Golf | June 23, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. – USCA golf standout
Erik Olin has been named a PING All-American, which was recently announced by the GCAA.
Olin, a senior from Falsterbo, Sweden, garnered third-team All-America honors.
The PING all-region honoree earned first-team all-PBC accolades and was named to the PBC all-tournament team after finishing second at the conference championship.
The standout led the team with a 71.14 stroke average, which marked the third lowest in school history.
Olin tallied six top-10 efforts on the year, including four top-five finishes. He accounted for a season-low round of 66. Olin finished second at the Bobcat Invitational and at the PBC Championship, third at the Bearcat Fall Invitational and Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, eighth at the Bearcat Spring Invitational and ninth at the Mizuno Intercollegiate.
He finished his career second in scoring at 71.82. Olin notched a career-low round of 64 and played 100 rounds during his career.
Division II PING All-America Teams
First Team
Seth Bearden, Midwestern State
Xavier Bighaus, Colorado Christian
Sungyeop Cho, Colorado Christian
Adam Duncan, Colorado Christian
Felipe Gomez, Georgia Southwestern
Leandro Mihaich, Oklahoma Christian
Oskari Nikku, Oklahoma Christian
Sangha Park, Colorado Christian
Hunter Smith, North Georgia
Colton Swartz, Florida Southern
Cooper Tendick, West Florida
Second Team
Cole Beyer, Colorado Mesa
Nick Canales, Central Oklahoma
Drew Coble, Grand Valley State
Per Ekelund, West Florida
Max Reynolds, Lincoln Memorial
Brandon Skidmore, Wingate
TJ Thompson, West Florida
Jordan Wilson, Central Oklahoma
Third Team
Bennett Baldwin, Central Oklahoma
Max Barile, Florida Southern
Ethan Day, North Georgia
George Durkan, Lincoln Memorial
John Kim, Cal State San Bernardino
Erik Olin, USCA
Baptiste Touchard, St. Mary's (TX)
Jack Vajda, North Georgia
Honorable Mention
Holt Allison, Lenoir-Rhyne
Marco Anderson, Washburn
Lewis Beeden, Wingate
Connor Benjamin, Missouri S&T
Colby Bennett, North Georgia
Simon Björken, CSU Monterey Bay
Baylor Bostick, Central Oklahoma
Morgan Cain, Lincoln Memorial
Seth Campbell, UT Tyler
Joao Costa, Georgia Southwestern
Manuel Cue Vargas, Grand Valley State
Nicolas Escobar, Georgia Southwestern
Martin Gruendemann, Columbus State
Easton Hether, Cal State East Bay
Sam Jenkins, Dallas Baptist
Eddie Lee, West Florida
Tanner Little, St. Thomas Aquinas
Asmund Norum, King
Guillaume Paquette, St. Mary's (TX)
Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Erik Rengardt, USCB
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon
Nolan Skaggs, St. Thomas Aquinas
Aidan Talent, Davis & Elkins
Hughes Threlkeld, North Georgia
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida
Drew Zielinski, Lee
About PING
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a "pinging" sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim's grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.
