May 31, 2006
LAS VEGAS - Two UNLV men's golfers were named to the PING All-Pacific Region team as the Golf Coaches Association of America handed out its annual awards on Wednesday.
Senior Andres Gonzales and sophomore Jarred Texter were UNLV's two representatives selected to the Pacific Region squad.
Each of the nine PING All-Region teams were comprised of 15 golfers and any player ranked in the top 75 nationally in either Golfstat or the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Members of the all-region teams are now eligible for PING All-America honors.
This marks the second straight year making the all-region team for Gonzales, who was a semifinalist for the 2006 Ben Hogan Award and leads the Rebels in scoring average with 71.94 strokes per round. He has competed in 11 tournaments this season (prior to the NCAA Championships) and has recorded three top-five finishes and a total of five top-10s. He earned individual medalist honors at the William H. Tucker Invitational to open the season in September. Gonzales has recorded 22 rounds of par or better golf with 14 of those rounds coming at under par.
Texter is second on UNLV in scoring average with 72.36 and has also appeared in 11 events. He has two top-five finishes and a total of three top-10s with his best finishes of the season coming at the Tucker (second) and at the NCAA East Regional (tie for second). He has turned in 20 rounds of par or better golf, also with 14 of those rounds being under par.
Eaton Golf Pride Regional Coaches of the YearNew England - Nick Lasky, BinghamtonMid-Atlantic - Rich Mueller, ColumbiaSouth - Bruce Heppler, Georgia TechSoutheast - Tom Shaw, TulaneMidwest - Mike Mayer, IndianaCentral - Mike McGraw, Oklahoma StateSouth Central - Brad McMakin, LamarSouthwest - Bruce Brockbank, Brigham YoungPacific - O.D. Vincent, UCLA
PING All-Region Teams
New England RegionKevin Crawford, BinghamtonCraig Cyr, QuinnipiacLarry Haertel, BrownD.J. Hynes, HarvardJesse Larson, Rhode IslandAustin Luher, ArmyMark Matza, YaleJason Pannone, Rhode IslandJason Parajeckas, ConnecticutBob Reed, Boston CollegeAlex Snickenberger, Boston CollegeBen Spitz, Rhode IslandMark Stevens, Rhode IslandDustin Wetherup, HartfordJeff Wolniewicz, Binghamton
Mid-Atlantic RegionSteve Arnold, VillanovaBryan Bigley, SienaKeegan Bradley, St. John'sBrian Carroll, George WashingtonJeffrey Castle, TowsonChris Condello, ColumbiaJohn Eades, MarylandJason Gerken, PrincetonBlaine Peffley, MarylandScott Marino, James MadisonMichael Mulieri, LoyolaRobert Rohanna, Penn StateMatt Schall, MarylandJordan Utley, RichmondTyler Witman, Maryland
South RegionRyan Blaum, DukeRoberto Castro, Georgia TechRhys Davies, East Tennessee StateBrian Duncan, ClemsonJake Grodzinsky, DukeVince Hatfield, ClemsonDustin Johnson, Coastal CarolinaKevin Larsen, Georgia TechStephen Lewton, NC StateStephen Poole, ClemsonKyle Reifers, Wake ForestGareth Shaw, East Tennessee StateRay Sheedy, CharlotteWebb Simpson, Wake ForestScott Stallings, Tennessee TechCameron Tringale, Georgia TechMartin Ureta, North Carolina
Southeast RegionMatt Every, FloridaMark Haastrup, Georgia StateBrian Harman, GeorgiaMark Harrell, AlabamaBilly Horschel, FloridaErik Johansen, South CarolinaChris Kirk, GeorgiaKevin Kisner, GeorgiaRussell Knox, JacksonvilleLuke List, VanderbiltGarrett Osborn, UABJonathan Mount, TennesseeRichard Scott, GeorgiaBrett Stegmaier, FloridaBrendon Todd, GeorgiaJames Vargas, FloridaDaniel Willett, Jacksonville State
Midwest RegionColin Biles, Ohio StateRyan Brehm, Michigan StateJorge Campillo, IndianaBrad Doster, KentuckyDerek Fathauer, LouisvilleCole Isban, Notre DamePariya Junhasavasdikul, PurdueJason Kokrak, XavierBronson LaCassie, MinnesotaKorey Mahoney, Eastern MichiganDavid Merkow, NorthwesternPatrick Nagle, IllinoisJohn Streibich, XavierChris Wilson, NorthwesternRyan Yip, Kent State
Central RegionChris Clarke, Oklahoma StateBrodie Flanders, OklahomaKane Hanson, DrakeRyan Henry, TulsaAnthony Kim, OklahomaBen Kern, Kansas StateSam Korbe, TulsaTrent Leon, Oklahoma StateTyler Leon, Oklahoma StatePablo Martin, Oklahoma StateEdward McGlasson, ColoradoMatt Miller, Illinois StateJonathan Moore, Oklahoma StateZack Robinson, Oklahoma StateGary Woodland, Kansas
South Central RegionRyan Baca, BaylorOliver Bekker, LamarMatt Bortis, ArkansasJeff Bell, TexasBronson Burgoon, Texas A&MCasey Clendenon, LamarAndrew Dresser, Texas TechOscar Floren, Texas TechBobby Gates, Texas A&MJerad Harklau, Texas A&MColt Knost, SMUMatthew Mills, TexasAndrew Parr, Texas A&MMartin Piller, Texas A&MDawie Van Der Walt
Southwest RegionOscar Alvarez, Brigham YoungJason Anthony, Fresno StateCharlie Beljan, New MexicoDanny Bowen, New Mexico StateJay Choi, New MexicoGraham DeLaet, Boise StateAaron Goldberg, San Diego StateAdam Hagen, NevadaJake Ellison, Brigham YoungJames Love, DenverClay Ogden, Brigham YoungDustin Pimm, UtahAndrew Scott, San Diego StateCharlie Soule, DenverDaniel Summerhays, Brigham YoungCasey Watabu, Nevada
Pacific RegionBenjamin Alvarado, Arizona StateTravis Bertoni, Cal PolyAlejandro Cañizares, Arizona StateKevin Chappell, UCLAAlex Coe, PepperdineErik Flores, UCLAAndres Gonzales, UNLVRob Grube, StanfordChris Heintz, UCLADaniel Im, UCLANiklas Lemke, Arizona StateJames Lepp, WashingtonHenry Liaw, ArizonaBrian Locke, Loyola-MarymountAlex Prugh, WashingtonJarred Texter, UNLVTaylor Wood, Southern California
