Findlay Trio Named NCAA Division II All-American

4.29.20

2020 NCAA Division II PING All-American Teams
2019-20 Division II WGCA All-American Teams

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The 2020 NCAA Division II All-American teams were released and the University of Findlay men's and women's golf programs landed three student-athletes.

On the men's side, senior Luke Kelly (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg HS) was named NCAA Division II PING All-American honorable mention by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Kelly is a two-time all-conference and all-region select and is the Oilers first men's golfer to be named all-american at the NCAA Division II level. 

The Oilers played in six events in the fall, winning three and finishing as the runner-up in the other three events. Kelly completed top five finishes in five of six events, as he led the league in scoring average at 71.67 per round. 

Senior Meredith Wipper (Hilton Head, S.C. / Hilton Head HS) and junior Kristina Kniesly (Logansport, Ind. / Logansport HS) were named NCAA Division II All-Americans by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). Wipper earned second team honors, while Kniesly was named to the honorable mention team.

Kniesly and Wipper paced the conference in scoring average, as Findlay completed five events in the fall portion of the season. Kniesly finished in the top-10 three different times during the fall season, for a scoring average of 74.36. Wipper had three top-five finishes in the fall, and ranked a close second in the league with a 74.55 scoring average.