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Colorado Christian, Colorado Mesa represent RMAC on NCAA DII PING All-America teams | Colorado Sunshine

By June 20, 2025 | updated 4 months ago

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Colorado Christian's Xavier Bighaus won the individual title at the RMAC Championships in 2023. Bighaus and the Cougars are ranked in the Top 10 going in the 2024 spring season. (Courtesy photo/Colorado Christian University)

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The RMAC made its mark on the 2025 NCAA Division II PING All-America teams.

Colorado Christian and Colorado Mesa represented the RMAC, with CCU boasting four first-team roster spots and CMU holding one second-team nod.

The Cougars’ Xavier Bighaus, Sungyeop Cho, Adam Duncan, and Sangha Park earned All-America first team honors. Duncan, Cho, and Park finished the season as the top three individual golfers in DII.

Colorado Mesa’s Cole Beyer earned PING All-America second team honors after an exceptional individual season representing the Mavericks. The senior concluded the year ranked No. 8 nationally DII and secured a spot on the first team All-RMAC for the third consecutive year.

(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)

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