Chattanooga Mocs men’s golfer Camden Braidech earned a spot on the Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholars list for 2024-25. 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% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average below 76.0 in NCAA Division I and maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 3.2.
Braidech was honored in his first possible season. He completed the year with a team-best 72.47 scoring average playing in 36 total rounds including starting all 11 team events.
4.0 student earning Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll.
-2-time winner in 2024-25 with medalist honors at the Qubein Cup in the fall and Donald Ross -Intercollegiate (co-winner with teammate Garrett Engle) in the spring.
-1st Moc since A.J. Lintunen in 2020-21 to win multiple times in a season.
-NCAA postseason qualifier competing at the Auburn Regionals.
“There’s no better example of what it looks like to be a successful student-athlete than Cam. He gives his best effort in everything that he does, whether that’s on the course, in the weight room or in the classroom. We talk so much about how you do anything is how you do everything. You can’t be half-hearted in the areas of life you care less about, because that mindset eventually bleeds into the things that matter most. Cam exceeds at this and is well deserving of this scholar honor “
History
9th Mocs golfer all-time to earn a spot on this prestigious list.
13th season with at least one on the squad.
Chattanooga’s All-America Scholars:
2009: Derek Rende
2010: Derek Rende
2011: Stephan Jaeger
2012: Stephan Jaeger
2016: Wes Gosselin
2017: Wes Gosselin, Phillip Hickam, Stuart Thomas
2018: Lake Johnson
2019: Lake Johnson
2020: A.J. Lintunen, Leon Bader
2021: A.J. Lintunen, Leon Bader
2023: Paul Conroy, Samuel Espinosa
2024: Paul Conroy, Samuel Espinosa
2025: Camden Braidech