Kosmicki Wins GPAC Golfer of the Year; 7 Broncos Receive All-GPAC Awards
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Honors for the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Golf Season have been announced. The All-Conference Team for 2025-26 was voted on by the coaches at the conclusion of the season and considers the entire season of results.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Honors for the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Golf Season have been announced. The All-Conference Team for 2025-26 was voted on by the coaches at the conclusion of the season and considers the entire season of results.
The top ten are considered first team, with the next five (including ties) being named second team. An honorable mention list was also created based on minimum votes from the coaches.
Henry Kosmicki from Hastings was named the GPAC Men's Golf Player-of-the-Year, while Dylan Welford from Morningside was selected as the Newcomer-of-the-Year. Skyler Good and Gabe Escalera from Hastings were named Coaches-of-the-Year.
The top-ten from the GPAC Tournament were considered the GPAC All-Tournament Team for 2026, with the medalist (Max Nielsen) the captain of the All-Tournament Team.
The 2026 GPAC Men's Golf Championship was played at the Dakota Dunes Country Club on April 20-21.
First Team:
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Hastings |
Sr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
|
|
Hastings |
Sr. |
Brisbane, Australia |
|
|
Dylan Welford |
Morningside |
Fr. |
England |
|
Qwenton Caldwell |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
|
Axton Miller |
Northwestern |
So. |
Arthur, Iowa |
|
Hastings |
So. |
Aizuwakamatsu, Japan |
|
|
Ray Greller |
Northwestern |
So. |
Newborg, Ore. |
|
Evan Smith |
Northwestern |
So. |
Knoxville, Iowa |
|
Ryan Cavanaugh |
Morningside |
Jr. |
Reno, Nev. |
|
Hastings |
Sr. |
American Fork, Utah |
Second Team:
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Peyton Bettcher |
Dakota Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Hartford, S.D. |
|
Caleb Douma |
Dordt |
So. |
Sioux Center, Iowa |
|
Josh Wassmer |
Doane |
Jr. |
Adelsheim, Germany |
|
Heidar Bjarnason |
Doane |
So. |
Selfoss, Iceland |
|
Dakota Munger |
Dakota Wesleyan |
So. |
Chamberlain, S.D. |
Honorable Mention: Samuel Wolfe (Dordt), Finn Coull (Morningside), Darragh McGrath (Morningside), Cauy Walters (Doane), Joseph Wolfe (Dordt), Blake Eddy (Hastings), Ten Arunmala (Briar Cliff), Wout Kerkhofs (Mount Marty), Ben Wilber (Dakota Wesleyan)
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Henry Kosmicki, Hastings
NEWCOMER-OF-THE-YEAR: Dylan Welford, Morningside
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Skyler Good and Gabe Escalera, Hastings
