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Wednesday, 15 November 2006

Here is a look at the 2006 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic field. The 32nd edition of the event features 28 golfers from 21 colleges and university across the United States.




Jamie Amoretti, Senior, St. Mary’s – 2006 NCAA Division II individual national champion ... 2006 NCAA Division II Arnold Palmer Award recipient ... 2006 Division II First Team All-American ... 2006 Division II Academic All-America selection ... Two-time first team All-Heartland Conference selection (2005, 2006) ... 2006 All-South Central Region honoree ... won the Northeastern State Classic in September ... captured three tournament titles as a junior, including the 2006 NCAA Division II title ... finished second at the Collegiate Summer Tour in Silverton in July ... first ever golfer from St. Mary’s to compete in the Golf Classic ... corporate finance major ... plays for head coach Wes Skidmore. 
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Zach Bixler, Junior, Washington – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore ... finished 20th at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Ore. ... finished third at the 2006 NCAA West Regional in Tucson, Ariz. ... had a career-best runnerup finish at the Northwest Collegiate Classic in October ... finished 1-2 at the 2006 Callaway Collegiate Match Play ... 2005 honorable mention All-Pac-10 Conference selection ... has recorded 10 career top-20 finishes and three top-five finishes ... won the 2006 Washington State Amateur ... finished 18th at the 2005 Sahalee Players Championship ... reached the round of 32 at the 2004 Pacific Northwest Amateur … eighth Washington golfer to compete in the Golf Classic ... economics major ... plays for head coach Matt Thurmond.

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Rhys Davies, Senior, East Tennessee State – Earned first team All-American honors as a sophomore and junior ... 2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year ... 2005 Southern Conference Player of the Year ... currently ranked ninth by Golfstat and fifth by the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings ... has won eight career tournaments, including the 2006 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate ... finished 16th at the 2006 World Amateur ... finished in the top-six in nine of 14 events as a junior ... won the 2006 Scratch Players Championship ... took medalist honors at the 2003 British Boys Amateur ... finished first at the 2006 European Youth Team Championships ... becomes the 11th ETSU player to compete in the Golf Classic ... business management major ... plays for head coach Fred Warren.

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Jake Ellison, Senior, BYU – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior … also landed honorable mention All-America honors as a freshman in 2004 ... 2006 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year ... three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection (2004, 2005, 2006) ... participated in the 2006 Fuji Xerox U.S.A vs. Japan College Championship ... has recorded 12 top-10 finishes and 19 top 20 finishes at BYU ... tied for second at the 2005 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate and the 2006 PING Cougar Classic ... finished in the top five at four tournaments last season ... 27th BYU golfer to participate in the Golf Classic ... recreation management major ... plays for head coach Bruce Brockbank.

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 Travis Esway, Junior, Arizona – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore ... honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection in 2005 ... has posted a 5-2 career record at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship (2004-06) ... competed for the United States at the 2002 Junior Ryder Cup in Dublin, Ireland ... has recorded second, fourth and fifth place finishes at the Junior World Championships ... won his first collegiate tournament in 2004 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate ... 25th Arizona golfer to compete in the Golf Classic ... Esway’s appearance marks the 10th straight year the Wildcats have been represented in El Paso ... plays for head coach Rick LaRose.

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Erik Flores, Sophomore, UCLA – Earned second team All-America honors as a freshman ... 2006 first team All-Pac-10 selection ... named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year last season ... selected to the GCAA All-Freshman Team in 2006 ... 2006 first team All-Pacific Region selection ... named to the Spring 2006 Director’s Honor Roll ... finished fifth at the 2006 Pac-10/Big Ten Challenge, as UCLA won its second tournament of the year ... recorded seven top-10 finishes and 10 top-20 finishes as a freshman ... won the 2005 Toyota World Junior Golf Cup ... earned medalist honors at the 2005 California State Fair Amateur ... finished 13th at the 2005 Sahalee Players Championship ... 10th ever appearance by a UCLA Bruin in the Golf Classic ... pre-economics major ... plays for head coach O.D. Vincent.

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Mark Haastrup, Sophomore, Georgia State – Earned second team All-America honors as a freshman ... 2006 first team All-Colonial Athletic Association honoree ... 2006 CAA Freshman of the Year ... finished second at the 2006 Jerry Pate Invitational ... finished 21st at the 2006 World Amateur ... won three tournaments as a freshman – Topy Cup, Carpet Capital and CAA Championships ... finished the year ranked 16th in the Golfstat Cup and 18th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings ... won the 2006 Danish National Championship ... took medalist honors at the 2004 Danish International Championship ... in 2002 won the Polish Amateur ... third straight appearance by a Georgia State golfer in the Golf Classic ... exercise science major ... plays for head coach Matt Clark.

