June 6, 2007

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - SMU senior golfer Colt Knost has been named to the PING Division I All-America Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Wednesday, June 6. Knost, a third-team selection, is SMU's first All-American since Will Dodson was tabbed an honorable mention All-American in 2004-05.

Knost, a native of Pilot Point, Texas, was the 2007 Conference USA Golfer of the Year and won three tournaments on the season. Last week, he was named to the All-South Central Region Team. Knost also qualified for the EDS Byron Nelson Championship and became the first amateur since 1993 to make the cut following a scorching round of 64 during day two of the PGA event.

Division I PING All-America Teams

First Team: Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State), Billy Horschel (Florida), Dustin Johnson (Coastal Carolina), Chris Kirk (Georgia), Niklas Lemke (Arizona state), Jamie Lovemark (Southern California), Kyle Stanley (Clemson), Daniel Summerhays (Brigham Young), Brendon Todd (Georgia), Dawie van der Walt (Lamar)

Second Team: Benjamin Alvarado (Arizona State), Charlie Beljan (New Mexico), Jonas Blixt (Florida State), Joseph Bramlett (Stanford), Roberto Castro (Georgia Tech), Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Rob Grube (Stanford), Brian Harman (Georgia), Michael Thompson (Alabama), Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech)

Third Team: Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M), Derek Fathauer (Louisville), Matt Harmon (Michigan State), Colt Knost (SMU), Lucas Lee (UCLA), Brian Locke (Loyola Marymount), Zack Miller (Stanford), Matthew Savage (Stanford), Joel Sjoholm (Georgia State), Martin Ureta (North Carolina)