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May 23, 2014

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV men's golf juniors Carl Jonson and Kurt Kitayamahave both been named to the PING All-West Region team as the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) handed out its annual awards this week.

Both student-athletes were also honored as members of the All-Mountain West squad earlier this month.

Jonson, a Bainbridge Island, Wash., native, finished the season second on the team in scoring average (72.68) and turned in eight top-20 finishes, four top-10s and two top-fives in 12 tournaments played. He shot 18 rounds of par or better golf and had five in the 60s with a low of 66. His best finish was third at the Mountain West Championship.

Kitayama, from Chico, Calif., led the team in scoring average this season (72.59) and also recorded eight top-20 finishes. He had five top-10s and three top-fives, also playing in a total of 12 tournaments. He shot par or better in 19 rounds, had four in the 60s and a low of 68. His best finish was a victory at the Jackrabbit Invitational.

A total of 157 players were named all-region across six regions: Northeast, East, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West. Members of the all-region teams are automatically eligible for PING All-America honors. The complete list of all-region recipients may be found here.