General | 5/17/2026 12:04:00 PM

ERIE, PA -  Kyle Westfall (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy (Erie)), a junior at Gannon, is the recipient of the Elite Scholar-Athlete award for the 2025-26 NCAA Division II men's golf Championship. This is the second consecutive year that Westfall has been awarded with this honor. 

Westfall, an Electrical Engineering major, currently carries a 4.00 GPA with more than 100 credits taken. The junior was presented with the award during the Men's Golf Championship Banquet on Sunday morning in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gannon is one of 20 teams and eight individuals who will begin play in the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships on Monday.

The Elite Scholar-Athlete award recognizes the true essence of student-athletes by honoring the individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in their sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. The Elite Scholar-Athlete award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. 

Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken based on the number of credits completed. 

For more information on the Elite Scholar-Athlete award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.org/elitescholarathlete.