NORMAN, Okla. -- For a second-straight season, Wartburg's Josh Nichols has been named a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced today.

The academic honor in back-to-back seasons for Nichols is the first for the men's golf program since 2010. Nichols now joins Dan Schmitz and Andrew Miller as the only multi-time Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars honorees in program history.

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.

201 NCAA Division III athletes from 77 schools earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. 

Wartburg's all-time GCAA All-American Scholars:
1990      Todd Reinhardt, Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2003      Dan Schmitz, Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2004      Dan Schmitz, Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2006      Andrew Miller, Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2007      Blake Halvorsen and Andrew Miller, Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
2009      Ian Flores, Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar
2010      Chris Bushbaum, Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar
2024      Josh Nichols and Taylor Thompson, Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
2025      Josh Nichols, Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar