KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Friends University senior Trinton Nobles and sophomore Bernhard Koster have each been selected to the 2025-26 NAIA Men's Golf All-America team, the national office announced today (May 28). Nobles is a second-team selection, while Koster earns third-team honors.
Nobles, now a three-time NAIA All-America performer and a three-time KCAC Men's Golf Player of the Year, fueled the Falcons to their fourth straight KCAC title by winning the individual conference championship at -3, finishing as the only player in the tournament under par. A first-team All-KCAC selection, the McKinney, Texas native won two individual titles overall this season and recorded four top three finishes with a scoring average of 71.3.
Koster, a native of Pretoria, South Africa, finished a team-high tied for seventh at the NAIA National Championship at +6 to secure NAIA All-Tournament honors. A second-team All-KCAC performer, Koster captured one individual title and twice finished within the top three while posting a 71.6 scoring average in his first season with the Falcons.
In addition to the program's fourth straight KCAC title, the duo of Nobles and Koster powered the Falcons to a second place finish at the NAIA National Championship, the best national showing in Friends history.