NORMAN, Okla. – Union University senior Kody Alexander was named to the NCAA DII PING All-America honorable mentioned team. He earned this award after being named a first team PING All-Region player.
 
Alexander, a native of Jackson, Tenn. and former Liberty High School standout posted three first place finishes on the season in nine tournaments. He posted seven top-5 finishes, three times finishing runner up. He posted a first place finish in the mostly NCAA DI Murray State Invitational, first place in the Union University Fall Invitational, and first place in the final event of the year, the most NCAA DII Natural State Classic. In his last five events of the season, Alexander has two wins and three runner-ups. In nine events, he averaged a 72.86 score.
 
He helped Union to one of their best seasons in recent history. The Bulldogs, not eligible for Gulf South or NCAA championships, earned five tournament titles in nine events this season. In the nine events, a fourth place finish at the UT Martin Fall Classic was the worst finish. In addition to their five titles, Union had three runner-ups and two third place finishes. Union finished runner-up at the NCCAA National Tournament.
 
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Division II PING All-America Teams
 
First Team
Alex Carpenter, Abilene Christian
Ricardo Celia, Nova Southeastern
Tim Crouch, Florida Southern
Case Gard, Florida Southern
Scott Smyers, Barry
Adam Svensson, Barry
Ben Taylor, Nova Southeastern
Daniel Young, Lynn
 
Second Team
Matt Atkins, USC Aiken
Rob Damschen, CSU-Stanislaus
Adam Hedges, Belmont Abbey
Sam Johnston, Oklahoma Christian
Zack Kempa, IUP
Jimmy Kozikowski, Grand Canyon
Hunter O'Mahony, Nova Southeastern
Dillon Rust, Central Oklahoma
 
Third Team
Brandon Bingaman, Colorado Mesa
Daniel Claytor, Barton
Alec Dahlquist, Grand Canyon
Jared Dalga, Barry
Santiago Gomez, Midwestern State
Marcus Segerstrom, Barry
Jake Webb, Western Washington
Kevin Witte, UC-Colorado Springs
 
Honorable Mention
Kody Alexander, Union
Ray Badenhorst, Florida Tech
Warren Crow, Missouri-St. Louis
Chris Cunningham, Grand Valley State
Jeff Evanier, Eckerd College
John Frisby, Belmont Abbey
Nate Gahman, Georgia Southwestern State
Mark Geddes, Grand Canyon    
Jesse Gibson, Columbus State
Conner Godsey, Montevallo      
Chandler Gruenmeier, Newberry
Robby Hughey, Central Missouri
Dylan Jackson, CSU Monterey Bay
Corey Kozuma, Hawaii-Hilo
Michael Lee, Colorado School of Mines
Kyle Schrader, Western Washington
Paul Smith, CSU-Stanislaus
J.P. Solis, USC Aiken
Ricky Stimets, North Alabama