FISHERS, Ind. -- Jarin Todd of Sonoma State has been named the recipient of the NCAA Division II Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Dillard's Inc./Hartmarx Corp. The Nicklaus is presented annually to the national player of the year in NCAA Divisions I, II and III and the NAIA.

Todd won four times this season -- the InterWest Chico State Invitational, the Mauna Lani Intercollegiate, the SoCal Intercollegiate Championship and the NDNU Invitational. He also tallied five additional top-five finishes and only placed outside of the top 10 once during his sophomore campaign.

A native of Woddonville, Wash., Todd was one of 12 players selected to represent the United States in the Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship and was named a Ping First-Team All-American

In addition, Jimmy Stobs of Barry was named the Division II Eaton Golf Pride National Coach of the Year following the Division II national championships, where Stobs led Barry to the national title by a one stroke.

It was the Bucs' first win of the season. Stobs led Barry to runner-up finishes five times this year and three top-four showings. The Bucs were a mainstay in the top five of the Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll.

"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by your peers," said Stobs. "All the credit goes to our players. Without them, there's no coach of the year award."

The Division II All-America selections also have been announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Mitch Boles of Central Oklahoma, Barry's Hernan Borja, Daniel Creel of North Alabama, West Florida's Matthew Galloway, Andrew Georgiou and Christian Ries of Columbus State, Abilene Christian's Hughes Joannes, Eric Justesen of CSU-Stanislaus and Sonoma State's Jarin Todd garnered First-Team All-America honors.

Ries, a senior from South Africa, claimed the Arnold Palmer Award presented by Callaway Golf for as the Division II national championship individual medalist. Reis shot a 1-over 285 to win the medal by six strokes after tying for second at the Southeast Regional and tying for third in the Peach Belt Conference Championship. He carded three additional top-10 showings on the year.