2026 NAIA PING First-Team All-Americans were announced by the GCAA following the NAIA Men's Golf Championship. Sam Dykema of Indiana Wesleyan, Yann Ferrando of Keiser, Antonio Juarbe of Coastal Georgia, Ben McFadden of Dalton State, Weston Ogden of Marian (IN), Carter Ray of Oklahoma City, Christopher Richards Jr. and Vedant Sirohi of Webber International, Iver Sokhan-Sanj of Keiser, Felipe Suarez of Missouri Valley, and 2026 NAIA Individual Champion Christian Yanovitch of Oklahoma City of made the first team.
 

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Yann Ferrando, Third Year, Biscarose, France

• This marks Ferrando's first GCAA PING All-America honor
• Earned PING All-South Region team honors for the second time
• An NAIA All-Tournament Team selection, placing second at this year's NAIA National Championship
• Named an All-Sun Conference selection for the third straight year (first as a first-teamer)
• Appeared in 11 events for the Seahawks for a total of 34 rounds
• Had eight top-5 finishes, including six second-place results 
• Place tied for second at the Sun Conference Championship
• Registered the first second-place finish of his Keiser career, shooting a 3-under, 210, at the Invite at Innisbrook (Sept. 29-30)
• Shoot a season-low 8-under, 202, to finish second at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
• Named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (Nov. 3)
• Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 69.2
• Currently ranked No. 4 by clippd

 

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Iver Sokhan-Sanj, Second Year, Lorenskog, Norway

• This marks Sokah-Sanj's first GCAA PING All-America honor
• Earned PING All-South Region team honors for the first time
• Recognized as a finalist for the 2026 NAIA Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
• Named a First-Team All-Sun Conference honoree for the first time
• Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 31 rounds
• Had five top-5 finishes with four tournament wins
• Became the third golfer in Keiser history to win Sun Conference Medalist honors
• A two-time Sun Conference Golfer of the Week
• Shot a career-low 201 (−15) at the Music City Classic (April 13-14) - second-lowest 54-hole total in Keiser history
• Set the school record for low round with a 9-under 63 in Round 2 at the Music City Classic
• Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 70.3
• Currently ranked No. 6 by clippd

 

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NAIA PING All-Americans
First Team
Sam Dykema, Indiana Wesleyan
Yann Ferrando, Keiser
Antonio Juarbe, Coastal Georgia
Ben McFadden, Dalton State
Weston Ogden, Marian (IN)
Carter Ray, Oklahoma City
Christopher Richards Jr., Webber International
Vedant Sirohi, Webber International
Iver Sokhan-Sanj, Keiser
Felipe Suarez, Missouri Valley
Christian Yanovitch, Oklahoma City
 

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