AUSTIN, Texas – College Sports Communicators announced on Tuesday that TCU beach volleyball players Daniela Alvarez and Ana Vergara have been tabbed to the CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team.
 
The CSC Academic All-District Team honors student-athletes for their performances both competitively and in the classroom. The At-Large program allows institutions to nominate six nominees per gender per school in sports that do not already have CSC Academic Teams. 
 
This marks the third consecutive year Vergara has earned CSC All-District accolades, while Alvarez is being tabbed to the list for the first time.
 
Alvarez has earned a flurry of awards after an uber-successful season. Most notably, she was named AVCA Collegiate Beach Player of the Year and earned All-America and All-Big 12 accolades following her 28-6 season. The 2024 Paris Olympian appeared in the No. 1 spot for the Horned Frogs in every match in 2025 and only suffered two losses in her final 20 matches of the season.
 
The 2025 season was Vergara’s most successful of her career. She competed mainly alongside Anhelina Khmil, with the duo posting a 21-1 record en route to being named the Big 12 Pair of the Year. Vergara also earned All-Big 12 Team honors, and posted an overall record of 27-3 during the year.
 
The pair’s accomplishments didn’t end in the sand, as Vergara posted a GPA of 3.88 and Alvarez boasted a 3.84.

Alvarez was also selected as a finalist for CSC Academic All-America® and will advance to a national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.

 

The CSC At-Large program seeks to honor student-athletes from a wide range of sports while holding to one of the highest standards of competitive and academic success across all national recognitions. Institutions are able to nominate a maximum of six men and six women total from the list of sports. Of the sports on the At-Large list, Cal State Bakersfield sponsors wrestling, beach volleyball, and women’s golf.

Men

Santino Sanchez and Chris Neal have earned Academic All-District honors, marking the third-straight year at least one CSUB wrestler has earned the nod. Sanchez, who hails from Whittier, Calif., is a back-to-back honoree and continues his role as Bakersfield’s primary starter at 133 pounds. He has maintained a 3.60 cumulative GPA as a business administration major.

Neal was one of CSUB’s most diverse tools this season, wrestling across three different weight classes as the team needed. The selfless student-athlete excels in the classroom as well, boasting a 3.72 GPA in his business finance studies.

Women

The `Runner women are represented by a pair of golfers and four CSUB beach volleyball student-athletes.

Junior golfer Sarah Mutai picked up her second Academic All-District nod after earning the honor in 2024. Mutai has been one of Bakersfield’s top performers on the golf course each of her three seasons and is the program’s all-time leading in career scoring. Mutai owns a 3.78 cumulative GPA as a kinesiology major.

Joining Mutai from the golf ranks is senior Nicole Whipple. The team captain, Whipple graduated from CSUB this spring with a degree in English while maintaining a 3.91 GPA.

 

From the `Runner beach volleyball team, Ella Erteltova returns as a repeat honoree while her partner, Vivi Kaelin, earned a nod as well. The duo who have paired exclusively together for the past two seasons own Bakersfield’s career record for most victories and they have earned All-Big West honors in back-to-back years. Erteltova just walked across the stage at Commencement, earning her degree in kinesiology. Kaelin is a sophomore working on a business administrator major and has a 3.58 cumulative GPA.

Also representing CSUB Beach Volleyball on the Academic All-District list from beach volleyball are Ella Ensign and Bailey Combs. Another sophomore, Ensign has a 3.65 GPA as a kinesiology major and ranks third in career wins right behind her teammates. Combs was a graduate transfer to CSUB this year, who has a 3.87 GPA in her studies at CSUB. She hopes to become a doctor or physician’s assist in the future.

Academic All-District and All-America

Nominated student-athletes must meet minimum athletic requirements, varying depending on the sport. Academically, candidates must maintain at least a 3.50 GPA, one of the highest benchmarks for national recognitions.

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI had seven Keydets from three different teams – VMI Lacrosse, Water Polo, and Wrestling – land on the College Sports Communications Academic All-District list for At-Large programs as announced on Tuesday.
 
The 2025 Academic All-District At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Nomination requirements include a sophomore or above academic standing and a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA.
 
In addition to the academic requirements, CSC requires athletic success for consideration. For lacrosse and water polo, eligible nominees must compete in 90 percent of the institution’s games played or must start in at least 66 percent of the institution’s games. For wrestling, eligible nominees must be in the lineup for at least 70 percent of team scoring events (open tournaments, duals) or compete in their weight class at a conference championship meet.
 
Dayton Bagwell            LAX             So.       International Studies
Chris Golini                   LAX            Sr.        Economics & Business       
Simon Moore                LAX             Sr.        Psychology            
James Boynewicz        LAX             Sr.        Biology
Courtney Novotny       WPOLO       Sr.        Biology
Patrick Jordon             WRES          So.       Civil Engineering
Wayne Rold                  WRES          So.       Civil Engineering

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With one lap remaining in a tactical 5,000-meter race last Friday, Oklahoma State sophomore Brian Musau unlocked one more gear to fend off Villanova’s Marco Langon and secure the NCAA title.

