By: Ricky Baptist, Sports Information Director
ODESSA, Texas (June 16, 2026) – The University of Texas Permian Bain landed four golfers on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Team. The honorees consisted of
Nizar Bourehim and
Ioan Rowe from the men's team and
Lorena Etxeberria and
Nat Armenta from the women's team.
Bourehim is a junior from Rabat, Morocco, who holds a 3.56 cumulative grade point average as a marketing major. At the conclusion of the regular season, Bourehim was named Second-Team All-Lone Star Conference and also became the second Falcon to win the LSC Newcomer of the Year award. Bourehim finished the season ranked No. 205 in NCAA Division II and No. 40 in the South Central Region and posted a 73.4 adjusted scoring average. He won one tournament (The Hrnciar), totaled two top-10 finishes, and finished top-25 in four tournaments.
Bourehim shot par-or-better in eight rounds this season and finished under-par in two tournaments this season, including a score of 10-under to win The Hrnciar. Bourehim picked up medalist honors by one stroke over teammate
Ioan Rowe at The Hrnciar while also leading the Falcons to the team trophy. Bourehim (69-67-70; 206; -10) shot three-under during round one and five-under during round two before shooting two-under during the final round, making him the only player in the field of 76 golfers to shoot under-par during all three rounds of the tournament and making him the fourth-ever UTPB golfer to win a tournament. Bourehim (72-70-71; 213; E) also helped UTPB win the Midwestern State Invitational after shooting even-par for the tournament and tying for eighth place. Bourehim (73-69-69; 211; -5) authored a four-stroke improvement from round one to round two at the Palm Valley Classic, and then kept it going in round three with a second straight round of three-under-par golf to move up to finish second among the Falcons and tied for 22nd overall at five-under-par. It was his second time finishing under-par during a tournament this season.
He finished in the top-25 in each of the last three tournaments of the regular season: Oak Tree Invitational (T16th), Midwestern State Invite (T8th) and Palm Valley Classic (T22nd). He tied for 36th at the LSC Championship (79-78-76; 233; +17) and tied for 93rd at the Regional Championship (78-73-78; 229; +13). Bourehim previously ranked as high as No. 21 in all of Division II and sixth in the region in the first National Collegiate Golf Rankings (Clippd Scoreboard rankings) of the 2025-26 season (mid-October) after winning The Hrnciar.
Academically, Bourehim has been named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in three straight semesters (Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026).
Ioan Rowe is a junior from Swansea, Wales, who holds a 3.59 GPA majoring in management. At the conclusion of the regular season, Rowe was named Second-Team All-LSC. Rowe finished the season ranked No. 90 in NCAA Division II and No. 13 in the South Central Region and posted a 72.0 adjusted scoring average.
He totaled three top-10 finishes and seven top-25 finishes. Rowe also had three top-four finishes this season: The Hrnciar (2nd), the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational (3rd), and the Rattler Invitational (4th). He shot par-or-better in 15 rounds this season and finished under-par in three tournaments this season, including a score of nine-under at The Hrnciar. Rowe (72-64-71; 207; -9) went eight-under during round two, the best round of any player in the tournament, and finished second behind his teammate,
Nizar Bourehim, at The Hrnciar. With his second-round score of 64, Rowe set a new tournament record and tied for the third-lowest single round score in program history. In the very next tournament at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational, Rowe (67-68-71; 206; -7), shot four-under during round one, was seven-under through two rounds, and would finish the tournament by shooting even-par during round three and finishing in third place in the field of 89 total golfers, earning him LSC Men's Golfer of the Week honors and the recognition as UTPB's Men's Student-Athlete of the Month for October.
To start the Spring season, after tying for first place during each of the first two rounds at four-under during round one and even-par during round two, Rowe (68-72-76; 216; E) finished in a three-player tie for fourth place out of 87 total golfers at the Rattler Invitational. The highlight of the Shadow Valley Invitational for the Falcons was the round-three performance by Rowe (71-77-75; 223; +7). During the round, Rowe shot back-to-back eagles on a par-4 and a par-5, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish the extremely rare feat. Rowe performed his magic on the par-4 hole two (374 yards) and the par-5 hole three (502 yards) during round three.
To conclude the regular season, Rowe (71-70-73; 214; -2) shot under-par for the third tournament of the season, going under during each of the first two rounds and finishing tied for 41st overall at the Palm Valley Classic. He tied for 22nd at the LSC Championship (78-70-80; 228; +12) and tied for 60th at the Regional Championship (77-73-72; 222; +6). Rowe previously ranked as high as No. 10 in all of Division II and second in the region in the first National Collegiate Golf Rankings (Clippd Scoreboard rankings) of the 2025-26 season (mid-October) after posting back-to-back top-three finishes within the first three tournaments of the Fall season.
Academically, Rowe has made the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll five times in his first six semesters at UTPB (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026). This was also his second time being named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team. Last year, Rowe was also named a 2024-25 NCAA Division II Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar and earned the 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. Rowe has played for Wales (Welsh men's national team) in the Home Internationals and in the European Championship at Boys level.
Lorena Etxeberria is a sophomore from Mungia, Spain, who holds a 3.91 GPA in mechanical engineering. Etxeberria finished the season ranked No. 139 in the West Region and posted a 78.8 adjusted scoring average.
Her best finish was a 13th-place finish at the Oklahoma Women's Intercollegiate (74-78; 152; +10). She had the best two-round score of her season at the DBU Classic (76-74; 150; +6). Etxeberria shot her best round of the season (even-par 72) at the Midwestern State Invitational (79-72-86; 237; +21). She had her second-best finish of the season (T33rd) at the Jack Brown Invitational (83-77; 160; +18). At this year's LSC Championship, Etxeberria (79-76-77; 232; +16) led the Falcons with a four-over score during round two and ended in a tie for 37th place after tying for 49th as a freshman last year. Etxeberria has been named to the LSC Preseason Golfers to Watch list in each of her first two years.
Academically, Etxeberria has been named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in each of her first four semesters (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026), including the last three semesters with a 4.0 GPA.
Nat Armenta is a sophomore from Midland, Texas, who holds a 3.61 GPA majoring in accountancy. Armenta posted an 85.3 adjusted scoring average.
Her best finish was 27th at the Oklahoma Women's Intercollegiate (83-82; 165; +23). She had the best two-round score of her season at the DBU Classic (80-79; 159; +15), and shot her best individual round of the season (78; +7) at the WT Fall Invitational (84-83-78; 245; +32). At this year's LSC Championship, Armenta (88-86-83; 257; +41) finished in 58th place.
Academically, Armenta was named to the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in her first two semesters after transferring to UTPB.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and must be a standout in competition. Eligible nominees for golf must be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's TEAM SCORING events OR in the lineup at the conference championship tournament.
Bourehim and Rowe were both selected as a CSC Academic All-America® finalists. Finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 8, 2026.
