ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - CCAA student-athletes claimed seven of the 12 spots on the PING Men's Golf All-West Region Team.
 
Chico State was represented on the all-region team by Naoki Easterday and Vineet Vallamsetty. Cal State San Bernardino also had multiple selections with Kamron Hopson and Tyler Price. The other all-region selections from the CCAA include Cal State Monterey Bay's George Goff, Cal State East Bay's Peyton Hendricks, and Cal State San Marcos' Liam Weaver. No West Region team had more than two selections.
 
This was the third consecutive all-region selection for Easterday. He was the only repeat winner from the CCAA.  
 
All-West Region Team
Naoki Easterday, Chico State
Conrad Brown, Western Washington
Kamron Hopson, Cal State San Bernardino
Peyton Hendricks, Cal State East Bay
Denby Carswell, Simon Fraser
Rex Wilson, Western Washington
Dylan Bercan, Hawai’i Hilo
Tyler Price, Cal State San Bernardino
Vineet Vallamsetty, Chico State
Ben Crinella, Hawai’i Hilo
Liam Weaver, Cal State San Marcos
George Goff, CSU Monterey Bay
 
About PING
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a “pinging” sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs.  His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry.  Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim’s grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.