The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2024-25 NAIA Men's Golf All-America teams on Thursday. Three teams of 15 individuals each are named to honor a total of 45 student-athletes.
The Seahawks had four members recognized among this year's honorees -
Adam Buchanan (first team),
Nateesh Ganesh (first team),
William Brun Solum (second team), and
Yann Ferrando (third team).
NAIA First-Team All-Americans
Adam Buchanan, First Year, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
- Named an NAIA First-Team All-American for the first time
- Honored as the 2025 NAIA Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award recipient presented by StrackaLine
- Becomes the fifth Seahawks to be named the top freshman in the nation
- Named a First-Team NAIA PING All-American for the first time in his career
- Garnered NAIA PING All-South Region honors for the first time
- Became the fifth Seahawk to win the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year honors
- Marked the first Freshman of the Year honor since the 2022 season (Jack Maxey)
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 30 rounds
- Had five top-10 finishes with four in the top five
- Won the Sun Conference Championship, posting an 8-under, 208 (70-67-71)
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 196 at this year's Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17)
- Notched a top-5 finish at the Roadrunner Classic (April 7-8), tying for fourth with a 1-over, 217
- Carded another top-5 finish, tying for fifth with a 4-over, 220, at the Battle at Laughlin Ranch (March 24-25)
- Entered the NAIA National Championship with an adjusted scoring average of 70.9
- Named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (April 14)
- Ranked No. 14 in the nation by clippd
Nateesh Ganesh, First Year, Malacca, Malaysia
- Named an NAIA First-Team All-American for the first time
- A member of the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Named to the NAIA PING All-South Region Team for the first time
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in nine events for the Seahawks for a total of 26 rounds
- Had four top-10 finishes with two tournament wins
- A two-time Sun Conference Golfer of the Week
- Named the NAIA Golfer of the Week (March 19)
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 207 at this year's Kona Ice Keiser Kup
- Led Keiser with a sixth-place finish with a 2-under, 211, in the NAIA National Championship
- Ended the year with an adjusted scoring average of 70.9
- Ranked No. 10 in the nation by clippd
NAIA Second-Team All-American
William Brun Solum, Second Year, Tonsberg, Norway
- Earned NAIA Second-Team All-America honors for the first time in his career
- Named to the NAIA PING All-South Region Team for the first time
- Earned Sun Conference Golfer of the Year honors
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in eight events for the Seahawks for a total of 23 rounds
- Had five top-10 finishes with three in the top five
- Finished tied for third in the Sun Conference Championship, shooting a 3-under, 213
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 206 at this year's Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17)
- Carded a 208 at the Kona Ice Keiser Kup to finish second (March 9-11)
- Posted a 5-under, 211, at the Coastal Georgia Winter Invitatonal (Feb. 10-11), placing tied for third
- Recorded a top-10 finish in 71.4 percent of the events played this season
- Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 71.0
- Ranked No. 12 in the nation by clippd
NAIA Third-Team All-American
Yann Ferrando, Second Year, Biscarose, France
- Earned Third-Team NAIA All-America recoginition for the second straight year
- Named to the NAIA PING All-South Region Team for the first time
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the second straight year
- Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 30 rounds
- Had two top-10 finishes
- Finished seventh at the 2024 Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17), shooting a 1-under, 200
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 200 at this year's Seahawk Shootout
- Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 72.0
- Ranked No. 48 in the naiton by clippd
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