COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western New Mexico University men's golfers Anders Friman (Stockholm, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium) and David Metz (Tucson, AZ/Canyon del Oro HS) were named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Teams as announced by the conference office.


Friman, already a recipient of the Summit Award for having the highest GPA, was named to the First-Team. The senior from Stockholm, Sweden, holds a 3.95 GPA and is majoring in business. Last season, Friman averaged 81.4 in 22 rounds and was a Second-Team All-Academic selection. He has seen action in four tournaments this season.


Metz, a junior from Tucson, Ariz., was named to the Second-Team as he holds a 3.34 GPA and is majoring in criminal justice. This season, Metz played a total of 32 rounds in 11 tournaments, carding a 75.09 scoring average. He led the team at the RMAC #2 placing in a tie for 12^th. He tied for ninth at the Midwestern State Invitational.


WNMU will continue their season this coming week when they will participate in the NCAA Division II West/South Central Super Regional in Dupont, Wash., at the Home Course that begins Monday, May 6.

First Team All-Academic

Name Year School Hometown GPA Major

# Jordan Arndt So. Colorado Mines Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 3.84 Civil Engineering

Kyle Grassel Jr. Colorado Mines Chesterton, Ind. 3.75 Environmental Engineering

James Berry Sr. CSU-Pueblo Traverse City, Mich. 3.53 Exercise Science

Brandon Bingaman Sr. Colorado Mesa Montrose, Colo. 3.63 Kinesiology

Anders Friman (Stockholm, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium) Sr. Western New Mexico Stockholm, Sweden 3.89 Business

Michael Tilghman Sr. UC-Colorado Springs Castle Rock, Colo. 3.83 Business

#- 2012-13 RMAC Academic Golfer of the Year,

Second Team All-Academic

Name Year School Hometown GPA Major

Chad Herges Sr. Colorado Mines McKinney, Texas 3.59 Mechanical Engineering Spencer Biersdorff Sr. UC-Colorado Springs Nevada City, Calif. 3.39 Finance

Sean Thomas Sr. CSU-Pueblo Arvada, Colo. 3.56 Economics

David Metz (Tucson, AZ/Canyon del Oro HS) Jr. Western New Mexico Tucson, Ariz. 3.34 Criminal Justice

Nick Ellis So. Fort Lewis Litchfield Park, Ariz. 3.92 Business Adminstration

Steven DaSilva So. Regis University Portland, Ore. 3.43 Business Management

Honor Roll

Name Year School Hometown GPA Major

Patrick Skakel So. UC-Colorado Springs Birmingham, England 3.63 Sport Management

Dillon Washburn R-Fr. Fort Lewis Pinetop, Ariz. 3.94 Accounting

Ronnie Toplyn So. Fort Lewis Bellvue, Colo. 3.91 Marketing

Donny Stewart Jr. Regis University Delta, Colo. 3.61 Business Management

Tyler Hunt So. Colorado Mesa Cascade, Colo. 3.31 Construction Management

Elliot Feng Sr. Colorado Mines Albuquerque, N.M. 3.57 Mechanical Engineering

Joe Schwark Sr. Colorado Mines Westminster, Colo. 3.39 Mechanical Engineering