The 2024-25 Academic All-District® At-Large Teams have been announced yesterday by College Sport Communicators (CSC). This award recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.

12 Mules were recognized on the list composing of six men and six women. The six women consist of three Colby Women’s Lacrosse players, Ainsley Dion*, Julia Jardina*, and Kat Munter*, as well as Carissa Cassidy* and Hannah Soria of the Colby Alpine Skiing team and Casey Winslow of Colby Field Hockey. The six men consist of two Colby Men’s Ice Hockey athletes, Nick Stapleton and Max O’Brien, two Colby Men’s Lacrosse players, Bennett Goller and Gavin Rothenberg as well as two Colby Nordic Skiers, Benjamin Lewis and Jack Young*. 

Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District® recognition by current CSC members and must meet high academic and athletic standards. To qualify, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA and must be above the minimum requirement of games played or events attended in their sport.

Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® 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 8th (women) and 9th (men). 

CLICK HERE for the full article on the CSC website 6/17

On Wednesday, Atlantic Hockey America announced the 129 members of the 2024-25 Women’s League All-Academic Team.  The AHA All-Academic Team honors those student-athletes who posted a GPA of 3.0 or above for both semesters of the 2023-24 academic year.

Lindenwood was second in the conference with 24 recipients, while 10 athletes were named Student-Athletes of the Year for earning a 4.0 during the academic year.

2024-25 Student-Athletes of the Year (10)

Madison Bowtell, Paige Cline, Kaitlin Finnegan, Olivia Grabianowski, Molly Henderson, Anna LaRose, Quinn McLaren, Ellie Muscedere, Brooke Pioske, Gigi Pora

2024-25 AHA All-Academic Team (24)

Madison Bowtell, Paige Cline, Chloe Corbin, Maegan Cronan, Hannah Dods, Josey Dunn, Kaitlin Finnegan, Olivia Grabianowski, Silje Gundersen, Molly Henderson, Catherine Hodgins, Sidney Jackel, Thea Jorgensen, Anna LaRose, Quinn McLaren, Ellie Muscedere, Morgan Neitzke, Zsofia Pazmandi, Brooke Pioske, Gigi Pora, Lucie Quarto, Sydney Rarick, Sena Takenaka, Elina Zilliox

 

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the last 25-plus years, the Nike Elite 100 has served as an important step in the career of many elite prospects. From Amar’e Stoudemire to DeMarcus Cousins to Jayson Tatum to Paolo Banchero and countless other NBA stars, the Elite 100 has served as a stage where emerging prospects get their first real chance to shine in front of media and scouts in a setting where the focus is strictly on underclass talent.

Once again, Nike has assembled the top underclassmen from their Elite Youth Basketball League and on the opening night, there was no shortage of players making their mark in the Simon Recreation Center on the campus of Saint Louis University

MARCUS SPEARS JR.’S MOTOR AND GAME MATCH HIS IMPRESSIVE BLOODLINES

Already ranked No. 4 in the class of 2027, 6-foot-8 forward Marcus Spears Jr. is about as well-known as a rising high school junior can be. Given his family, it’s no surprise that he’s emerging as a big-time prospect. His father Marcus Spears, was an All-American football player at LSU before being taken in the first round of the NFL Draft, while his mother Aiysha Smith was an All-SEC basketball player before being selected No. 7 overall in the 2003 WNBA Draft.

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If that wasn’t enough, his sister Macaria Spears was selected by MaxPreps as the 2025 National Player of the Year in volleyball and is signed to play at Texas.

Fresh off a standout performance for USA Basketball’s gold medal-winning 16U squad less than two weeks ago, Spears lived up to his family legacy at the Elite 100.

Through the years, we’ve literally seen thousands of players compete at the Elite 100, and Spears is among the hardest-playing prospects we’ve ever seen. At 6-foot-8, he’s still on the lean side, but he doesn’t lack for toughness, was flying all over the court, and had the gym buzzing thanks to his seemingly endless and infectious energy.

WASHINGTON – Twelve Georgetown University standouts were named College Sports Communicators (formerly College Sports Information Directors of America) At-Large Academic All-District®, as announced by the organization. Six female and six male student-athletes from six different sports were recognized for the 2024-25 season.
 
One the women’s side, field hockey’s Elena Perez Alejandro and Sophie Towne as well as women’s lacrosse’s Lily Athanas and Emma Gebhardt had two honorees each along with Georgia Ruffolo from women’s golf and Jordan Keene from women’s rowing.
 
