GCAA Release

NORMAN, Okla. -- Three members of the Allegheny College men's golf team were named 2024-25 NCAA Division III Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Tuesday.

Rising junior Connor Bell (Montrose, Colo./Montrose) and recent graduates Carter Hassenplug (North East, Pa./North East) and Zachary Melzar (Sterling, Mass./Wachusett Regional) represented the Gators as All-America Scholars. Hassenplug and Melzar were both honored for the third consecutive year.

Eligible student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their 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. In 2024-25, 202 D-III student-athletes from 78 schools were recognized. Allegheny was one of only two Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) institutions included among this year's honorees.