Yale University of Connecticut Athletics Announces 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars

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Yale University of Connecticut Athletics is proud to announce that four members of the Yale men's golf team have been named to the 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars team. This prestigious honor recognizes NCAA Division I athletes who excel both academically and athletically. The recipients from Yale are Blake Brantley, Ben Carpenter, Sam Davis, and Will Lodge. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional commitment to their studies, maintaining a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2, while also participating in 50% of their team's competitive rounds and maintaining a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I.

Key Takeaways:

  • Four members of the Yale men's golf team have been named 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars, including Blake Brantley, Ben Carpenter, Sam Davis, and Will Lodge.
  • To be eligible for the award, athletes must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors, 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.
  • Recipients 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 total of 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.
  • 24 NCAA Division I schools had at least five recipients.

Statistics:

  • 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.
  • 24 NCAA Division I schools had at least five recipients, including Ball State, Baylor, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, Colorado State, Duke, Georgia Southern, Hawai'i, Holy Cross, Houston Christian, IU Indy, Lipscomb, Louisiana, Loyola Chicago, LSU, Marquette, Marshall, Mississippi State, North Alabama, Northwestern, Radford, Rice, UCONN, and Vanderbilt.

Sources:

  • Yale University of Connecticut Athletics news release
  • NCAA Division I regulations and guidelines
  • Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar program requirements