Colorado Mesa golf’s Cole Beyer makes history with academic honor | Colorado Sunshine
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Colorado Mesa University men’s golfer Cole Beyer was selected to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America first team.
The Oregon native, who set Maverick school records during his senior season in 2024-25, is the first CMU men’s golfer to earn the honor and joins former teammate Pablo Diaz, a third-team pick in 2023-24, as the only Academic All-Americans in program history.
Beyer has a 3.88 GPA while majoring in geosciences. He was also named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s first-team All-Academic team for the third straight year.
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