Arzate, Becerra named NAIA All-Americans
In an announcement made by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, junior Fernando Arzate (Ocotlan, Mexico) and freshman Andre Becerra (Guadalajara, Mexico) were both named third team NAIA All-Americans for the 2016-17 season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In an announcement made by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, junior Fernando Arzate (Ocotlan, Mexico) and freshman Andre Becerra (Guadalajara, Mexico) were both named third team NAIA All-Americans for the 2016-17 season.
Arzate is a two-time all-conference an all-Region selection for the Bruins. He led Bellevue with a 74.30 stroke average, winning one tournament and placing in the top five on five occasions and the top 10 seven times. Arzate shot even par or better in 11 rounds this season.
Becerra, who earned all-Region honors this season, was named the NAIA National Golfer of the Week on April 5 after winning the 60-player TPC Deere Run Invitational with identical rounds of 3-under-par 68.
Becerra was second on the team with a 74.36 stroke average. He placed first in one tournament and in the top five in two events. Becerra shot three of the Bruins' top four rounds on the season and was even par or better in five rounds.
The 2016-17 Bruins won their sixth-straight conference title, advancing to the NAIA National Tournament for the sixth-consecutive season.
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First Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Lawren Rowe |
University of Victoria (B.C.) |
Jr. |
Victoria (B.C.) |
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S.M. Lee |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Fr. |
Buford, Ga. |
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Rupert Kaminski |
Oklahoma City |
So. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Andrew Williamson |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Jr. |
Pretoria, South Africa |
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Billy Mckenzie |
William Woods (Mo.) |
Sr. |
Portsmouth, England |
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Matthew Cheung |
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
Brisbane, Australia |
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Ben Kendrick |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Jr. |
Danville, Ky. |
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Jake Bauer |
Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Portsmouth, R.I. |
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Cameron Moralee |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Fr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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David Meyers |
Oklahoma City |
Fr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Rowan Lester |
Texas Wesleyan |
Fr. |
Dublin, Ireland |
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David Ravetto |
Texas Wesleyan |
So. |
Paris, France |
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Johnnie Greco |
William Jessup (Calif.) |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
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Andrew Harrison |
British Columbia |
So. |
Camrose, Alberta |
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Carlos Ardila |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Cucuta, Colombia |
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Second Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Justin Pahl |
Madonna (Mich.) |
Jr. |
White Lake, Mich. |
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Fraser Hall |
Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Birmingham, England |
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P.J. Shields |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Jr. |
Lafayette, Ga. |
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Austin Harmon |
Central Baptist |
Sr. |
Bryant, Ark. |
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Domenick Postorino |
Arizona Christian |
Jr. |
Junior / Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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Montana Frame |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
Reedsport, Ore. |
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Alex Rainville |
Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Jr. |
St. Johnsbury, Vt. |
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Erik Jonasson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Danderyd, Sweden |
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Alec Dutkowski |
Taylor (Ind.) |
So. |
Wakarusa, Ind. |
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Steven Diack |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Sr. |
Coquitlan, British Columbia |
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Kane Ybarra |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Fr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Pfingsten, Mitch |
Grand View |
Jr. |
Fairmont, Minn. |
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Pfingsten, Myles |
Grand View |
Sr. |
Fairmont, Minn. |
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David Houlding |
William Woods (Mo.) |
Sr. |
Leeds England |
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Jack Clarkson |
William Woods (Mo.) |
Jr. |
Hambleton, England |
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Third Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Bellevue (Neb.) |
Fr. |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
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Rasmus Lind |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Fr. |
Oddor, Denmark |
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Sam De'Ath |
Webber International |
Sr. |
Hampshire, England |
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Sentanio Minnie |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Fr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Ben Dulin |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
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Joe Bannan |
Thomas (Ga.) |
Fr. |
Manchester, UK |
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Evan Holmes |
British Columbia |
5th year |
Calgary, Alberta |
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Bellevue (Neb.) |
Jr. |
Ocotlan, Mexico |
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Chris Lien |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Sr. |
Heppner, Ore. |
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Newport Laparojkit |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
Fr. |
Montebello, Calif. |
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Steven Anderson |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Jersey, Channel Islands |
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Paxton Shuman |
Coastal Georgia |
Sr. |
Brunswick, Ga. |
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Garrison Mendoza |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
Clinton, Okla. |
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Brian Murtagh |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
Jr. |
Galway, Ireland |
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Francisco Oliveira |
Point (Ga.) |
Jr. |
Algarve, Portugal |