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Billy Horschel, Sophomore, Florida – Named 2006 First Team All-American as a freshman ... 2006 first team All-Southeast Region ... 2006 first team All-Southeastern Conference ... named to the 2006 GCAA All-Freshman Team ... started the 2006 season with four top six performances, including medalist honors at the PING/Golfweek Preview ... finished second at the Isleworth Invitational ... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open ... won the individual medal at the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the Western Amateur ... advanced to match play at the 2006 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship ... qualifed for the 2005 U.S. Amateur ... recorded 11 top 25 finishes last season, including winning the NCAA West Regional in Tucson, Ariz. ... 21st Gator to appear in the Golf Classic ... plays for head coach Buddy Alexander.

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Daniel Im, Junior, UCLA – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore ... 2006 first team All-Pac-10 selection ... 2006 GCAA All-Pacific Region honoree ... finished second at the 2006 Pac-10/Big Ten Challenge ... a quarterfinalist at the 2006 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship ... took medalist honors at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships ... finished fourth at the CordeValle Collegiate ... won first collegiate tournament at the 2005 Southern Highlands Collegiate ... added a runner-up finish two weeks later at the 2005 Western Intercollegiate ... named Pac-10 Golfer of the Month in April, 2006 ... earned second team All-Pac-10 honors as a freshman ... runnerup at the 2003 Western Junior Championship ... 11th UCLA Bruin to compete in the Golf Classic ... political science major ... plays for head coach O.D. Vincent.

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Dustin Johnson, Senior, Coastal Carolina – Named a 2006 first team All-American ... earned third team All-America honors as a sophomore ... two-time Big South Conference Player of the Year (2005, 2006) ... currently ranked third in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings ... took medalist honors in September at the International Collegiate in St. Andrews, Scotland ... added a second win at the Coca-Cola Duke Classic in October ... finished 16th at the 2005 Golf Classic ... advanced to the second round of the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... placed second at the 2006 Sahalee Players Championship ... finished fourth at the Northeast Amateur and fifth at the Monroe Amateur this summer ... second appearance by a Chanticleer in the Golf Classic ... sports management major ... plays for head coach Allen Terrell.

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Chris Kirk, Senior, Georgia – Earned first team All-America honors in 2006 after being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year ... named a second team All-American in 2005 ... two-time All-SEC selection as a sophomore and junior ... took medalist honors at the 2006 Carpet Capital Collegiate ... finished second at the 2006 World Amateur Championships ... recorded 10 top-10 finishes and finished second in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings in 2006 ... finished second at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... selected to the 2006 Palmer Cup team ... finished second at the 2005 Golf Classic ... has 17 career top-10 finishes ... 27th Bulldog to participate in the Golf Classic ... sports business major ... plays for head coach Chris Haack.

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Russell Knox, Senior, Jacksonville – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior ... named a 2006 GCAA Academic All-American ... earned 2006 All-Southeast Region honors ... tied for second at the 2006 Sanctuary Cove Preview ... tied for seventh at the Raines Development Group Intercollegiate ... has recorded 19 career top 20 finishes with three victories ... finished 17th at the 2006 East Regional Championships ... led Jacksonville to the Atlantic Sun Conference title in 2006 ... represented Scotland at the 2006 European Youth Championships ... advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2006 British Amateur ... first-ever Dolphin to participate in the Golf Classic ... plays for head coach Jim Taketa.

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Kevin Larsen, Senior, Georgia Tech – Third team All-America honoree in 2006 ... earned 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-South Region honors ... selected to the 2006 Academic All-America team ... named Academic All-ACC as a junior ... ranked 19th in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings in 2006 ... recorded five top-10 and seven top-20 finishes in 2006 ... tied for third at the Isleworth Invitational ... advanced to the semifinals of the 2006 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship ... selected to the 2006 Palmer Cup team ... finished 17th at the Northeast Amateur ... 16th Georgia Tech golfer to compete in the Golf Classic ... a two-time Polo Golf Junior All-American selection ... management major ... plays for head coach Bruce Heppler.

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Luke List, Senior, Vanderbilt – Earned honorable mention All-American honors in 2005 and 2006 ... landed third team All-American honors in 2004 ... three-time All-SEC selection ... named to the 2006 SEC Good Works Team ... defending Golf Classic Champion, recording a 13-under, 54-hole total 200 ... has recorded 24 career top-10 finishes, including two this season at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic and the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate ... won three tournaments last season ... tied for 33rd at The Masters in 2005 ... runnerup at the 2004 U.S. Amateur ... semifinalist at the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links  ... fourth appearance by a Vanderbilt golfer ... human and organizational development major ... plays for head coach Tom Shaw.

