NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the NCAA Division III Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars on Wednesday, and six Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) individuals were selected as honorees.
This year marks the fifth-straight year the SCAC has placed six or more student-athletes on this prestigious list.
The nine SCAC athletes recognized are the most in men’s golf history. 208 NCAA Division III athletes from 81 schools earned 2023-24 GCAA All-America Scholar honors.
Southwestern University, Texas Lutheran University and Trinity University all saw a pair of athlete earn honors.
The two Pirates represented included juniors Matthew Peesker and Bryce Stiemert, marking the second-straight year both have been named to the exclusive team.
Representing the Bulldogs were juniors Tobey Wills and Caleb Kruse. For Wills, this year marks his second consecutive appearance on the list and the fifth consecutive year at least one TLU athlete had earned the honor.
Rounding out the SCAC contingent earning All-America Scholar honors were TU Tiger senior Jacob Mason and sophomore Carter Code. It was the second-straight honor for Mason.
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 76.0 in NCAA Division I, under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, under 78.0 in NAIA, and under 77.0 in NJCAA, 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.
208 NCAA Division III athletes from 81 schools earned 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Trine had six recipients, tied with Georgia Southern, Mercer, Texas Tech, Yale (NCAA Division I), Missouri S&T (NCAA Division II), and Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) for the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2023-24. Eight NCAA Division III schools had at least five recipients, including Emory (5), Illinois Wesleyan (5), LeTourneau (5), Mary Hardin-Baylor (5), RPI (5), Stevens (5), Trine (6), and Washington & Lee (5).
To view the complete list of GCAA Division III All-America Scholars, click here.
