2012 Men?s Golf All-Americans Announced
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. |
