NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the NCAA Division III Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars last week, and eight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) individuals were selected as honorees.
This year marks the sixth-straight year the SCAC has placed six or more student-athletes on this prestigious list.
207 NCAA Division III athletes from 80 schools earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Rhodes had six recipients, tied with College of Charleston, Georgia Southern, Hawai’i, Mississippi State (NCAA Division I), and Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) for the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2024-25.
Southwestern University paced the SCAC with five honorees, while Trinity was represented by a pair of athletes and Texas Lutheran University saw one athlete earn the prestigious accolade. The Pirates were one of just five programs in all of NCAA Division III to have at place at least five honorees represented on the squad.
The five Pirates represented included seniors Matthew Peesker and Bryce Stiemert, along with junior Ethan Bridges and sophomores Sam McClure and Ricky Mitchell. For Peesker and Stiemert it marks the third consecutive year both have been named to the exclusive team.
Texas Lutheran senior Tobey Wills represented the Bulldogs on the team for the third consecutive year. This year marks the sixth consecutive year at least one TLU athlete has earned the honor.
Rounding out the SCAC contingent earning All-America Scholar honors were TU Tiger graduate student Jacob Mason and junior Carter Code. It was the third-straight honor for Mason and second consecutive award for Code.
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 79.0 in NCAA Division III, 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.
207 NCAA Division III athletes from 80 schools earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Rhodes had six recipients, tied with College of Charleston, Georgia Southern, Hawai’i, Mississippi State (NCAA Division I), and Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) for the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2024-25.
Emory (5), Gustavus Adolphus (5), Illinois Wesleyan (5), Rhodes (6), and Southwestern (TX) (5) were NCAA Division III schools that had at least five recipients.
To view the complete list of GCAA Division III All-America Scholars, click here.
