BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit College student-athletes continue to set a premier standard for academic excellence, racking up nearly 200 individual honors across multiple conferences and national associations for the 2025–26 academic year. Headlined by 179 selections in the Midwest Conference (MWC), the Buccaneers also made their mark on national lists in hockey and swimming.
To qualify for these prestigious selections, student-athletes were required to maintain rigorous grade point averages—ranging from a 3.00 team minimum to 3.75 for individual national honors—while contributing significantly to their respective varsity programs.
Midwest Conference (MWC) Academic All-Conference
The Buccaneers saw 179 selections across the fall, winter, and spring seasons. This total includes a significant number of multi-sport athletes who earned recognition in every season they competed.
Fall Sports Selections
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Men's Cross Country: Cooper Rathmann.
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Women's Cross Country: Addie Bogda, Carly Carpenter, Simone de Montigny, Sophia Jackson, Meghan Koning, Anna Metz, Ellie Nelson, Alexandra Roberts.
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Football: Zachary Cary, Patrick Covert, Brayden Gonzalez, Brody Gosnell, Jayden Guffey, Jimmy Guillaume, Alex Klun, Jaxon Lee, Jaiden Ospina, Connor Rose, Quentin Schane, Ayouba Sumoaro.
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Men's Soccer: Benjamin Eilbes, Santi Gomez, Elijah Hartberg, Eduardo Larsen Reyes, Hunter Nelson, David Staats, Nicholas Williams, Max Wilson, Israel Zewdie.
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Women's Soccer: Sydney Avila, Calypso Ayoung, Sophia Dietz, Annie Lloyd, Fianne Makela, Kim Pilon, Meara Plum, Keira Werner.
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Volleyball: Maddisyn Adams, Aaliyah Gerard, Cloe Hacker, Kierra Hoover, Naomi Murphy, Elizabeth Paschal, Adelaide Schmitt, Lydia Schwartz, Renee Stout, Selin Tufte, Kaylee Witte.
Winter Sports Selections
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Men's Basketball: Anthony Carter, Olin Emerson, Owen Geiger, Tommy Glenn, Diego Perez, Will Schubert, Austin Walker, Zayn Young.
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Women's Basketball: Sophia Corley, Bailey Darneal, Kaitlin Davis, Brooke Foster, Hailey Johnson, Aina Mallorqui, Helena Misic, Kaelie Moreno, Charlotte Stewart, Kylie Wolff.
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Men's Swimming & Diving: Jacob Fuller, Jeremy Mueller, Torin Schott.
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Women's Swimming & Diving: Grace Christos, Kelsey Gerstler, Elsa Gregory, Lucy Monning, Lylah Murrah, Lydia Nordgren, Norah Owens, Vivianne Prerost, Amelia Pullen.
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Men's Indoor Track & Field: Chris Andaya, Andrew Arhebun, John-Charles Deary, Jake Fein, Jeremy Mueller, Nathaniel Otis, Ian Phillips, Cooper Rathmann, Ayouba Sumoaro, Anton Witzel, Israel Zewdie.
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Women's Indoor Track & Field: Yaa Akosa, Addie Bogda, Carly Carpenter, Naomee Casey, Simone de Montigny, Jaslyn Gama, Sophia Jackson, Najeebah Junaid, Meghan Koning, Reagan Lamb, Magail Le Bas, Anna Metz, Cole Miller, Naomi Murphy, Ellie Nelson, Ellie Ousley, Tigerlilly Powers, Alexandra Roberts, Adelaide Schmitt, Selin Tufte.
Spring Sports Selections
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Baseball: Jude Ackeret, Jack Alport, Ryan Apel, Sutton Bassett, Josh Beserra, Jesse (Sage) Epstein, Nate Groff, Kaden Gustafson, Brennen Jones, Alex Klun, Parker Krcmar, Caleb Lasher, Vinnie Lutz, Will Lyng, Evan Muchka, Reed Myers, Joseph Neilson, Blake Nelson, Jackson O'Brien, Hunter Rauhaus, Ben Schweit, Elliott Simpson, Jacopo Tamburini, Erick Tiegs, Nolan Tomsyck, Collin Wright.
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Softball: Avary Briggs, Zoe Buchholtz, Anjeli Calderon, Jessalyn Coppe, Samantha Freidrichson, Allie Gustafson, Abigaile Krepelka, Joey (Josephine) Meyers, Lylah Murrah, Kaitlyn Nicholson, Sydney Weisman.
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Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Chris Andaya, Andrew Arhebun, John-Charles Deary, Jake Fein, Jeremy Mueller, Nathaniel Otis, Ian Phillips, Cooper Rathmann, Rushil Sharma, Ayouba Sumoaro, Israel Zewdie.
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Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Yaa Akosa, Addie Bogda, Carly Carpenter, Naomee Casey, Simone de Montigny, Jaslyn Gama, Sophia Jackson, Najeebah Junaid, Neghan Koning, Reagan Lamb, Magail Le Bas, Anna Metz, Cole Miller, Naomi Murphy, Ellie Nelson, Ellie Ousley, Tigerlilly Powers, Alexandra Roberts, Adelaide Schmitt, Selin Tufte.
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Scholar-Athletes
Competing as an affiliate member in the NACC for Lacrosse, the Buccaneers recognized a large group of scholar-athletes for maintaining a minimum 3.25 GPA for the academic year.
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Men's Lacrosse: Jeffery Battle, Isaac Guttormson, John Imbriale, Rilan Larmore, Christian Moore, Ethan Scutchfield, Sammy Slabaugh, Sky Solig, Ryder Story, Samuel Van Der Kolk, Liam Walker.
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Women's Lacrosse: Sophia Dietz, Claire Dixon, Aileen Garcia, Tate Hutchinson, Chrissie Niesel, Kimberly Pilon, Jane Price, Janelle Quast, Kylie Wolff.
American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA)
Six members of the Buccaneers' women's hockey team were named Krampade All-American Scholars. This national recognition is reserved for varsity players who maintain a minimum 3.75 GPA for each semester and appear in at least 40% of their team's contests.
College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA)
Beloit's commitment to academic excellence in the pool was further validated by the CSCAA. The Women's Swimming and Diving team was named a Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2026 semester, having achieved a stellar team GPA of 3.63.
Through these combined efforts, Beloit College remains a leader in the Midwest, proving that Buccaneer student-athletes are champions in both the classroom and competition.
