The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released its 2025-26 NAIA Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars on Tuesday. Keiser men's golf recorded three honorees as
Yann Ferrando,
Jack Peters, and
Iver Sokhan-Sanj were among this year's honorees.
83 NAIA athletes from 30 schools earned 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors.
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 78.0 in NAIA, 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.
Yann Ferrando, Third Year, Biscarose, France
- Named a CSC Academic All-American for the first time
- Posted a 3.79 in Exercise and Sports Science
- Produced second NAIA All-America honor of his career (third team in 2025)
- Earned PING All-South Region team honors for the second time
- An NAIA All-Tournament Team selection, placing second at this year's NAIA National Championship
- Named an All-Sun Conference selection for the third straight year (first as a first-teamer)
- Appeared in 11 events for the Seahawks for a total of 34 rounds
- Had eight top-5 finishes, including six second-place results
- Place tied for second at the Sun Conference Championship
- Registered the first second-place finish of his Keiser career, shooting a 3-under, 210, at the Invite at Innisbrook (Sept. 29-30)
- Shoot a season-low 8-under, 202, to finish second at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
- Named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (Nov. 3)
- Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 69.3
- Ranked No. 4 by clippd
Jack Peters, Second Year, Northampton, England
- Posted a 4.00 in Business Administration
- Named to the NAIA PING All-America Team for the first time
- Earned NAIA All-America honors for the first time in his career
- A first-time PING all-region team honoree
- Named a First-Team All-Sun Conference honoree for the first time
- Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 30 rounds
- Had eight top-10 finishes with three in the top five
- Place third at the Invite at Innisbrook (Sept. 29-30) - the best finish of his Keiser career
- Shot a career-best 11-under, 205, at the Music City Classic (April 13-14), finishing third overall
- Finished the season with an adjusted scoring average of 71.3
- Ranked No. 27 by clippd
Iver Sokhan-Sanj, Second Year, Lorenskog, Norway
- Recorded a 4.00 in Information Systems
- Earned this first NAIA All-American honor
- A first-time Sokhan-Sanj GCAA PING All-American
- Earned PING All-South Region team honors for the first time
- Winner of the 2026 NAIA Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
- Named a First-Team All-Sun Conference honoree for the first time
- Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 31 rounds
- Had five top-5 finishes with four tournament wins
- Became the third golfer in Keiser history to win Sun Conference Medalist honors
- A two-time Sun Conference Golfer of the Week
- Shot a career-low 201 (−15) at the Music City Classic (April 13-14) - second-lowest 54-hole total in Keiser history
- Set the school record for low round with a 9-under 63 in Round 2 at the Music City Classic
- Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of 70.3
- Currently ranked No. 7 by clippd
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