Four Tiger Men's Golfers Earn GCAA All-American Scholar Recognition
| 2025 GCAA All-America Scholar Release |
SPRINGFIELD, OH — Four members of the Wittenberg men's golf team earned NCAA Division III Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar recognition for the 2024-25 season, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced. Seniors Ryan Miller (Dublin, OH / Jerome), Joshua Wright (Wadsworth, Ohio/Akron Hoban) and Jake Yarbrough (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome), along with sophomore Caleb Domitrovich (McDonald, OH / McDonald), were among 202 Division III student-athletes representing 78 schools who earned the recognition for the 2024-25 school year. This marks the second straight season that Wright and Yarbrough have earned the accolade.
To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior, or senior both academically and athletically while competing for a team 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 at least 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.
Miller, a finance major, sports a 3.609 GPA. Wright, a finance and economics major, carries a 3.65 GPA. Yarbrough, a sport management major, has a 3.791 GPA. And Domitrovich, an exercise science major, carries a 3.718 GPA. Under head coach David Wetterich, class of 2014, Wittenberg earned the 2025 Coaching Staff of the Year honor. Now in his third season at the helm, Wetterich is assisted by Jon Yarbrough and Kurt Heintz. The trio guided the Tigers to seven top-10 finishes this season, including four first-place finishes: Denison's Ted Barclay Invitational, Wittenberg's Jeff Roope Invitational, the Win Palmer Cup, hosted by Wittenberg in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and the NCAC Championship, hosted by Wabash in Columbus, Indiana.
Wittenberg advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning the NCAC title on May 3. The Tigers posted a tremendous three-day total of 858 strokes on the 6,897-yard, par-72 North and West courses at Otter Creek Golf Course to defeat pre-tournament favorite and defending conference champion Kenyon by four strokes. It was Wittenberg's 13th NCAC title, earning the Tigers the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York, May 20-23.
It was the fourth straight NCAA Division III Tournament appearance and the 30th in program history. The 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Champion, Wittenberg finished 15th in last year's NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships and 16th this past season.