
By Jake Knabel, NAIA Communications & Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2012 Men's Golf All-Americans. Golfers were selected by the All-America committee. Fifteen student-athletes were named to each the First, Second and Third Teams.
2012 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships individual medalist Carson Kallis highlights the list of All-Americans. Kallis took home the O.D. Bounds Medalist Trophy by moving from a tie for sixth after three rounds to the top of the leader board (70-74-69-71-284) with a final round six-under 66 to win the tournament by one stroke over Texas Wesleyan's Nathan Anderson, who also is a First Team All-American.
National Championships team titlist Oklahoma City placed James Marchesani and Clark Collier on the first team and Michael Palmer and Taylor Artman on the second team. The Stars four All-Americans were the second most by national runner-up Oklahoma Christian's five honorees.
Repeat First Team All-Americans include the Cumberlands' (Ky.) Aaron Watkins, Oklahoma Christian's Logan Herbst and Marchesani. Collier and Oklahoma Christian's Preston Wilkins were second team choices last season.
Nineteen of the 45 First/Second/Third Team All-Americans are seniors, 13 are juniors, 10 are sophomores and three are freshmen.
First Team | School | Class | Hometown |
Justin Burns | Central Baptist (Ark.) | Jr. | Melbourne, Ark. |
Aaron Watkins | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | Harlan, Ky. |
Josh Manske | Grand View (Iowa) | Sr. | Algona, Iowa |
Thane Ringler | The Master's (Calif.) | So. | Hutchinson, Kan. |
Brett McCurdy | Northwood (Fla.) | Jr. | Framingham, Mass. |
Alasdair Dalgliesh | Oklahoma Christian | So. | West Sussex, England |
Vilhelm Bogstrand | Oklahoma Christian | Jr. | Oslo, Norway |
Logan Herbst | Oklahoma Christian | Jr. | Fairview, Okla. |
James Marchesani | Oklahoma City | So. | Victoria, Australia |
Clark Collier | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Edmund, Okla. |
Omar Tejeira | St. Thomas (Fla.) | Jr. | Panama City, Panama |
Nathan Anderson | Texas Wesleyan | Jr. | Burleson, Texas |
Darren Hupfer | Victoria (B.C.) | So. | Alberta, Canada |
Carson Kallis | Victoria (B.C.) | So. | Alberta, Canada |
Julian Taylor | William Woods (Mo.) | Fr. | York, England |
Second Team | School | Class | Hometown |
Jesse Heinly | Concordia (Ore.) | So. | Bend, Ore. |
Yousaf Khan | Grand View (Iowa) | Sr. | Surrey, England |
Jordan Meltzer | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) | Jr. | Boca Raton, Fla. |
Chase Lindsey | Oklahoma Baptist | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
Preston Wilkins | Oklahoma Christian | Sr. | Tulsa, Okla. |
Jared Consoli | Oklahoma Christian | So. | Brisbane, Australia |
Michael Palmer | Oklahoma City | Jr. | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Taylor Artman | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Norman, Okla. |
Ryan Ellerbrock | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Sr. | Chula Vista, Calif. |
Billy Nisbet | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | So. | Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
Luke McClellan | South Carolina Beaufort | Sr. | W. Columbia, S.C. |
Raleigh Hughes | Southwestern (Kan.) | Sr. | Keller, Texas |
Bradley Sinnett | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Sr. | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Dane Jensen | Westminster (Utah) | Jr. | Pleasant Grove, Utah |
Nic Ishee | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Laurel, Miss. |
Third Team | School | Class | Hometown |
Jack Hiscock | Bethany (Kan.) | Sr. | Swindon, England |
Aaron Ahrendsen | Grand View (Iowa) | Jr. | Manning, Iowa |
Ben Kern | Grand View (Iowa) | Sr. | Algona, Iowa |
Jordan Dawes | Huntington (Ind.) | Sr. | Leesburg, Ind. |
Josh Briere | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) | Jr. | Newport, Vt. |
Matt Emery | Lee (Tenn.) | So. | Franklin, Tenn. |
Niel Du Preez | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | So. | Queenstown, South Africa |
Brandon Thompson | Morningside (Iowa) | Fr. | Totland, Ilse of Wight, England |
Aaron Flores | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | Jr. | San Antonio, Texas |
Johan Andersson | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Sr. | Kalmar, Sweden |
Michael Alread | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sr. | Johnson City, Tenn. |
Joel Thelen | Texas Wesleyan | Sr. | Marshall, Texas |
Dillon Watkins | Texas Wesleyan | Jr. | Newark, Texas |
Jose Rolz | Texas Wesleyan | Fr. | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
J.D. Nash | William Woods (Mo.) | Sr. | Dixon, Mo. |