnesota
Johnson Wagner, Virginia Tech
Justin Walters, N.C. State
Matt Weibring, Georgia Tech
PING All-America Honorable Mention
Matt Anderson, Minnesota; Ricky Barnes, Arizona; Michael Beard, Pepperdine; Camilo Benedetti, Florida; Ramon Bescansa, North Carolina; Jonathan Echols, Fresno State; Cody Freeman, Oklahoma; Scott Hailes, New Mexico; Matt Hansen, Pacific; Franklin Hatchett, SMU; Brad Heaven, Toledo; Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State; Shiv Kapur, Purdue; James Lepp, Illinois; Chris Marshall, Kansas; Jamie McLeary, Baylor; David Miller, Georgia; Ryan Moore, UNLV; Garth Mullroy, N.C. State; Chris Nallen, Arizona; Par Nilsson, Oklahoma State; Phil Rowe, Stanford; Adam Rubinson, TCU; Andy Smith, SE Louisiana; Nick Thompson, Georgia Tech; J.J. Wall, Texas; Lee Williams, Auburn; Chan Wongluekiet, Georgia Tech
