Carbon High School junior Ryker Smith was one of 12 3A golfers to qualify for the 2016-2017 All-State First Team, it was announced by the Utah Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America Thursday morning.

Smith finished the top golfer in Region 12 as he led the Dinos to an unbeaten season and division championship. Smith continued his consistent play in the state tournament, helping the Dinos grab a top five finish for the second consecutive season.

The 3A State Champions Park City led the way with five first-team selections. Pine View finished with two while Carbon, Union, Tooele, North Sanpete and Juan Diego all had one representative.

Finishing the season as the second place individual golfer in Region 12, Kayden Alderson received an All-State Honorable Mention. He was joined on the list by teammate and senior Joey Penovich.

The Utah Section PGA extends the honor of First Team All-State to the top 12 golfers in each classification, the next 10 are selected to the Second Team, and the next 10 after that are selected to Honorable Mention.

The Utah Section of the PGA of America has been actively supporting high school golf for over 25 years. Twenty years ago they developed the Utah High School All-State Golf Program. The All-State Golf selection process is unique among all-state honors programs in that it is all by the numbers. Thirty-five percent of a players best region scores and sixty-five percent of their state championship scores are used to rank each player.

All First Team All-State players will be invited to the All-State Invitational tournament and Banquet at the end of next May.

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