Xavier University Athletics
Five Musketeers Named 2025-26 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars
08.03.26 | Men's Golf
The Musketeers posted a 3.768 team GPA
NORMAN, Okla. - Five Musketeers were named 2025-26 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars on Monday. Carson Bellish, Kellen Dean, Ray Filter, Kyle Smith and A.J. Wilhelm all earned the honors.
Bellish, Dean and Wilhelm were also named to the CSC Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team on June 16.
Xavier earned the 2025-26 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award on July 28. The Musketeers posted a 3.768 team grade point average, the highest team GPA by a men's golf program in the conference. Xavier was one of only three schools to win a BIG EAST Championship and earn a team academic excellence award, joining St. John's (baseball) and Georgetown (men's swimming).
The Musketeers won the 2026 BIG EAST Championship on May 4, the program's ninth conference title in program history and first since 2005.
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.
649 NCAA Division I athletes from 210 schools earned 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Delaware, East Carolina, and Lamar tied for the most recipients from one school in NCAA Division I with six.
23 NCAA Division I schools had at least five recipients. They include Abilene Christian (5), Alabama (5), Cincinnati (5), Dayton (5), Delaware (6), Duke (5), East Carolina (6), Idaho (5), Iona (5), JMU (5), Lamar (6), Loyola Chicago (5), Miami (OH) (5), Michigan State (5), NIU (5), Notre Dame (5), Oakland (5), Oklahoma State (5), Princeton (5), UCF (5), UConn (5), Wisconsin (5), and Xavier (5).
81 NCAA Division I schools had at least four recipients.
Bellish, Dean and Wilhelm were also named to the CSC Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team on June 16.
Xavier earned the 2025-26 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award on July 28. The Musketeers posted a 3.768 team grade point average, the highest team GPA by a men's golf program in the conference. Xavier was one of only three schools to win a BIG EAST Championship and earn a team academic excellence award, joining St. John's (baseball) and Georgetown (men's swimming).
The Musketeers won the 2026 BIG EAST Championship on May 4, the program's ninth conference title in program history and first since 2005.
ABOUT THE AWARD
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.
649 NCAA Division I athletes from 210 schools earned 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Delaware, East Carolina, and Lamar tied for the most recipients from one school in NCAA Division I with six.
23 NCAA Division I schools had at least five recipients. They include Abilene Christian (5), Alabama (5), Cincinnati (5), Dayton (5), Delaware (6), Duke (5), East Carolina (6), Idaho (5), Iona (5), JMU (5), Lamar (6), Loyola Chicago (5), Miami (OH) (5), Michigan State (5), NIU (5), Notre Dame (5), Oakland (5), Oklahoma State (5), Princeton (5), UCF (5), UConn (5), Wisconsin (5), and Xavier (5).
81 NCAA Division I schools had at least four recipients.
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