KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Makena Junkin of Texas Wesleyan, who was the 2026 individual medalist, is among 15 student-athletes named NAIA Women’s Golf First-Team All-Americans for the 2025-26 season, headlining a list of 45 total honorees on the 2025-26 NAIA Women’s Golf All-America Teams, released Thursday, June 4.
The Association also recognized its 2025-26 Coach of the Year, Chris Kamys, head coach of the 2026 NAIA National Champion SCAD Savannah (Ga.). Kamys coached the Bees to their fourth tournament title of the season in the national championship and their second NAIA Women’s Golf Red Banner.
Dalton State (Ga.), Keiser (Fla.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) each had multiple players represented on the First Team. William Carey (Miss.) is the only team to have a representative on each of the three teams.
One award remains for the 2025-26 NAIA Women’s Golf season, as the 2025-26 NAIA Player of the Year will be announced at a future date.
| First Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Jia Kataria | Dalton State (Ga.) | Jr. | New Delhi, India | |
| Sara Burger | Dalton State (Ga.) | Jr. | Dalton, Ga. | |
| Kylee Purdy | Indiana Wesleyan | Jr. | West Salem, Ohio | |
| Sophia Sindersberger | Keiser (Fla.) | So. | Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Herry Ji | Keiser (Fla.) | Fr. | London, England | |
| Emma Weiler | Marian (Ind.) | Jr. | Batesville, Ind. | |
| Logan Allen | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
| Holly Lau | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Jr. | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| Amanda Jurander | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Fr. | Vadstena, Sweden | |
| Mariana Herrera | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Sr. | Cali, Colombia | |
| Yunyi Luo | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | So. | Shenzhen GuangDong, China | |
| Jiahui (Sharon) Shan | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Jr. | Shenzhen GuangDong, China | |
| Sadaly Campbell | Southeastern (Fla.) | Fr. | Fernandina Beach, Fla. | |
| Makena Junkin | Texas Wesleyan | Jr. | Burleson, Texas | |
| Taamtond Nivasananda | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Second Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Keira Hou | British Columbia | So. | Richmond Hill, Ontario | |
| Grace Yao | British Columbia | Fr. | West Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Madelyn Taylor | Coastal Georgia | Jr. | Baxley, Ga. | |
| Matilda Lind | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Jr. | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Atchariya Thanaudomkul | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Jr. | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Bellamaria Mantini | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | So. | Chandler, Ariz. | |
| Luz Maria Ardila | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | Bogota, Columbia | |
| Linda Stamm | Keiser (Fla.) | Gr. | Heiligenhaus, Germany | |
| Jordan Adam | Marian (Ind.) | So. | Noblesville, Ind. | |
| Maria Kennard | Marian (Ind.) | So. | Mount Carmel, Ill. | |
| Keara Eder | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | Madison, Ind. | |
| Jiayin (Jessica) Wang | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Fr. | Shanghai, China | |
| Iona Pollitt | Tennessee Southern | Sr. | San Fulgencio, Spain | |
| Hannah Ulibarri | The Master’s (Calif.) | Sr. | Fullerton, Calif. | |
| Gracie Bloom | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Pass Christian, Miss. | |
| Third Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Jasmine Points | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Fr. | Suffolk, England | |
| Reese Day | Dalton State (Ga.) | Fr. | Dalton State, Ga. | |
| Emma Marshall | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Fr. | Bremen, Ga. | |
| Addison Meadows | Indiana Wesleyan | Fr. | New Market, Ind. | |
| Kayla Saunders | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Jr. | Ballito, South Africa | |
| Sarah Meral | Loyola (La.) | Sr. | Abita Springs, La. | |
| Chiara Bothe | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | Fr. | Essen, Germany | |
| Brittany Odic | New College of Florida | Jr. | Melbourne, Fla. | |
| Tayla Howroyd | Pikeville (Ky.) | Jr. | Edenvale, South Africa | |
| Grace Metcalf | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Sr. | Arlington, Wash. | |
| Eleanor Schuitema | Taylor (Ind.) | Jr. | Edenvale, South Africa | |
| Shayne Lim | Taylor (ind.) | Sr. | Singapore, Singapore | |
| Natalie Miksovska | Texas Wesleyan | Sr. | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Cindy Koira | Victoria (B.C.) | Jr. | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Aidan Haithcock | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Hoover, Ala. |
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