Lugiano Selected as a 2026 PING All-American
6/10/2026 1:55:00 PM | Men's Golf
Honors celebrating the historic season for Liberty's Michael Lugiano continue to roll in as the sophomore has been named to the 2026 PING All-America team.
Lugiano was one of 30 players named to the PING All-America honorable mention team, which was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Lugiano becomes the sixth player in program history to be named to an NCAA Division I PING All-America team and the first since 2021 (Kieran Vincent – third team).
The GCAA began naming All-Americans in 1958, with PING sponsoring the award since at least 1991.
For Division I, the First Team consists of 10 golfers (11 if the individual national champion was not already named to the First Team), 10 on the Second Team and 10 on the Third Team, and at least 20 earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Automatic additions from GCAA member schools to Honorable Mention if not previously named include top-15 finishers at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship before and after the cut, NCAA Regional medalists, and the top player in each All-Region ballot.
During the 2025-26 season, Lugiano's honors included being named to the Conference USA first team and the PING All-Region East team.
Lugiano had a banner season for Liberty, which propelled the Flames onto a Conference USA title and himself individually onto the national scene.
The native of Jackson Township, Pa., led the Flames with a 70.61 season stroke average, which was the second lowest scoring average in program history.
Lugiano played 27-of-38 rounds at par or better in 2025-26 (71.1 percent) and posted 14 sub-70 rounds.
The sophomore helped the Flames capture their second Conference USA title in the last three seasons and the ninth conference title in program history.
Liberty's CUSA title pushed the Flames back into NCAA Regional play for the 15th time in program history and 13th time in the last 15 seasons.
The Flames finished the NCAA Corvallis Regional tied for fifth place and saw Lugiano win the regional event with a 12-under par 201.
The individual victory at the NCAA Corvallis Regional earned Lugiano an individual spot at the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship where he finished tied for 47th place with an even par 216.
This marked the fourth best individual finish in Liberty's five different appearances at the national championship (Team: 2012, 2019, 2021 and 2022 | Individual: 2026).
Division I PING All-America Team
Honorable Mention Team
Jake Albert, Auburn
Nguyen Anh Minh, Oregon State
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Alejandro de Castro Piera, Long Beach State
Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State
Ethan Evans, Duke
Mesa Falleur, New Mexico
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas
Connor Graham, Texas Tech
Dean Greyserman, Stanford
Will Hartman, Vanderbilt
Bryan Kim, Duke
Matthew Kress, Florida
Baylor Larrabee, UCLA
Bryan Lee, Virginia
Eric Lee, Oklahoma State
Michael Lugiano, Liberty
Ian Maspat, San Diego
Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State
Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame
Zach Pollo, Arizona
Emil Riegger, Maryland
Wilhelm Ryding, USF
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State
Willy Walsh, Pepperdine
Jack Whaley, Florida State
Connor Williams, Arizona State
Ziqin Zhou, California
Lugiano was one of 30 players named to the PING All-America honorable mention team, which was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Lugiano becomes the sixth player in program history to be named to an NCAA Division I PING All-America team and the first since 2021 (Kieran Vincent – third team).
The GCAA began naming All-Americans in 1958, with PING sponsoring the award since at least 1991.
For Division I, the First Team consists of 10 golfers (11 if the individual national champion was not already named to the First Team), 10 on the Second Team and 10 on the Third Team, and at least 20 earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Automatic additions from GCAA member schools to Honorable Mention if not previously named include top-15 finishers at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship before and after the cut, NCAA Regional medalists, and the top player in each All-Region ballot.
During the 2025-26 season, Lugiano's honors included being named to the Conference USA first team and the PING All-Region East team.
Lugiano had a banner season for Liberty, which propelled the Flames onto a Conference USA title and himself individually onto the national scene.
The native of Jackson Township, Pa., led the Flames with a 70.61 season stroke average, which was the second lowest scoring average in program history.
Lugiano played 27-of-38 rounds at par or better in 2025-26 (71.1 percent) and posted 14 sub-70 rounds.
The sophomore helped the Flames capture their second Conference USA title in the last three seasons and the ninth conference title in program history.
Liberty's CUSA title pushed the Flames back into NCAA Regional play for the 15th time in program history and 13th time in the last 15 seasons.
The Flames finished the NCAA Corvallis Regional tied for fifth place and saw Lugiano win the regional event with a 12-under par 201.
The individual victory at the NCAA Corvallis Regional earned Lugiano an individual spot at the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship where he finished tied for 47th place with an even par 216.
This marked the fourth best individual finish in Liberty's five different appearances at the national championship (Team: 2012, 2019, 2021 and 2022 | Individual: 2026).
Division I PING All-America Team
Honorable Mention Team
Jake Albert, Auburn
Nguyen Anh Minh, Oregon State
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Alejandro de Castro Piera, Long Beach State
Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State
Ethan Evans, Duke
Mesa Falleur, New Mexico
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas
Connor Graham, Texas Tech
Dean Greyserman, Stanford
Will Hartman, Vanderbilt
Bryan Kim, Duke
Matthew Kress, Florida
Baylor Larrabee, UCLA
Bryan Lee, Virginia
Eric Lee, Oklahoma State
Michael Lugiano, Liberty
Ian Maspat, San Diego
Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State
Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame
Zach Pollo, Arizona
Emil Riegger, Maryland
Wilhelm Ryding, USF
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State
Willy Walsh, Pepperdine
Jack Whaley, Florida State
Connor Williams, Arizona State
Ziqin Zhou, California
Players Mentioned
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