Ferris State's Ben Cook Tabbed To Division II PING All-Region Team

Big Rapids, Mich. - Junior standout Ben Cook (Caledonia/Grand Rapids South Christian) of the Ferris State University men's golf program capped off the 2014-15 campaign by being chosen among the top players in the Midwest Region.

Cook was one of 12 players recently named to the 2015 Divison II PING All-Midwest Region Team as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.  A total of 116 players from across eight regions - East, Atlantic, Southeast, South, Midwest, South Central, Central and West - earned all-region honors this year.

As an all-region honoree, Cook is also now eligible to receive All-America consideration with the official announcement of this year's All-Americans slated to be made in the near future.

The Bulldog golfer was among five student-athletes from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) to attain all-region accolades with seven others from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tabbed to the Midwest Region team.

Cook, who was previously chosen as the 2015 GLIAC Golfer of the Year, had his best season on the collegiate level to date for the Bulldogs in the 2014-15 campaign. The three-year letterwinner placed among the top 10 performers in tournament action in nine of FSU's 11 regular-season competitions this season, including five of six outings this spring. 

This year, Cook twice earned medalist honors in tournament action and also claimed runner-up laurels on two other occassions. Overall, the FSU standout recorded eight top-five finishes in the 2014-15 campaign. His performance helped the Bulldogs to their 13th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

Along with earning the GLIAC Golfer of the Year honor, Cook was also named to the All-GLIAC First Team. He claimed all-league laurels for the first time in his collegiate career this season. By earning the league's top honor, Cook became the first FSU golfer to receive the GLIAC Men's Golfer of the Year honor since former standout Eric Lilleboe in 2009-10. 

This past season, the Bulldogs placed 16th overall in the 2015 NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional in the program's 13th-straight NCAA appearance. Ferris State's current 13-year NCAA Championship appearance streak in men's golf ranks as one of the longest active stretches in the country.