2018 NAIA Men's Golf All-America Teams Announced
By Jed Flemming, Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2018 NAIA Men's Golf All-America teams, as selected by the NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Association All-America Committee. A total of 45 student-athletes were honored, with 15 individuals being named to each of the three teams.
Oklahoma City leads all programs with five All-America winners. Rupert Kaminski, David Meyers, and Garrison Mendoza earned first team honors, Gaston Romero earned a second team award, and Peri’Don Castille captured a third team accolade.
Andrew Williamson of Wayland Baptist (Texas), Rupert Kaminski of Oklahoma City, and Jake Bauer of Johnson & Wales (Fla.) highlight the returning first team All-Americans as they each win their third-consecutive award. S.M. Lee of Dalton State (Ga.), Rowan Lester of Texas Wesleyan, and David Meyers of Oklahoma City round out the list of returners, each earning their second-straight first team honor.
In total, there are 19 All-Americans winning their second-consecutive All-America honor.
Kyle Blaser of Oklahoma City was named the 2018 NAIA Men's Golf National Coach of the Year after leading his team to its NAIA Men’s Golf-leading 11th national championship title.
2018 NAIA Men's Golf All-America Teams
| First Team | School |
| SM Lee | Dalton State (Ga.) |
| Andrew Williamson | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| Rowan Lester | Texas Wesleyan |
| Rupert Kaminski | Oklahoma City |
| Mark Johnson | Coastal Georgia |
| Jack Dyer | Keiser (Fla.) |
| David Meyers | Oklahoma City |
| Erik Jonasson | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Alec Dutkowski | Taylor (Ind.) |
| Newport Laparojkit | USC-Beaufort (S.C.) |
| Jake Bauer | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
| Leo Mathard | Texas Wesleyan |
| Garrison Mendoza | Oklahoma City |
| Alex Rainville | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
| PJ Shields | Dalton State (Ga.) |
| Second Team | School |
| Rasmus Lind | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Reece Blair | University of Northwestern Ohio |
| Ben Kendrick | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Lauri Hacklin | Coastal Georgia |
| Brian Murtagh | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
| Lawren Rowe | Victoria (B.C.) |
| Andrew Harrison | British Columbia |
| Carlos Ardila | Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Gonzal Garcia-Parada | University of Northwestern Ohio |
| Jack Clarkson | William Woods (Mo.) |
| Victor Miron | Texas Wesleyan |
| Liam Gransden | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Nick Norton | Arizona Christian |
| Gaston Romero | Oklahoma City |
| Mike Griffin | Victoria (B.C.) |
| Third Team | School |
| Colton Murphy | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
| Mitch Lamping | Taylor (Ind.) |
| Lewis Scott | University of Northwestern Ohio |
| Kyle Kidd | Coastal Georgia |
| Callum Blinkhorn | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Mitch Pfingsten | Grand View (Iowa) |
| Chase Cole | Dalton State (Ga.) |
| Peri'Don Castille | Oklahoma City |
| Josh Miller | Victoria (B.C.) |
| Jack Faraci | USC-Beaufort (S.C.) |
| Matt Andrews | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| Zachary Chegwidden | William Penn (Iowa) |
| Futa Yamagishi | Texas Wesleyan |
| Toby Graves | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Cody Booska | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