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Brian Locke, Sophomore, Loyola Marymount – Named a 2006 honorable mention All-American as a freshman ... earned 2006 first team All-Pacific Region honors ... named 2006 West Coast Conference Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and first team All-WCC ... led Loyola Marymount to its first-ever NCAA Championship apprearance ... has recorded three top-five finishes, including medalist honors at the Bill Cullum Intercollegiate ... won medalist honors at the 2006 WCC Championships ... earned first career victory at the Santa Clara Invitational ... competed for the U.S. at the 2006 USA-China Friendship Cup ... first-ever appearance by an LMU golfer in the Golf Classic ... business major ... plays for head coach Alex Galvan.

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Pablo Martin, Junior, Oklahoma State – Earned his second straight first team All-America honor in 2006 ... named the winner of the 2006 Jack Nicklaus and the 2006 Fred Haskins Awards, both of which are given annually to the nation’s top player ... 2005 Phil Mickelson Award winner ... 2006 Academic All-American ... finished seventh at the 2006 World Amateur ... advanced to the third round of match play at the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... advanced to the fourth round of the 2006 British Amateur ... won the 2005 Porter Cup ... has recorded four collegiate wins, 17 top-10 finishes and 20 top-20 finishes in 27 events ... finished third at the 2006 Golf Classic ... 23rd overall appearance by an OSU golfer in the Golf Classic ... undecided major ... plays for head coach Mike McGraw.

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Jonathan Moore, Sophomore, Oklahoma State – Named first team All-American as a freshman in 2006 ... earned GCAA All-Freshman Team honors ... won the 2006 NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Ore. ... also won The Maxwell and the NCAA Central Regional, becoming the first Cowboy to win three straight events ... won the Mickelson Award, honoring the nation’s top freshman ... 2006 Arnold Palmer Award recipient ... first team All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... represented the United States at the World Amateur ... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open ... advanced to the second round of the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... 24th overall appearance by an OSU golfer in the Golf Classic ... economics major ... plays for head coach Mike McGraw.

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Alex Prugh, Senior, Washington – Earned third team All-American honors as a junior ... garnered honorable mention All-America honors as a freshman ... named first team All-Pac-10 in 2006 and second team in 2005 ... finished third at the 2006 Opus NW Husky Invitational added an 11th place finish at the 2006 Golfweek/PING Preview ... finished second at the 2005 Gopher Invitational and the 2006 National Invitational ... won the 2005 Pacific Coast Amateur ... took medalist honors at the 2003 Washington State Amateur ... finished second at the 2006 Washington State Amateur ... advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... competed in the 2004 Golf Classic ... ninth overall appearance by a Washington golfer in the Golf Classic ... economics major ... plays for head coach Matt Thurmond.

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Dusty Smith, Senior, Lamar – Garnered honorable mention All-America honors as a junior ... named first team All-Southland Conference in 2006 ... earned third team All-Southland Conference honors as a sophomore ... went 3-1 at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championships, leadning Lamar to a second place showing ... finished 10th at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... finished third at the 2006 Bridgestone Intercollegiate ... landed 15th at the 2006 NCAA Central Regional ... advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2006 North & South Amateur ... qualified for the 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links ... has recorded 21 career top-20 finishes ... fourth overall apparance by a Lamar golfer ... marketing major ... plays for head coach Brian White.

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Scott Stallings, Senior, Tennessee Tech – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior ... named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year ... 2006 first team All-South Region ... named first team All-OVC in 2006 ... landed second team All-OVC honors in 2005 ... won the Murray State Invitational for the second straight year in October ... finished fourth at the 2006 Buffalo Rock/Southern Showdown ... won three tournaments last season – Murray State, Eastern Kentucky Invitational and the Belmont Invitational ... ranked eighth in the final 2006 Golfstat Cup Standings ... first-ever Tennessee Tech player to compete in the Golf Classic ... business management major ... plays for head coach Bobby Nichols.

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Daniel Summerhays, Senior, BYU – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore … 2006 Academic All-America selection ... named the 2003 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... 2006 All-MWC selection ... became just the fourth collegian to card a round of 60, when he fired the 10-under par round at the Golden Horseshoe in September at the Golfweek/PING Preview in Virginia ... began the fall with three straight top-seven finishes ... advanced to the Round of 64 at the U.S. Amateur ... finished 10th at the 2006 Southern Amateur ... finished 11th at the 2006 Scratch Players Amateur ... 28th overall appearance by a BYU golfer in the Golf Classic ... financial services major ... plays for head coach Bruce Brockbank.

