Three Golfers Honored by the GCAA
Three SIUE golfers have been recognized as Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Preston Bily, Alex Eickhoff and Brady Kaufmann each earned the honor.
Eickhoff and Kaufmann are each three-time winners. Bily earned the award for the first time.
Since SIUE first became eligible for the Division I award, 29 Cougars have been honored as All-America Scholars.
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, 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.
556 NCAA Division I athletes from 190 schools earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. College of Charleston, Georgia Southern, Hawai'i, and Mississippi State each had six recipients, tied with Rhodes (NCAA Division III) and Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) for the most recipients from one school across all six divisions in 2024-25.
