NORMAN, Okla. — Henderson State senior golfer Mitchell Ford received recognition for his stellar season on the links Friday afternoon when he was named to the 2021 NCAA Division II PING All-Central Region Team.

Ford, who was the highest ranked player in the GAC for the entirety of the spring season, was a unanimous First Team All-GAC selection after recording five Top-10 finishes in nine events. Ford carried a team-low stroke average of 72.40 and was the winner of the St. Mary's Rattler Invitational on Feb. 22-23 when he shot 9-under par for three rounds.

A five-year standout for Henderson, Ford is the sixth men's golfer in Reddie history to earn PING All-Region honors, joining Cameron McRae (2019), Price Murphree (2017), Mauricio Lira (2015), Brice Howard (2014) and Matt Jennings (2014). He was one of seven golfers from the GAC to be selected to the All-Central Region Team.

2021 PING Division II All-Central Region Team
Andrew Beckler, Washburn
Santiago De La Fuente, Arkansas Tech
Mitchell Ford, Henderson State
Henry Frizzell, Arkansas Tech
Austin Gean, Arkansas Tech
Thomas Henson, Central Missouri
Matt Hoemann, Central Missouri
Jordan Holifield, SE Oklahoma State
Andre Jacobs, Arkansas Tech
Patrick McCarthy, Missouri Western
Luke Palmowski, Rogers State
Roman Timmerman, Southern Arkansas