It completed Masau’s indoor-outdoor sweep in the event and marked his second straight All-America finish in the 5K, adding to his growing legacy at OSU.

The performance was one of the many highlights for OSU at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

In the field, senior Blair Anderson recorded a leap of 8.02 meters (+2.4 wind) on his first attempt, enough to maintain second place and be named a first team All-American for the long jump. Anderson’s new personal best made him the third Cowboy to earn first team All-America honors in the event outdoors, and he came one centimeter shy of the school record of 8.03 meters set by Jacob Fincham-Dukes in 2017.

On the women’s side, Emma Robbins closed out her stellar collegiate career with a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw, earning her first team All-America honors for the second time. Robbins’ exceptional consistency at OSU leaves a lasting impact on the program as she claimed school records in the hammer and weight throw. She will leave Stillwater as one of the most accomplished throwers in program history.

Fellow Cowboy Fouad Messaoudi posted a personal-best time of 13:25.48 in the 5K to join Musau on the podium and claim first team All-America honors. In the 10,000 meters, sophomore Denis Kipngetich placed ninth, good for second team All-America honors. The performance added to OSU’s consistent success in the event as at least one Cowboy has placed in the top ten six straight years at nationals.

For the Cowgirls, freshman Isca Chelangat captured second team All-America honors in the 5K, while Annie Molenhouse did the same in the heptathlon. Molenhouse’s string of events included a personal record of 13.94 in the 100-meter hurdles, contributing to her total of 5,669 points.

Despite a resilient race from junior Kaylie Politza that featured a tumble to the track, she fell short of qualifying for the 800-meter final. Lastly for the Cowgirls, Josphine Mwaura made her NCAA championship debut in the 10K last Thursday.

In the men’s 1500-meter qualifier, senior Alex Stitt got caught in a tough race that was decided in the last 100 meters, resulting in a 20th-place finish.

The Cowboys totaled 19 points across the four days, good enough to rank eleventh out of 72 teams. The result is their highest since 1984 as the focus now shifts to the offseason.

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MOREHEAD, Ky. — Haylee DePonte, a transfer from Stephen F. Austin, has joined the Morehead State Beach Volleyball program for the 2026 season.

DePonte is a native of Aiea, Hawaii and is the first Hawaiian native to be in the beach or indoor volleyball programs in both teams’ histories.

DePonte helped Stephen F. Austin to a program record 22-14 record in 2025. She will be a redshirt freshman for the Eagles next season.

“I chose Morehead State because of the incredible coaching staff and the tight-knit team environment,” she said. “From the moment I connected with everyone, I felt truly welcomed. Morehead State felt like the perfect fit for me, both athletically and academically. The opportunity to compete for a great program while pursuing my dream of becoming a nurse means a lot to me.”

She earned Dean’s List and President’s List academic honors in her one year at SFA.

At Moanalua High School, she was a National Junior Honor Society Member (2020-2021), National Honor Society Member (2023-2024), Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2023), four-year Honor Roll member and four-year Principal list.

She helped MHS to a conference title in 2021. She was All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2021, All-Conference Second Team in 2022, All-State Honorable Mention in 2022 and All-Conference Second Team in 2023. DePonte garnered All-State Honorable Mention in 2023.

“I’m excited to continue playing at the collegiate level while working toward a meaningful degree,” she added. “I’m looking forward to meeting new people, building strong relationships, and making Morehead State my home away from home. Being part of a supportive program means a lot to me, and I can’t wait to grow both on and off the court.”

DePonte played indoor volleyball as well for 13 seasons.

GREENWOOD, Ind. – North Florida student-athletes from the men’s golf, women’s golf and beach volleyball programs represented seven selections on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) At-Large Academic All-District Team, as announced by the national organization on Tuesday afternoon.

Justin Ross was the lone academic selection for men’s golf, while Kaitlyn Schroeder and Kaitlynn Washburn each earned honors for women’s golf. A quartet of Ospreys from the beach volleyball squad, which includes Mackenzie Murphy, Presley Murray, Hayden Wooldridge and Madison Espy were also recognized with national distinctions.

Ross follows in the footsteps of former Osprey teammates Lance Yates and Andrew Riley as the third-ever CSC selection in men’s golf program history. The Osprey women’s golf program extends its D-I total to nine selections, as Schroeder and Washburn join Ross as first-time CSC Academic All-District honorees.

Beach volleyball earned four selections for a second consecutive season to receive 11 over the past three seasons. Murphy, Murray and Espy are all back-to-back honorees for the Ospreys, while Wooldridge has earned a selection in each of the past three years dating back to 2013.

The 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team recognizes the nation’s finest student-athletes on and off the field. Honorees advance to the All-American round, with CSC Academic All-America Team selections released on July 8-9.

About the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Award

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in their sport and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

 

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 8-9. The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed at the links above.

 

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.