(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 was 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.
First Team:
*Henry Kosmicki Hastings Sr. Grand Island, Neb.
% Max Nielsen Hastings Sr. Brisbane, Australia
Dylan Welford Morningside Fr. Grimsby, United Kingdom
Qwenton Caldwell Northwestern Sr. Littleton, Colo.
Axton Miller Northwestern So. Athur, Ia.
Taiki Sugawara Hastings So. Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Ray Greller Northwestern So. Newborg, Ore.
Evan Smith Northwestern So. Knoxville, Ia.
Ryan Cavanaugh Morningside Jr. Reno, Nev.
Ryker Dunkley Hastings Sr. American Fork, Utah
Second Team:
Peyton Bettcher Dakota Wesleyan Sr. Hartford, SD.
Caleb Douma Dordt So. Sioux Center, Ia.
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)
