KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two student-athletes from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), both from Friends University, were named to one of the three NAIA Men's Golf All-America teams, the national office announced today.
Trinton Nobles, a senior from McKinney, Texas, earned a spot on the All-America Second Team. In the 2025-26 season, Nobles earned his third consecutive KCAC Men's Golfer of the Year honor, and was named to the All-KCAC First Team for the third straight year, as well. At the KCAC Men's Golf Championship, Nobles took home the individual title, shooting -3 and eclipsing the second place finisher by four strokes, as part of a team championship performance by the Falcons. The Falcons finished in second place at the 2026 NAIA Men's Golf Championship, and Nobles tied for the second-best score for Friends during that tournament.
Bernhard Koster, a sophomore from Pretoria, South Africa, was the other Falcon that received All-America honors, earning a spot on the NAIA Men's Golf All-America Third Team. Koster was a Second Team All-KCAC honoree, and earned the KCAC Men's Golf Newcomer of the Year honor at the KCAC Men's Golf Championship, finishing in a tie for third at that event. At the NAIA Men's Golf Championship, he was the top scorer for Friends, finishing in a tie for 7th after shooting +6 for the championship.
The NAIA also recognized its 2025-26 Coach of the Year, Blake Trimble, head coach of the 2026 NAIA National Champion OCU Stars. Trimble coached the Stars to their seventh tournament title of the season in the national championship and their NAIA-best 12th Men's Golf Red Banner.
Oklahoma City, Keiser, and Webber International (Fla.) were the only schools represented by multiple players on the First Team, and both OCU and Keiser had four student-athletes honored across all teams. Webber, Dalton State (Ga.), and Reinhardt (Ga.) had three honorees each across all three teams.
One award remains for the 2025-26 NAIA Men's Golf season, as the 2025-26 NAIA Player of the Year will be announced at a future date.
| First Team |
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Year |
Hometown |
| Antonio Juarbe |
 |
Coastal Georgia |
Jr. |
Jesup, Ga. |
| Luke Hammond |
 |
Columbia International (S.C.) |
Sr. |
Prosperity, S.C. |
| Ben McFadden |
 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
So. |
London, England |
| Camron Jones |
 |
Grace (Ind.) |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Sam Dymeka |
 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Jr. |
West Chicago, Ill. |
| Iver Sokhan Sanj |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
So. |
Lorenskog, Norway |
| Yann Ferrando |
|
Keiser (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Biscarose, France |
| Weston Ogden |
 |
Marian (Ind.) |
Sr. |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
| Felipe Suarez |
 |
Missouri Valley |
Fr. |
Cordoba, Argentina |
| Carter Ray |
 |
Oklahoma City |
So. |
Walters, Okla |
| Christian Yanovitch |
|
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
Griswold, Conn. |
| Owen Croft |
 |
Victoria (B.C.) |
Jr. |
Georgetown, Ontario |
| Christopher Richards |
 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
Fr. |
Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Vedant Sirohi |
|
Webber International (Fla.) |
Sr. |
New Delhi, India |
| Spencer Worley |
 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
Sr. |
Walsall, England |
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| Second Team |
|
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Year |
Hometown |
| Alex Nordstrom |
 |
Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
So. |
Bromma, Sweden |
| Cobey Riddle |
|
Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
So. |
Trumann, Ark. |
| Tyler Latimer |
|
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Sr. |
Canton, Ga. |
| Trinton Nobles |
 |
Friends (Kan.) |
Sr. |
McKinney, Texas |
| Matus Cedzo |
|
Keiser (Fla.) |
Fr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Stanley White |
 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
So. |
Braunton, England |
| Lane Zedrick |
|
Marian (Ind.) |
Jr. |
Fishers, Ind. |
| Josh Killingsworth |
 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Sr. |
Overland Park, Kan. |
| Patrick Neal |
|
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Sr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
| Jack Newton |
|
Oklahoma City |
So. |
Littleton, Colo. |
| Jacob Joseph |
 |
Point (Ga.) |
Sr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Trey Schmidt |
 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
So. |
Cumming, Ga. |
| Brady Meek |
 |
Texas Wesleyan |
So. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jaxen Brewer |
 |
USAO (Okla.) |
Sr. |
Washington, Okla. |
| Sacha Brendle |
 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Jr. |
Benfeld, France |
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| Third Team |
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Year |
Hometown |
| Leighton Wright |
 |
British Columbia |
Fr. |
Barrie, Ontario |
| Scott Frisby |
|
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Fr. |
Gainsborough, England |
| Bernhard Koster |
|
Friends (Kan.) |
So. |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Henry Kosmicki |
 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Jr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
| Jack Peters |
|
Keiser (Fla.) |
So |
Northampton, England |
| Francisco DeBethencourt |
 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
Jr. |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Joaquin Raminger |
|
Missouri Valley |
Fr. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Lorenzo Santinelli |
|
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
Milan, Italy |
| Liam Toole |
 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Griffin Latimer |
|
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Fr. |
Canton, Ga. |
| Zane May |
|
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Jr. |
Canton, Ga. |
| Kristjan Burkelca |
 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Jr. |
Domzale, Slovenia |
| Kolbe Fielder |
|
Texas Wesleyan |
So. |
North Richland Hills, Texas |
| Jaeden Ellis |
|
USAO (Okla.) |
Sr. |
Lawton, Okla. |
| Tristan Greenleaf |
|
Webber International (Fla.) |
So. |
Teddington, England |
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