NORMAN, Okla. – Anders Strand of SWOSU Men's Golf was named a PING All-Region selection by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Thursday.
Strand (Solrod Strand, Denmark) was a Second Team All-GAC selection this season in a strong Great American Conference field and is a two-time all-conference selection overall. He golfed his way into the top-5 in four tournaments this year and landed inside the top-10 in another.
He is now the seventh SWOSU Men's Golfer to earn a spot on the PING All-Region team, joining Gregor Weck (2022), Kason Cook (2020), Stefan Idstam (2014-17), Jake Duvall (2015-16), Manuel Arzuaga (2015), and Wouter MyBurgh (2013).
Seven of the twelve All-Central Region selections this season were from the GAC.
2023 NCAA Division II PING All-Region Teams (website link)
Central Region
- Nathan Cossement, Henderson State
- Jake Croshaw, Harding
- Alex Hadden, Henderson State
- Miller Harris, Henderson State
- Caleb Miller, Southern Arkansas
- Rylin Petry, Bemidji State
- Brandon Sperling, Concordia-St. Paul
- Anders Strand, Southwestern Oklahoma State
- Sam Tandy, Harding
- Cade Uhlenhake, Washburn
- Dawson Wills, Washburn
- Christian Yanovitch, Northeastern State
