Gosling & Trofimczuk named All Americans!!

2013 NAIA Men’s Golf All-Americans Announced

O.D. Bounds National Medalist Sondre Ronold headlines the list of honorees

May 20, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013 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, who claimed its second-straight national crown after a dominant performance at this year’s national championships, landed three individuals – Michael Palmer, James Marchesani and Sondre Ronold – on the first team, while Anthony Marchesani received second team recognition. The Stars four All-Americans is tied for the most with Johnson & Wales (Fla.), who landed two on the second team (Damon Salo and Colin Brennan) and two on the third team (Brandon Meltzer and Jordan Meltzer).

Repeat All-Americans include: Matt Emery of Lee (Tenn.), Palmer and James Marchesani of Oklahoma City, Aaron Flores of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Nathan Anderson of Texas Wesleyan, Niel DuPreez of Lubbock Christian (Texas), Billy Nisbet of SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Jordan Meltzer of Johnson & Wales, and Brandon Thompson of Morningside (Iowa).

Eighteen of the 45 award winners are seniors, while 13 are sophomores, 12 are juniors and two are freshman.
2013 NAIA Men's Golf All-Americans

First Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Jose Mariao Vega	Bellevue (Neb.)	So.	Medellin, Colombia
Davis Garner	Bellevue (Neb.)	Sr.	Washington Terrance, Utah
Adam Loran	Cal State San Marcos	Sr.	San Jose, Calif.
Alastair Tidcombe	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Jr.	Nova Scotia, Canada
Michael Slavin	Grand View (Iowa)	Sr.	Johnston, Iowa
Matt Emery*	Lee (Tenn.)	Jr.	Franklin, Tenn.
Joss Gosling	Northwood (Texas)	So.	Harpenden, England
Michael Palmer*	Oklahoma City	Sr.	Johannesburg, South Africa
James Marchesani*	Oklahoma City	Jr.	Rosebud, Australia
Sondre Ronold	Oklahoma City	Sr.	Stavanger, Norway
Aaron Flores*	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Nathan Anderson*	Texas Wesleyan	Sr.	Burleson, Texas
Thane Ringler	The Master's (Calif.)	Jr.	Hutchinson, Kan.
Trevor Banks	Virginia Intermont	Sr.	Lancaster, S.C.
Julian Taylor*	William Woods (Mo.)	So.	York, England
Second Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Chien Hau Tan	Ashford (Iowa)	Sr.	Sabah, Malaysia
Conner Kozak	British Columbia	So.	Vernon, B.C.
Ryan Odom	Cal State San Marcos	Fr.	Corona, Calif.
Hugo Alvarez Asorey	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Jr.	Oviedo, Spain
Damon Salo	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	So.	-
Colin Brennan	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Andover, Mass.
Hunter Vest	Lee (Tenn.)	Jr.	Cleveland, Tenn.
Niel DuPreez*	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	Jr.	Queenstown, South Africa
Neil Malenke	Northwestern (Iowa)	Jr.	Orange City, Iowa
Anthony Marchesani	Oklahoma City	Fr.	Rosebud, Australia
Billy Nisbet*	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Jr.	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Omar Tejeira	St. Thomas (Fla.)	Sr.	Panama
Zach Cabra	St. Thomas (Texas)	So.	McKinney, Texas
Dylan Anthony	Texas Wesleyan	Sr.	Temple, Texas
Darryn Ellis	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	Sr.	Durban, South Africa
Third Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Ben Johnson	Bethany (Kan.)	So.	West Sussex, England
Brady Klotz	Bethel (Ind.)	Sr.	Nappanee, Ind.
Scott Secord	British Columbia	So.	Calgary, Alberta
Jed Dalton	Concordia (Ore.)	Sr.	Seattle, Wash.
Joel Sawyer	Emmanuel (Ga.)	So.	Elberton, Ga.
Trey Stoll	Grace (Ind.)	Jr.	Mentone, Ind.
Brandon Meltzer	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.
Jordan Meltzer*	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.
Trey Pfund	Marian (Ind.)	Sr.	Sellersburg, Ind.
Brandon Thompson*	Morningside (Iowa)	So.	Totland, England
Ryan Kiewiet	Northwestern (Iowa)	Jr.	Grundy Center, Iowa
Derek Trofimczuk	Northwood (Texas)	So.	Cameron Park, Calif.
Daniel Thompsett	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	So.	Aboyne, Scotland
Shane Gilbert	Southwestern (Kan.)	So.	Derby, Kan.
Blake Vinson	Texas Wesleyan	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas
* - 2012 All-American