NORMAN, Okla. (August 4, 2026) – The NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars were announced this week with North Alabama having three golfers honored — seniors Sebastian Bengtsson, Blake Henriques and Xing Luo.
Luo and Bengtsson have been selected for GCAA All-America honors for the past three seasons, while Henriques earns his second consecutive award.
All three golfers were named to the CSC Academic All-District team earlier this summer.
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 under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
Bengtsson, a senior from Helsingborg, Sweden, finished with three top-10 finishes this season and eight top-30 finishes. His best showing came at the home tournament on Oct. 13-14 at the Turtle Point Invite at one-under to finish 18th of the 75-member field. Bengtsson finished as the No. 646 best golfer in the nation with a 575-296-60 record.
The senior shot a low round of 66 in round two of the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational at the Silverado Resort (North). He had seven birdies in that round and even had a back-nine of 32 to finish his day.
Bengtsson closed out his career at the NGI with back-to-back final rounds of 71-69 to finish four-under in 23rd.
Luo completed another great season for North Alabama as the No. 581 golfer in the nation. He had four top-seven finishes this season. His highest placement came in fifth at seven-under at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational, which drove him up 44 spots across collegiate golf.
The Katy, Texas native had his best round of the season at the Golfweek Fall Challenge on Sep. 9 with a 66 in the final round. He had six birdies to jump 13 spots for seventh to lead the Lions to a 34-under tournament.
Luo had the best round at the NGI with a 67 (-5) second round. He finished six-under in Arizona with a tie for 18th to lead the Lions one final time to close out his collegiate career.
Henriques completed his second season with the Lions and his collegiate career with a 35th-place finish at the Golfweek NGI. The senior laced 11 birdies over the three rounds and shot a 70 (-2) in the final round to finish even par for his final collegiate round.
Over the past two seasons at UNA, Henriques competed in over 47 rounds in the purple and white. One of the most memorable moments for the Canton, Ga. native was his play at the Golfweek Spring Challenge where he shot a 65 (-7) in the first round of the tournament and finished 15th.
These three players led the Lions to 99 wins over teams this year, including a sixth-place finish at The Prestige tournament. The Lions beat 11 top-100 ranked opponents in this tournament — five being top-50 teams — while being tied with one other. North Alabama won out over teams such as No. 25 Wake Forest, No. 34 Clemson, No. 44 Little Rock and No. 46 Colorado, among others in La Quinta, Calif.
North Alabama received its first NCAA Division I postseason nod thanks to these three golfers. The three were integral to the Golfweek National Golf Invitational selection in Maricopa, Az. where the Lions finished ninth.
In the Scoreboard CLIPPD rankings, North Alabama finished No. 109 across the NCAA. The team had two tournament victories this season at the GMAC Invitational and Turtle Point Invite, while earning six top-five finishes this season.
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