NORMAN, Okla. – University of Missouri-St. Louis senior Joel Sylven and junior Juan Antonio Padilla were named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Ping All-America Team on Monday (June 27). Sylven earned First Team honors while Padilla was named to the honorable mention team.

Sylven becomes the first player in program history to be a three-time All-American. He was a third team selection in 2018-19 and earned honorable mention honors in 2019-20.

Sylven paced the Tritons with a 72.88 scoring average, recorded six top 10 finishes and was individual medalist four times this season including win the GLVC and NCAA Championships. He recorded par of better in 17 of 60 rounds, including a season-low 67 which he achieved three times this season.

Sylven is the program's career scoring leader at 73.28.

Padilla earns his first All-America honor after finishing the season with a 74.88 scoring average which was third best on the team. He recorded par or better in four of 32 rounds and his best finish of the season came at the GLVC Championships where he finished in a tie for sixth with a score of 217. Padilla shot a season-low 70 in the opening round of the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational and matched that in the opening round of the GLVC Championships back in April.