NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 29, 2025) – Wilmington University freshman Noah Wallace has been named the 2024-25 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Golf Player of the Year and the CACC Rookie of the Year. Wallace, who was also an All-CACC selection, headlines the all-conference team and major award winners announced today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara.
Wallace earned both major awards, and the all-CACC team was named, following the final round of conference rankings produced by Clippd, the statistics and rankings provider of NCAA Golf.
Goldey-Beacom College’s TJ Dekmar repeated as CACC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year. Felician University is the winner of this year’s Team Sportsmanship Award.
Wallace, from Elkton, Md., is the No. 2-ranked player in the NCAA Division II East Region with an adjusted scoring average of 73.5 over 26 rounds. He was the co-winner of the Penmen Spring Invitational and has five top-three finishes this season. Wallace tied for third place in the 2024-25 CACC Championship tournament last October and was named to the event’s All-Tournament team.
Dekmar, selected by the league’s directors of athletics communications, guided Goldey-Beacom to its third consecutive CACC championship. The Lightning will be making their fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance, having been chosen late last week as the East Region’s No. 3 seed.
In a vote by the conference’s seven head coaches, Felician earned the annual CACC Team Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating class and character throughout the regular season. The Golden Falcons capture the honor for the third consecutive season and 10th time in program history under head coach J.R. DiNallo.
The 2024-25 CACC men’s golf major award winners and all-conference teams are listed below.
2024-25 CACC MEN'S GOLF PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Noah Wallace (Wilmington University)
2024-25 CACC MEN'S GOLF ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Noah Wallace (Wilmington University)
2024-25 CACC MEN'S GOLF COACH OF THE YEAR
TJ Dekmar (Goldey-Beacom College)
2024-25 CACC MEN'S GOLF TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Felician University
2024-25 CACC MEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Adrian Bonilla (Goldey-Beacom College)
Joe Ensign (Post University)
Guillermo de Miguel (Goldey-Beacom College)
Pablo Hidalgo (Felician University)
Alexander Lundvall (Dominican University)
Daniel Martensson (Felician University)
Bruno Pardo (Dominican University)
Pablo Quintero (Wilmington University)
Camilo Samur (Goldey-Beacom College)
Noah Wallace (Wilmington University)
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.