NORMAN, Okla-  Sonoma State golfer Patrick Bauer became the just the second freshman in school history to earn All-America status when it was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) that he was included on the Honorable Mention All-America list.  Bauer joins teammate Jarin Todd, who's selection to the First Team was announced last week.

Bauer joins Melissa Costa (Track & Field, 1996) as the only Sonoma State student-athletes to earn All-America status as a freshman.  He becomes the third SSU golfer to earn All-American accolades, joining Todd (2007, 2008) and Kyle Hopkins (2006, 2007).

A rookie from Colfax, Bauer came on strong down the stretch, becoming one of the best golfers on the squad once the postseason hit.  Bauer finished 11th at the CCAA Championships, 5th at the NCAA West Regionals, and 45th at the NCAA Championships.  His best finish of the year came at the Buzzini/Stanislaus Invitational, where he finished second overall. 

For the season, Bauer had a stroke average of 73.22, the second-best mark on the team (behind Jarin Todd's 70.39).  He had seven rounds under par and turned in his best tournament score (a 213) at the West Regional.

Division II PING All-America Teams

First Team
Jude Eustaquio, Florida Southern
Jeff Goff, USC-Aiken
Erick Justesen, CSU-Stanislaus
Tobias Rosendahl, West Florida
Kyle Scott, West Florida
Jarin Todd, Sonoma State
Will Wilcox, Clayton State
Brent Witcher, Valdosta State
Chris Wolfe, Armstrong Atlantic State

Second Team
Roberto Diaz, USC-Aiken
Matthew Galloway, West Florida
Andrew Georgiou, Columbus State
Justin Hueber, Indianapolis
Niclas Johansson, Georgia College
Jake Koppenberg, Western Washington
Colby Shrum, Central Oklahoma
Justin Yoder, Central Missouri

Third Team
Jack Bartlett, Henderson State
Matt Ewald, Washburn
Jeff Howard, St. Edward¹s
Collin Mayer, St. Edward¹s
Greg O¹Mahony, Nova Southeastern
Sean Packer, Western Washington
Constantin Schwierz, Nova Southeastern
Peter Svajlen, Cameron

Honorable Mention
Scott Aydelotte, Lynn
Patrick Bauer, Sonoma State
Brandon Bennett, West Georgia
Juan Bialet, Georgia College
Victor Billskoog, Barry
Daniel Castleberry, Barton
Scott Crichton, Western New Mexico
Lucas Delgado, Chico State
Ryan Deutsch, Washburn
Seth Fair, Indianapolis
Max Hadenfeldt, Nebraska-Kearney
Jordan Holley, Lynn
Joe Juszczyk, Wayne State
Matt Lazzo, Washburn
Aaron Lisenbee, Missouri Western State
Ben Lown, Newberry
Brian Mackey, Dominican
Todd Napikoski, UC-Colorado Springs
Josh Orler, Grand Valley State
Greg Pool, Western New Mexico
Sam Powell, Northeastern State
Jared Schmader, Clarion
Wes Smith, North Alabama
Ryan Sperry, Grand Canyon
Matt Vela, St. Mary¹s
Gene Webster, CSU-San Bernardino
Cole Willis, Valdosta State
Joe Young, Georgia College