JONESBORO, Ark. (6/10/26) – Arkansas State men's golfer Thomas Schmidt became the first All-America selection in program history, collecting honorable mention accolades from PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and Golfweek.

Schmidt was instrumental in helping A-State to its first appearance at the NCAA Championships. He finished at 5-under par 283 to tie for 16th, the second-highest individual finish by a Sun Belt Conference men's golf student-athlete at the championship site. The three-time Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Year produced his best season with a single-season program scoring average of 69.38.

Schmidt won three events to be among eight players nationally with three or more wins on the season and added three more finishes inside the top 10, including a pair of runner-ups. Over 12 events played, he produced 30 of 37 rounds under par, including 17 in the 60s. Schmidt finished tied for third at the Sun Belt Conference Championship at 7-under par 209. He placed 21st at the Marana Regional at 5-under par 211 (69-71-71).

Schmidt is among 10 non-autonomy conference student-athletes on the PING All-American list and among seven on Golfweek's.

NCAA Division I PING All-Americans
First Team
Kihei Akina, BYU
Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine
Ben James, Virginia
Filip Jakubcik, Arizona
William Jennings, Alabama
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Will Sides, SMU
Harry Takis, San Diego State
Preston Stout, Oklahoma State

Second Team
Paul Chang, Virginia 
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma 
Tom Fischer, Ole Miss 
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn 
Frankie Harris, South Carolina 
Luke Potter, Texas 
Niall Sheils Donegan, North Carolina
Jack Turner, Florida   
Tyler Weaver, Florida State 
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt 

Third Team
Carson Bertagnole, North Carolina
Adam Bresnu, Texas Tech 
Wheaton Ennis, Texas A&M 
Tommy Morrison, Texas 
Malan Potgieter, Louisiana 
Luke Poulter, Florida   
Lance Simpson, Tennessee 
Jase Summy, Oklahoma 
Cameron Tankersley, Ole Miss 
Tim Wiedemeyer, Texas Tech 

Honorable Mention
Jake Albert, Auburn 
Nguyen Anh Minh, Oregon State 
Daniel Bennett, Texas 
Alejandro de Castro Piera, Long Beach State 
Jaden Dumdumaya, USC 
Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State 
Ethan Evans, Duke 
Mesa Falleur, New Mexico
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State 
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas 
Connor Graham, Texas Tech 
Dean Greyserman, Stanford 
Will Hartman, Vanderbilt
Bryan Kim, Duke 
Matthew Kress, Florida 
Baylor Larrabee, UCLA 
Bryan Lee, Virginia 
Eric Lee, Oklahoma State 
Michael Lugiano, Liberty 
Ian Maspat, San Diego 
Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State 
Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame 
Zach Pollo, Arizona 
Emil Riegger, Maryland 
Wilhelm Ryding, USF 
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State 
Willy Walsh, Pepperdine 
Jack Whaley, Florida State
Connor Williams, Arizona State 
Ziqin Zhou, California

Golfweek All-Americans
First Team
Kihei Akina, BYU
Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine
Filip Jakubcik, Arizona
Ben James, Virginia
William Jennings, Alabama
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
Harry Takis, San Diego State
Tyler Weaver, Florida State

Second Team
Paul Chang, Virginia
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma
Tom Fischer, Ole Miss
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn
Frankie Harris, South Carolina
Luke Potter, Texas
Niall Sheils Donegan, North Carolina
William Sides, SMU
Jack Turner, Florida
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt

Third Team
Carson Bertagnole, North Carolina
Adam Bresnu, Texas Tech
Bryan Kim, Duke
Tommy Morrison, Texas
Malan Potgieter, Louisiana
Luke Poulter, Florida
Lance Simpson, Tennessee
Jase Summy, Oklahoma
Cameron Tankersley, Ole Miss
Tim Wiedemeyer, Texas Tech

Honorable Mention
Jake Albert, Auburn
Nguyen Anh Minh, Oregon State
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Alejandro De Castro, Long Beach State
Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State
Wheaton Ennis, Texas A&M
Mesa Falleur, New Mexico
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State
Erich Fortlage, Arkansas
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas
Connor Graham, Texas Tech
Dean Greyserman, Stanford
Matthew Kress, Florida
Bryan Lee, Virginia
Jay Mendell, LSU
Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State
Willy Walsh, Pepperdine
Connor Williams, Arizona State
Ziqin Zhou, California