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\t\t\tRICHMOND, Va. (May 13, 2026) \u2013 UNCW\u2019s James Rico (Player of the Year) and Blake Taylor (Coach of the Year), as well as William & Mary\u2019s Talon Dingledine (Co-Rookie of the Year) and Elon\u2019s Drew Yeagley (Co-Rookie of the Year), received 2026 CAA Men\u2019s Golf Postseason Awards, as voted on by the league\u2019s coaches.
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\nRico picked up his first CAA Player of the Year award, becoming just the eighth Seahawk in program history to secure the top honor. The senior caught fire in the final month of action, prior to the national postseason, logging both of his podium finishes since March 30, including medalist honors at the CAA Men\u2019s Golf Championship. Rico unloaded an impressive conference-record 14-under 202 at Dataw Island Club. The Cary, N.C, product shot even or better on 52 of his 54 holes at the par-72, 6,764-yard Cotton Dike course.
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\nUNCW Head Coach Taylor became just the fourth Seahawks coach to garner the league\u2019s top coaching honor, marking the seventh time in program history and first since 2023. The Wilmington, N.C., native saw his team secure six top-two finishes in competition this season, with its most notable win coming with conference hardware. The Seahawks hoisted their ninth CAA Championship after smashing the tournament\u2019s benchmark by three strokes, finishing at 38-under 826. Rico, along with fellow All-CAA First Team selections John Logan and Gray Mitchum, all finished in the top five at Dataw Island. Taylor saw four of his golfers receive All-Conference recognition, as Preston Worch landed on the Second Team.
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\nWilliam & Mary\u2019s Dingledine and Elon\u2019s Yeagley split CAA Rookie of the Year recognition following stellar freshmen seasons for their respective programs, also earning All-CAA Second Team nods. The duo also became the first set of co-winners for the league\u2019s Rookie of the Year honor. The Tribe\u2019s standout freshman earned a runner-up finish in his first CAA Championship, shooting a 9-under 207 in South Carolina. The Chesterfield, Va., native posted top-10 marks in seven of his 10 competitions this season. Yeagley picked up a pair of finishes inside the top five during the spring, notably boasting a runner-up mark in a field of 107 golfers at the Surf Club Invitational.
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\nCharleston\u2019s Loran Appel and Miles Eubanks landed on the league\u2019s top team after a solid season for the Cougars. Eubanks, the top-ranked golfer in the CAA (#117), according to Clipp\u2019d, earned his lone win in the Wexford Intercollegiate in February. Appel registered a pair of top-five marks, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Hootie Intercollegiate to go with a fourth-place standing in the CAA Men\u2019s Golf Championship. The duo was also joined in the postseason recognition by Second Team selection Nevill Ruiter.
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\nJack Wieler joined his Phoenix teammate Yeagley on the league\u2019s Second Team with a trio of third-place marks this season. Campbell\u2019s Erik Johansson rounded out the squad with two podium finishes in 2025-26.
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\n2026 CAA MEN\u2019S GOLF POSTSEASON AWARDS
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\nCAA Player of the Year
\nJames Rico, UNCW
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\nCAA Co-Rookies of the Year
\nTalon Dingledine, William & Mary
\nDrew Yeagley, Elon
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\nCAA Coach of the Year
\nBlake Taylor, UNCW
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\n2026 All-CAA First Team<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tLoran Appel
\n\t\t\tCharleston
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tNumansdorp, Netherlands
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\n\t\t\tMiles Eubanks
\n\t\t\tCharleston
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tWarrenville, S.C.
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\n\t\t\tJohn Logan
\n\t\t\tUNCW
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tWilmington, N.C.
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\n\t\t\tGray Mitchum
\n\t\t\tUNCW
\n\t\t\tGr.
\n\t\t\tGreenville, N.C.
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\n\t\t\tJames Rico
\n\t\t\tUNCW
\n\t\t\tSr.
\n\t\t\tCary, N.C.
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\n2026 All-CAA Second Team<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tTalon Dingledine
\n\t\t\tWilliam & Mary
\n\t\t\tFr.
\n\t\t\tChesterfield, Va.
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\n\t\t\tErik Johansson
\n\t\t\tCampbell
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tHollviken, Sweden
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\n\t\t\tNevill Ruiter
\n\t\t\tCharleston
\n\t\t\tGr.
\n\t\t\tBergen, Netherlands
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\n\t\t\tJack Wieler
\n\t\t\tElon
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tBluffton, S.C.
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\n\t\t\tPreston Worch
\n\t\t\tUNCW
\n\t\t\tJr.
\n\t\t\tDelray Beach, Fla.
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\n\t\t\tDrew Yeagley
\n\t\t\tElon
\n\t\t\tFr.
\n\t\t\tWaxhaw, N.C.
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