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2025-26 NAIA Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars Announced

NORMAN, Okla. – 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for NAIA have been announced by the GCAA.

To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their associate’s degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 78.0 in NAIA, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.

83 NAIA athletes from 30 schools earned 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Texas Wesleyan had seven recipients, the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2025-26. 

Coastal Georgia (5), Northwestern (IA) (5), OUAZ (4), Reinhardt (4), Texas A&M-San Antonio (4), Texas Wesleyan (7), USAO (5), and William Carey (5) were NAIA schools that had at least four recipients.

Briar Cliff (1)

Thavichakree Arunmala

Coastal Georgia (5)

Jake Ackerman

Griffin Blount

Finley Burke

Antonio Juarbe

Bo Shuler

Concordia (NE) (1)

Jake Richmond

Cumberland (TN) (3)

Harry Caygill

Patrick Chesnut

Gustav Fredriksson

Dalton State (2)

Joe Getley

Barrett Loftis 

Doane (2)

Cauy Walters

Joshua Wassmer

Johnson (1)

Jet Murrell

Keiser (3)

Yann Ferrando

Jack Peters

Iver Sokhan-Sanj

Lawrence Tech (3)

Richard Bramley

Jasper Komkommer

Martin Wing 

Lewis-Clark State (2)

Kye Krall

Luke West

Milligan (1)

Francisco de Bethencourt

Morningside (3)

Ryan Cavanaugh

Finn Coull

Darragh McGrath

Northwestern (IA) (5)

Qwenton Caldwell

Ben Christy

Ray Greller

Axton Miller

Evan Smith

Northwestern Ohio (1)

Luke S. Turner

OUAZ (4)

Nick Erickson

Hayden Hah

Corley McLernon

Liam Toole

Park (MO) (1)

Noah Pirtle

Point (3)

Hugo Griesheimer

Duncan Howie

Jacob Joseph

Reinhardt (4)

Pride Dyer

MJ Hodge

Zane May

Trey Schmidt

SCAD Savannah (3)

Luke Guthrie

Connor Scott

Felix Straub

Spartanburg Methodist (3)

Thomas Campbell

Parker Harrigan

Kendall Howle

St. Ambrose (2)

Ben King

Jacob Stoetzel

Sterling (2)

Sondre Jenson

Zach Surface

Texas A&M-San Antonio (4)

Loris Bonnetton

Kyle Mahan

Aden Morales

Nils Emil Sjö

Texas A&M-Victoria (1)

Brandon Gratton

Texas Wesleyan (7)

Luke Akerman

Haroon Aslam

Jesper Brinchmann-Hansen

Kolbe Fielder

Brady Meek

Yevgeniy (Gene) Ryu

Jose Manuel Sanchez

Truett McConnell (3)

Matthew Bible

Rhys Graham

Daley Williams

UPIKE (2)

Peyton Compton

Saul Crist

USAO (5)

Jax Brewer

Conner Cryer

Jaeden Ellis

Luca Gisler

Cooper Hardison

Wayland Baptist (1)

Leonard Lebrun

William Carey (5)

Patpongpoldanai Booncharn

Chance Elston

Chase Guillot

Ethan Holway

Lorenzo Ligabue

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About GCAA

Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors. For more information, please visit www.gcaa.coach.