Norman, Oklahoma - On Wednesday, Division II PING All-Region honorees were announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) to coincide with the start of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. Over 100 players across eight regions - East, Atlantic, Midwest, Central, South, Southeast, South Central and West - earned all-region honors for 2025.
Spartans Djaia Darrason, Tanner Little, Diego Ocasio and Nolan Skaggs were selected to the East Region Team. All four men played integral rolls in the Spartans' outstanding season, which included a fourth place finish at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional, along with Nolan Skaggs' individual trip to the upcoming Division II National Championship.
Little finished the year ranked first in the East Region with his teammate Skaggs right behind him in the second position.
The 2024-2025 season was a huge success for St. Thomas Aquinas College and was highlighted by ten-top 10 team finishes in the regular season, with the Spartans finishing in the top five in nine of those events and placing first at the Post University Eagles Invitational, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartan Shootout, and the Columbia University Roar-EE invitational.
At the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional, St. Thomas Aquinas placed fourth overall, finishing the three-day regional event with a total team score of 908 (307-310-291), which was 44-over par.
Individually, Senior Nolan Skaggs led STAC for the regional and finished in third place overall, shooting a total of 216 (70, 76, 70), which was good for even par. Tanner Little (228: 79, 76, 73) +12/T24th, Diego Ocasio (231: 80, 83, 68) +15/T37th, Djaia Darrason (237: 78, 79, 80) +21/T58th and Albin Faelt (248: 81, 79, 88) +32/T80th rounded out the Spartans scoring.
Division II PING All-East Region Team
Mitchell Archer, Adelphi
Adrian Bonilla, Goldey-Beacom
Djaia Darrason, St. Thomas Aquinas
Joe Ensign, Post
Pablo Hidalgo, Felician
Tanner Little, St. Thomas Aquinas
Alexander Lundvall, Dominican (N.Y.)
Diego Ocasio, St. Thomas Aquinas
Jack Pepin, SNHU
Pablo Quintero, Wilmington (DE)
Nolan Skaggs, St. Thomas Aquinas
Noah Wallace, Wilmington (DE)