Norman, Oklahoma - On Wednesday, Division II PING All-Region honorees were announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) to coincide with the start of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. Nearly 100 players across eight regions - East, Atlantic, Midwest, Central, South, Southeast, South Central and West - earned all-region honors for 2024.

Spartans Djaia Darrason, Tanner Little, Diego Ocasio, Juan Ignacio Simon and Nolan Skaggs were selected to the East Region Team. All five men played integral rolls in the Spartans' outstanding season, which included a third place finish at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional and a trip to the upcoming Division II National Championship.

The 2023-2024 season was a huge success for St. Thomas Aquinas College and was highlighted by nine-top 10 team finishes in the regular season, with the Spartans finishing in the top five in six of those events and placing first at the Adelphi University Panther Invitational and St. Thomas Aquinas College Spring Invitational.

At the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional, St. Thomas Aquinas placed third overall, finishing the three-day regional event with a total team score of 889 (300-300-289), which was 5-over par. 

Individually, Junior Djaia Darrason led STAC for the regional and finished tied for fourth place overall, shooting a total of 217 (71, 75, 71), which was good for 4-over par. Tanner Little (222: 74, 74, 74) +9/T14th, Juan Ignacio Simon (224: 76, 77, 71) +11/T21st, Nolan Skaggs (229: 82, 74, 73) +16/T35th and Diego Ocasio (232: 79, 79, 74) +19/T49th rounded out the Spartans scoring.

Division II PING All-East Region Team

Djaia Darrason, St. Thomas Aquinas 

Evan Desjardins, Bentley

Aissa El-Khadri, New Haven

Joe Ensign, Post

Pablo Hidalgo, Felician

Bill Koch, Post 

Tanner Little, St. Thomas Aquinas 

Diego Ocasio, St. Thomas Aquinas

Ethan Phillips, Post

Timothy Picard, Bentley

Juan Ignacio Simon, St. Thomas Aquinas 

Nolan Skaggs, St. Thomas Aquinas