JARRED CARLYLE NAMED AN NCAA DIVISION II PING
ALL-SOUTH REGION SELECTION

        NORMAN, Oklahoma – Arkansas Tech senior Jarred Carlyle (Nashville, Ark.) capped his four-year Tech career on Wednesday by being named an NCAA Division II Ping All-South Region selection by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

It is the second time in his career that Carlyle has earned Ping All-South Region honors as he also earned All-South Region recognition following his sophomore campaign in 2007. In addition, he becomes the school’s first-ever two-time Division II Ping All-South Region honoree as senior B.J. Hawkins (Winnsboro, Texas) was honored in 2007 and former Wonder Boy Nick Quast was honored in 2004.

“What a nice way for Jarred to be honored to close out his four-year career at Arkansas Tech,” Wonder Boys Head Coach Dave Falconer said. “He is one of the most outstanding golfers to ever play in this program.”

The All-Region teams are selected by the GCAA regional advisory committees based on their season-long play. Any player ranked in the top 50 according to the Golfstat individual rating will be automatically added to his All-Region Team.

Carlyle recently concluded his Tech career with a 16th place finish at the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional in Muscle Shoals, Ala. At the three-day NCAA Super Regional, Carlyle carded a one-over par 217 to finish in 16th place. His finish helped the Wonder Boys finish 13th overall as a team as Tech shot an 894 at the 54-hole regional tournament.

In his four-year career at Tech, Carlyle, who was named the GSC Freshman of the Year in 2006, was named just the second-ever four-time All-Gulf South Conference honoree in men’s golf in the league’s history and one of just four Wonder Boys to earn All-League honors for four consecutive seasons. In addition, he leaves Tech with the second-highest career scoring average in school history (73.8) and also leaves as the school’s all-time leader in most par or better rounds (36) and is second in most rounds played all-time (91). This past season, Carlyle took home individual medalist honors at the 2009 GSC Men’s Golf Championship after shooting a school-record 209 for 54 holes. Carlyle became the first Wonder Boy to take home individual medalist honors at the GSC Championship Meet. Along with those accomplishments, Carlyle also qualified for three consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, two as an individual (2007 and 2008) and once with his team (2009).

In addition to Carlyle, other GSC golfers named to the Ping All-South Region team include Ryan Black (West Florida), Jake Greer (North Alabama), Brett Munson (North Alabama), Kyle Scott (West Florida), Wes Smith (North Alabama) and Brent Witcher (Valdosta State).

Complete 2009 NCAA Division II All-Region Teams

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