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Posted: Aug 05, 2025

Four Named All-America Scholars; Team Earns 14th Straight Academic Honor

Four Named All-America Scholars; Team Earns 14th Straight Academic Honor

(NORMAN, Okla.) – Four members of the Carnegie Mellon University men's golf team, Senior Justin Chan, junior David Zhang along with sophomores Ryan Dannegger and Steven Shea have been named 2024-25 Division III Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for their play on the course and in the classroom. This marks the second time Chan and Zhang have been honor while it is the first for Dannegger and Shea.

To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically. In addition, they must participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 79.0 in NCAA Division III 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 his college or university.

The 2024-25 Tartans were also honored as a team for their academics. The Cardinal and Gray were one of 52 NCAA Division III institutions who received the All-Academic Team award from the GCAA. The Tartans finished the year with a cumulative grade point average of 3.56, as it marked the 14th straight season the team has received the accolade. The Cardinal and Gray were also one of 24 Division III teams to have a cumulative grade point average on 3.5 or higher.

Harvard (Division I), Findlay (Division II), Bowdoin (Division III), Alabama State (HBCU), SCAD Savannah (NAIA), Iowa Western (NJCAA Division I) and Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II) were all named Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced by the GCAA. Harvard posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.955.

To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors, a college or university must submit the GPAs for each player on its official squad list for the academic year. The team combined GPAs of 3.00 or higher earn All-Academic Team recognition.