NORMAN, Okla. – For the second time in as many years, sophomore Elliot Parker has been honored with a spot on the Division III PING All-America Men's Golf Team, as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
 
Coming off another banner season, Parker was one of just 47 golfers nation-wide who were named to the team. He earned third-team recognition for the second year in a row.
 
Parker, who became Drew's first-ever All-American in golf last season, also captured his second consecutive All-Region honor last month. He closed out a tremendous season by earning just one of six individual bids to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships and made his debut at the national event in Nevada on May 14-15.
 
For the season, Parker competed in 21 rounds and averaged a 71.4 – over two strokes better than his school record set last year. He won five of his 11 events, including the Landmark Conference Championships on April 27-28, when he shot a 139 (-5) en route to a four-stroke victory. He also broke the top-five eight times and cracked the top-10 in all but two of his events.

In one of his top performances, Parker bettered his own school records for 18 holes and 36 holes, shooting a 65 (-7) and 138 (-6), respectively, in winning The Gauntlet, Drew's first event of the season Sept. 10-11 at Dauphin Highlands Golf Course in Harrisburg, Pa. He also won the Farmingdale State George Cangero Invitational with a 70 (E) on Oct. 15, the Landmark Conference Fall Preview with a 140 (-4) on Oct. 21-22, and the Conquer the Island tournament with a 68 (-4) on April 18.

Parker was ranked second in Region III and 37th in all of Division III in the final Clippd national rankings.
 
As a team, Parker and the Rangers averaged a 303.0 this past season, just edging the school record of 303.3 set by last year's squad. The team won the Landmark Conference Fall Preview and took runner-up honors at the Landmark Conference Championships, finishing just two strokes behind the University of Scranton.
 
Division III PING All-America Teams
First Team
Jack Burr, Huntingdon
Cameron Cappuzzo, Methodist
Justin Chan, Carnegie Mellon
Cooper Hrabak, Methodist
Jackson Klutznick, Emory
Jonathan McEwen, Washington & Lee
Michael O'Sullivan, Oglethorpe
Caleb Ryan, Methodist
Chase Walts, Methodist
 
Second Team
J.F. Aber, Wittenberg
Edward Coffren, Lynchburg
Beck Lewis, Oglethorpe
Jacob Mason, Trinity (TX)
Conor Schubring, Bethel (MN)
Aiden Spampinato, Methodist
Brian Xu, Carnegie Mellon
David Zhang, Carnegie Mellon
 
Third Team
Roy Anderson, Franklin & Marshall
Bobby Beaubien, Illinois Wesleyan
Andrew Bennett, Centenary
Elliot Parker, Drew
Mason Remington, Whitman
Avery Stansell, Rhodes
Jack Vercautren, Aurora
Brett Viator, Huntingdon
 
Honorable Mention
James Alden, Guilford
Nick Amtmann, UW Eau Claire
Ramon Aroca Gonzalez, Hamilton
Gabe Benson, Concordia (MN)
Benjamin Boyd, Trinity (CT)
Aaron Buck, Redlands
Matt Buckley, RPI
Michael Burry, Emory
David D'Agostino, Methodist
Jonas DeLeon, Redlands
Sean Fitzgerald, Babson
Brian Hanson, Emory
John Kim, Pomona-Pitzer
Shane Lawler, Franklin & Marshall
Tony Li, Emory
Tom Liu, Rochester
Jonathan Oakes, Kenyon
Nick Rubino, Hampden-Sydney
Griffin Pohl, Illinois Wesleyan
Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan
Jamison Tan, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Gus Vickers, Stevens