By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information Director
Bossier City senior Andrew Bennett represented Centenary on the NCAA Division III PING All-Region Team earlier this week, it was announced by the NCAA in coordination with the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Players across seven regions earned all-region honors in 2025. Bennett earned a spot on the Region VII Team and earned All-Region honors for the second season in a row.
Bennett, a former Airline star, put the finishing touches on his stellar career with a 20th-place finish in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships last month in Whitney, Texas.
Bennett, who earned honorable mention All-SCAC honors this season, continued to add to his legacy as the top golfer in the Division III era of the Gents’ program this season with a pair of individual wins, a tie for first, and a runner-up finish.
Bennett was named the SCAC Men’s Golfer of the Week three times this past season and finishes his superb career with four career outright wins, 11 top five finishes, and 14 top 10 finishes.
Bennett, the 2024 SCAC Individual Champion, was named the 2024 SCAC Men’s Golfer of the Year and earned First-Team All-SCAC honors. He became the first Centenary men’s golfer in the Division III era to win an individual conference title and was also the first Centenary men’s golfer to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the Division III era (2013-present).
He was also named a 2024 Division III PING All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America after earning a spot on the PING All-Region Team, landing on the third team. Bennett was the first Centenary men’s golfer to be named an All-American since Hal Sutton in 1980.
STUNT: Three Ladies were cited on the All-America team by the College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA), the organization announced on Wednesday.
Senior Avery Cauley, sophomore Ezmeriah Gonzalez, and sophomore J’Anna Sweat were spotlighted as Cauley was named to the first team, Sweat to the second team, and Gonzales earned honorable mention.
The number of athletes from each team receiving All-American honors is based on the end of the season ranking for each team. The Ladies’ eighth-place final ranking allotted them one honoree for each category. All-Americans are selected by the members of the College STUNT Coach Association.
“It’s great to see our athletes get post season recognition in our inaugural season, said Centenary head coach Kaylee King. “Our team one worked hard all season long to really lay the foundation for our program and these three athletes were intricate parts in doing so.”
The Ladies finished eighth in the country in the Division III rankings out of 13 teams this season as the first and only NCAA Varsity STUNT team in the state of Louisiana and the only DIII team in the South.
SUMMER CAMPS: Despite there being no home athletic events for the next few months, the Centenary campus will be busy.
From May 27-July 17, there will be camps for the following sports: baseball, basketball, cheer, football, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball.
Check Centenary Athletics’ social media channels for more information.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu