Norman, OK - Millikin University Men's Golf earned a pair of academic honors on Monday and Wednesday, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America during the week. The Big Blue earned the Team Academic Award on Wednesday, following four student-athletes being named as All-American Scholars on Monday.
On the team level, over 300 programs across collegiate golf's six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. Teams had to have an average GPA of 3.0 or above in the 2025-26 academic year to qualify. The Big Blue were joined by Illinois Wesleyan representing the CCIW on the listing.
Individually, 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 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 their college or university.
261 student-athletes from 95 different schools earned the accolade, and Millikin was one of 29 schools to have four or more representatives on the list.
Trevor Biggerstaff,
Jack Bollinger,
Luke Bradley, and
Will Ross received the honors for Millikin. For Bradley and Bollinger, this marks the third straight season that they have won the award, with Ross and Biggerstaff being first-time honorees. The Big Blue four were part of a grouping of 14 student-athletes from three different CCIW institutions to represent the league.
"Trevor, Jack, Luke, and Will couldn't be more deserving of this honor" said Director of Golf
Sam Osborne '10. "They all put in the work day-in and day-out, and continue to set the standard for our program on what it means to be at a high level both on the course, and in the classroom. The team award is also gratifying. It's great to see our entire team's effort and culture pay off."
