Pitt-Johnstown junior golfer
Eli Ropietski was named 2026 NCAA Division II PING All-Atlantic Region by the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) when the organization released this year's honorees.
In all, players across eight regions and 59 schools earned all-region honors in 2026.
Ropietski, the PSAC Men's Gof Athlete of the Week on April 22, earned medalist honors at the 2025 PSAC Championships to become to first Mountain Cat to win the conference title. Ropietski also won the Indiana (PA) Cecil C. Spadafora invitational on April 15, tied for fifth at the Tiffin (OH) Kyle Ryman Memorial on Oct. 7, and tied for seventh at the Wheeling (OH) MEC Classic on April 8.
On May 9, Ropietski finished in a tie for 25th-place at the 2026 NCAA Atlantic/East Region Golf Championships hosted by Pitt-Johnstown at Sunnehanna Country Club.
Division II PING All-Region Teams
Atlantic
Hector Arriaga, Glenville State
Christopher Baguma, Virginia State
Giovanni Delorenzi, Gannon
Justin Doerr, West Liberty
Godfrey Nsubuga, Winston-Salem State
Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Eli Ropietski, Pitt-Johnstown
Paul-Arthur Roth, West Chester
Pau Sanchez, Charleston (WV)
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon
Alex Swinnerton, IUP
Milo Thim, Point Park
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a "pinging" sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim's grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.
