Union’s Zimmer Adds All-America Honor to Stellar Season

Posted: June 27, 2023

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By Steven Aldridge, Union University Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communications

NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coach Association of America (GCAA) released the 2023 Division II PING All-America Teams. Union University sophomore JJ Zimmer was named third team All-America. He is the first Bulldog golfer to be named All-America since Union returned to NCAA D2 play in 2012-13.

Zimmer, a 5-foot-11 sophomore from Jackson, Tennessee, finished his record setting season with a T15 finish in the NCAA D2 Super Region Championships in the first round of the NCAA D2 Golf National Championships. He was the first Union golfer to play in the NCAA D2 Nationals since Union’s return to NCAA play in 2012-13. Zimmer qualified as an individual last season but did not play due to an injury.

Zimmer is the No. 14-ranked individual among all golfers at the NCAA D2 level. He finished top-5 or better in eight of his nine events on the season. He posted two first-place finishes, including medalist honors at the Tunica Cup and the Hillcat Classic. He finished fourth at the Gulf South Conference Championships. Entering the nationals, Zimmer played in nine tournaments, 26 rounds, and posted a scoring average of 71.19. He helped Union to its highest NCAA National Ranking of No. 41.

Zimmer adds this All-America honor to a first team All-GSC and first team All-Region honors this season.

Division II PING All-America Teams

First Team

Beck Burnette, Lee

Reece Coleman, Anderson

Charles DeLong, Grand Valley State

AJ Ewart, Barry

Elias Haavisto, West Florida

Linus Jonsson, Lander

Calahan Keever, Anderson

Jordan Lee, Western Washington

Andrew Riley, Palm Beach Atlantic

Second Team

Felipe Alvarez, Barry

Mauricio Figueroa, Texas A&M International

Felipe Garces Garzon, West Florida

Nate Jetton, Stanislaus State

Carl Miltun, Missouri S&T

Griffin Pace, Sonoma State

Exequiel Rodriguez, Oklahoma Christian

Evan Thompson, North Georgia

Third Team

Nick Krueger, Grand Valley State

Chase McLain, Georgia Southwestern

Matt Millar, CSU Pueblo

Mateo Pulcini, Oklahoma Christian

Jamie Roberts, CSU Pueblo

Joel Sylven, Missouri-St. Louis

Sam Tandy, Harding

JJ Zimmer, Union

Honorable Mention

Adam Alvarez, Florida Southern

Alejandro Armijo, Oklahoma Christian

Tyler Ashman, Chico State

Edvin Backstrom, Holy Names

Xavier Bighaus, Colorado Christian

Simon Björken, CSU Monterey Bay

Jackson Buccigross, IUP

Alejandro Gomez Cervantes, Dominican

Connor Curry, Malone

Alejandro de Castro, Anderson

Nicolas Escobar, Georgia Southwestern

Felipe Gomez, Clayton State

Donte Groppuso, St. Thomas Aquinas

Miller Harris, Henderson State

Michael Hay, Nova Southeastern

Caden Hodges, Fayetteville State

Hayden Hunneke, Carson-Newman

Jordan Hyland, Davis & Elkins

Alex James, Lincoln Memorial

Bill Koch, Post

Garrett Leek, Midwestern State

Gustav Liljedahl, Missouri S&T

Caleb Miller, Southern Arkansas

Oskari Nikku, Oklahoma Christian

Will O’Neill, Nova Southeastern

Sangha Park, UTPB

Matt Pennington, Cal State San Marcos

Josep Serra, Nova Southeastern

Ethan Wilkins, Henderson State

Dawson Wills, Washburn

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