Men’s lacrosse had five honorees with Fulton Bayman, Aidan Carroll, Joe Cesare, Anderson Moore and Jordan Wray while Barnes Blake from men’s golf was also recognized.
 
2024-25 College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District®
Lily Athanas | Senior | Women’s Lacrosse
Fulton Bayman | Graduate Student | Men’s Lacrosse
Barnes Blake | Sophomore | Men’s Golf
Aidan Carroll | Graduate Student | Men’s Lacrosse
Joe Cesare | Junior | Men’s Lacrosse
Emma Gebhardt | Senior | Women’s Lacrosse
Jordan Keene | Senior | Women’s Rowing
Anderson Moore | Sophomore | Men’s Lacrosse
Elena Perez Alejandro | Sophomore | Field Hockey
Georgia Ruffolo | Senior | Women’s Golf
Sophie Towne | Senior | Field Hockey
Jordan Wray | Junior | Men’s Lacrosse
 
The 2025 Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District® consideration, a student must be at least a sophomore with a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and must have competed in 90% of the team’s total games played or have started 66% of the team’s total games.
 
Only student-athletes from the NCAA sponsored sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, water polo, men’s volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, women’s bowling, field hockey and women’s rowing are eligible for at-large consideration. A maximum of six men’s and six women’s student-athletes may be nominated total per institution.
 
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 9.
 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Three members of the Alabama gymnastics program earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors, the organization announced.

Chloe LaCoursiere, Natalia Pawlak and Rachel Rybicki all earned CSC All-District honors for the first time in their career. Additionally, LaCoursiere and Rybicki were selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.

The Honorees

• All three honorees were members of the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Championship roster
• The UA trio amassed perfect 4.0 GPAs during the year
• Chloe LaCoursiere highlighted the group with her second career All-America accolade on the uneven bars
• LaCoursiere performed 40 routines for the Crimson Tide, 15 each on the uneven bars and the balance beam, and accumulated career-high scores on both bars (9.950) and floor (9.900)
• Rachel Rybicki contributed 23 routines to Alabama’s 2025 season, spread across the balance beam and the floor exercise while amassing career highs in both events (9.900 BB, 9.925 FX)
• Rybicki was also named the prestigious Elite 90 winner for women’s gymnastics, Alabama’s fifth gymnast in program history to win the honor and the program’s eighth total honor
• Natalia Pawlak saw action on the uneven bars against the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers
• Pawlak registered a season-high 9.825 against UGA before also contributing a 9.775 against LSU

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Six members of the Union College men’s hockey and men’s lacrosse teams were recognized for their work in competition and in the classroom with spots on the 2025 CSC Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team, selected by College Sports Communicators and announced on Tuesday.

Juniors Brandon Buhr and Kyle Chauvette of the men’s hockey team picked up Division I At-Large recognition, while men’s lacrosse seniors Chris Connolly, Peter Kip and Luke McHugh were joined by sophomore teammate Jack Lucey in earning Division III At-Large laurels.
 
Unlike most sport-specific categories, the At-Large program is arguably the most competitive Academic All-District program, encompassing 10 different men’s sports: fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
 
To be nominated for College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must reach a minimum participation threshold (varies by sport), maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, and reach sophomore athletic and academic standing at the school. All Academic All-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
 
Buhr and Chauvette both earned All-District honors for the second straight seasons. Buhr was named Union’s Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year after the economics major ranked third in the conference with a team-leading 19 goals to go with nine assists for 28 points in 36 games to earn All-ECAC Hockey third-team honors. Chauvette also earned All-Conference third-team recognition after posting an 18-11-3 record between the pipes for Union as a junior, with the economics major finishing the year with a 2.51 goals against average and .905 save percentage.
 
Kip is the lone repeat honoree among the four lacrosse selections and also is the lone lacrosse honoree to not be majoring in economics. The environmental policy major ranked second on the team in scoring with 22 goals and a team-best 14 assists for 36 points as a senior, and finished his career top-seven in program history in both goals (117) and points (178).
 
McHugh earned All-Liberty League honorable mention in his first year as the team’s full-time faceoff specialist, winning over 61 percent of his draws and ranking third in the conference in both ground balls (108) and faceoff percentage (180 of 294). Connolly and Lucey both played key roles on the Union defensive unit this season, with Lucey causing a team-leading 14 turnovers and grabbing 34 ground balls and Connolly recording 14 ground balls and causing three miscues.

With the six honorees, Union student-athletes have now earned 265 Academic All-District honors since 2001.