NORMAN, Okla. --- Tusculum College's Brad Hawkins has been named to the 2016 NCAA Division II PING All-America Men's Golf Team as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of the America.
Hawkins was tabbed to the GCAA All-America second team, becoming only the four player in program history to garner All-America distinction. Todd Ricker earned NAIA All-America honors in 1996, while Allen Atchley was a two-time NAIA All-American in 1996 and 1997. Chase Carroll was the first player to earn NCAA II All-America accolades in 2009.
Hawkins, a senior from Knoxville, Tennessee, earns first All-America honor at Tusculum but his third of his collegiate career. He garnered PING All-America honors in each of his two seasons at Walters State College (2nd team in 2013 and 1st team in 2014).
Hawkins was named the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, becoming the fourth Pioneer in program history to earn the SAC's top golf honor. His 70.71 stroke average this year breaks the previous TC best of 72.08 by Chase Carroll during the 2008-09 season. It also tops the SAC single-season record average of 71.59, carded by Newberry's Daniel Stanley in the 2009-2010 campaign. He finished in the top-five in nine of his 12 events this year, including medalist honors at the State Farm Intercollegiate, Pioneer Classic and Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate.
Hawkins posted a school single-season record 16 sub-par rounds, with nine of those in the 60s, including an 18-hole TC and SAC record 63 at the Pioneer Classic last fall. During the Pioneer Classic, he carded the lowest 36-hole score in school and SAC history with an eight-under par 132. He also established the 54-hole TC and SAC record with a remarkable 16-under par 200 at the State Farm Intercollegiate.
Hawkins career scoring average of 71.37 at Tusculum also shatters the college and conference record book. He breaks Carroll's TC career mark of 74.29 from 2005-09, while also besting the SAC record of 72.80 by Stanley from 2008-11. His five career medalist wins are tied for third most at Tusculum, while his 24 career sub-par rounds are a new TC record. He was also a semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award.
He was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team earlier this month. He has a 3.61 cumulative grade point average and is majoring in sport management. He has been named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.
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GCAA/PING Division II All-America Team
First Team
Hugo Bernard, Saint Leo
Chandler Blanchet, West Florida
John Coultas, Florida Southern
Alistair Docherty, Chico State
Lee Gearhart, Chico State
Jimmy Jones, Florida Southern
Graham McAree, Indianapolis
Barrett Waters, West Georgia
Second Team
Liam Ainsworth, Saint Leo
Mario Beltran, Barry
Mateo Gomez, Lynn
Brad Hawkins, Tusculum
Calum Hill, Western New Mexico
Richard Mansell, Nova Southeastern
John VanDerLaan, Florida Southern
Carr Vernon, CSU Monterey Bay
Third Team
Ethan Chamineak, Georgia Southwestern State
Chris Crisologo, Simon Fraser
Kavan Eubank, California Baptist
Sam Johnston, Oklahoma Christian
Colin Prater, UC-Colorado Springs
Joey Savoie, Saint Leo
Manuel Torres, Lynn
Niclas Weiland, Barry
Honorable Mention
Mike Anderson, Barry
Griffin Brown, Limestone
Martin Cancino, Lynn
Nico Cavero, Barry
John Clare, Le Moyne
Garrett, Fey, Dallas Baptist
Christopher Gentle, St. Thomas Aquinas
Juan Jose Guerra, Nova Southeastern
Andrew Hall, Carson-Newman
Dylan Healey, CSU San Marcos
Jacob Huizinga, West Florida
Eric Kline, Central Oklahoma
Brandon Lee, Sonoma State
Andreas Lunding, Wilmington
Forrest Knight, North Alabama
Markus Lindberg, Missouri-St. Louis
Reed Lindsey, Delta State
Jose Andres Miranda, Lynn
Talin Rajendranath, West Florida
Alex Springer, Central Missouri
Talon Supak, Illinois-Springfield
Jake Troyer, Malone
Justin Wiles, Chico State
