Mishler, Pillar Lauded As 2025-26 D-II Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars

On Monday (Aug. 3) afternoon, Ashland University men's golfers Carter Mishler and Mark Pillar were announced as 2025-26 NCAA Division II Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
 
Mishler, a senior, is a Sport Management major who graduated with a 3.84 cumulative grade-point average, and who has a 3.84 post-graduate GPA in the MBA program. Mishler earned 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division II Academic All-District honors, was an All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference performer who competed individually in the D-II postseason, averaged a score of 74.71, and recorded 62 birdies and two eagles.
 
Pillar, a sophomore, sports a 3.90 cumulative GPA as an Accounting major through the spring 2026 semester. Also a CSC Academic All-District pick and an All-Great Midwest selection in 2025-26, Pillar's average round was 73.96, and he had a team-high 78 birdies and four eagles.
 
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 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average of less than 78.0 in NCAA Division II, and maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
 
Ashland men's golf finished as the runner-up at the 2026 Great Midwest Men's Golf Championship.
  2026 – Carter Mishler, Mark Pillar
2025 – Matthew McMullen, Carter Mishler
2024 – Andrew Kolar, Matthew McMullen, Carter Mishler, Logan Thomas
2023 – Andrew Kolar, Matthew McMullen, Logan Thomas
2022 – Jake Amann, Andrew Kolar, Logan Thomas
2021 – Beau Bayerl, Ben Jones, Logan Thomas
2018 – Austin Kondratick, Chandler Walnsch
2017 – Chandler Walnsch
2016 – Austin Schreiber
2015 – Austin Schreiber
2012 – Mark Scott Jr.
2009 – Joe D'Andrea, Danny Evans
2003 – Bryan Brzozowski, Matthew Marino
2002 – Matthew Marino, Ryan Scott
1998 – Jacob Beard