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Jarred Texter, Junior, UNLV – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore …a 2006 first team All-Mountain West Conference selection ... twice named to the MWC All-Academic team (2005, 2006) ... opened up the fall with a pair of back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Inverness Intercollegiate (eighth) and the Tucker Invitational (second) ... heading into the 2006 NCAA Championships, recorded four straight top-20 finishes, including a second place showing at the NCAA East Regional ... has recorded six top-10 finishes and 12 top-20 finishes ... finished fifth at the 2006 Sunnehanna Amateur ... 15th overall UNLV golfer to participate in the Golf Classic ... communications major ... plays for head coach Dwaine Knight.

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Brendon Todd, Senior, Georgia – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior … landed second team All-America honors in 2005 and honorable mention All-America honors in 2004 ... a three-time All-Southeastern Conference selection ... named to the 2004 GCAA All-Freshman Team ... voted the 2004 SEC Freshman of the Year ... named a 2006 Academic All-American ... finished ninth at the 2006 Inverness Intercollegiate ... went 2-2 at the 2006 Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championships ... finished fifth at the 2006 NCAA East Regional ... added a seventh place showing at the 2005 NCAA Championships ... has 14 career top-10 finishes ... 28th overall appearance by a Bulldog golfer in the Golf Classic ... business marketing major ... plays for head coach Chris Haack.

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Cameron Tringale, Sophomore, Georgia Tech – Earned second team All-America honors as a freshman ... named to the 2006 GCAA All-Freshman Team ... first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection ... 2006 ACC Freshman of the Year ... won medalist honors at the 2006 ACC Championships ... won the 2006 Hawaii-Hilo Intercollegiate ... represented the United States at the 2006 USA-China Friendship Cup, where he carded a 3-1 record ... finished fourth at the NCAA Central Regional ... tied for eighth at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... recorded six top-10 finishes as a freshman ... finished third at the 2005 Southern California Amateur ... 17th Georgia Tech golfer to particiapte in the Golf Classic ... management major ... plays for head coach Bruce Heppler.

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Niall Turner, Senior, Minnesota – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior ... finshed 11th at the 2006 Pac-10/Big Ten Challenge ... finished sixth at the 2006 Gopher Invitational ... posted an 11th place showing at the 2006 Olympia Fields Illini Invitational ... added a 15th place showing at The Prestige at PGA West … recorded six top-20 finishes last season, including a 10th-place showing at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... won the 2005 Gopher Invitational ... finished sixth at the 2005 Big Ten Championships ... Represented Ireland in the Ireland vs. Sweden Match and the European Youths in 2004 ... 11th overall appearance by a Gopher golfer ... finance major ... plays for head coach Brad James.

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Martin Ureta, Senior, North Carolina – Earned third team All-America honors as a junior ... garnered honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore ... a 2006 All-South Region selection ...  earned first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 2005 and 2006 ... finished third at the 2006 International Collegiate ... came in 10th at the 2006 Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic ... won the 2005 Adams Cup of Newport ... claimed medalist honors at the 2004 Duke Fall Classic ... runnerup at the 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship ... took top honors at the 2004 North & South Amateur ... 18th overall appearance by a UNC golfer at the Golf Classic ... communications major ... plays for head coach John Inman.

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Dawie Van der Walt, Junior, Lamar – Earned second team All-America honors as a sophomore ... named an honorable mention All-American as a freshman ... a two-time first team All-Southland Conference selection ... named the 2005 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year ... recorded three straight top-11 performances to open the fall season ... finished 44th at the 2006 World Amateur, which was played in his native South Africa ...  placed fourth at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... added a third place showing at the 2006 NCAA Central Regional ... qualifed for the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 U.S. Amateur ... 5th overall appearance by a Lamar golfer ... business major ... plays for head coach Brian White.

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Andy Winings, Sophomore, Kentucky – Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a freshman ... finished second at the 2006 Wolf Run Intercollegiate ... notched an 11th place showing at the 2006 Topy Cup of Japan ... tied for sixth at the 2005 Golfweek/PING Preview ... finished 15th at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Ore. ... tied for fifth at the 2005 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate ... finished third at the 2006 Indiana State Amateur ... qualifed for the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur ... has recorded five career top-10 finishes and seven career top-20 finishes ... third overall appearance by a Wildcat golfer in the Golf Classic ... business management major … plays for Kentucky head coach Brian Craig.

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