GRINNELL, IOWA (July 15, 2026) — The Midwest Conference announced its 2025-26 Academic All-Conference Team, recognizing 1,708 student-athletes for success in academics and athletics over the past academic year.
To earn Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must achieve a minimum 3.33 grade-point average for the academic year, earn a varsity letter in one of the league's eighteen sponsored sports, and compete on a team that completed at least fifty percent of its scheduled contests. Honorees are named each year after spring term grades are posted.
This year's group includes 895 student-athletes representing men's sports and 813 representing women's sports. A total of 343 student-athletes were recognized as multi-sport participants, including 178 in women's sports and 165 in men's sports. Among them were 79 two-sport participants in men's sports, ninety in women's sports, 85 in three men's sports, and 88 in three women's sports. There was also one four-sport participant in men's sports.
Grinnell College led all institutions with 407 Academic All-Conference selections. Knox College had 109 student-athletes honored.
By season, fall sports led the way with 861 honorees, with football contributing the highest total at 277.
Winter sports had a slight edge over spring sports, 700 to 665. Women's indoor track and field led all winter sports with 171 honorees, while women's outdoor track and field topped the spring sports with 169.
Fall 2025
Men's Cross Country
Knox (8)
Samuel Garcia Jr Creative Writing
Chase Pollard So Theatre
Elliott Varnum Sr Public Policy
Frederick Callister-Craig Jr Mathematics
Lance Miller Sr Biochemistry
Max Lawrence Jr Chemistry
Maxwell Reid So Philosophy
Ridesh Chhetri So Chemistry
Women's Cross Country
Knox (5)
Cecilia Goodin Jr Ed Studies-Secondary
Eileen Sheetz Sr Chemistry
Elsie Conwell Fr Undecided
Helen Conran Sr Creative Writing
Nicolette Walsh Fr Creative Writing
Football
Knox (12)
Aedan Stockdale So Integrative Business & Management
Aiden Frail Jr Biology
Emari Derrico Fr Undecided
Jalen Brown So Integrative Business and Management
Julian Sanderson Jr Integrative Business and Management
Reese Miller Sr Public Policy
Rolen Edison Fr Undecided
Taylor McAdams Jr Physics
Cole Gino Sr Anthropology and Sociology
Kent Putman Jr Ed Studies-Elementary
Izayiah Hawes Jr German
Ryan Lautzenhiser So Integrative Business and Management
Men's Soccer
Knox (10)
Alessandro Carlani So Chemistry
Christian Battaglia So Economics
Galgallo Waqo Jr Computer Sciences
João Gaspar So Integrative Business and Management
Kestervens Dera Jr Biology
Luka Bagi Sr Integrative Business and Management
Ryudo Kawanami Sr Biochemistry
Shuho Okuyama Jr Environmental Studies
Suyog Shrestha So Data Sciences
Yosuke Yabuki Fr Integrative Business and Management
Women's Soccer
Knox (10)
Aniela Rossi Fr Undecided
Asia Ling So Ed Studies
Avery Leigh Sr Environmental Science
Brendely Vijzelman So Environmental Science
Emily Jacobs Jr Environmental Science
Julia Maron Sr Creative Writing
Luvina Aguirre Sr Spanish
Natalia Nuno So Psychology
Emma Sineath Jr Economics
Darby Wallig So Biochemistry
Volleyball
Knox (5)
Cilia Conley Fr Undecided
Lydia Karli Jr Environmental Science
Maria Jabor Jahn So Biology
Samantha Black Sr Neuroscience
Zoe Pav Sr Biochemistry
Winter 2025-26
Men's Basketball
Knox (4)
Cameron Betker Fr Undecided
Jakob Morgenstern Jr Integrative Business and Management
Joshua Stewart Jr Integrative Business and Management
Zach Hendrickx Fr Undecided
Women's Basketball
Knox (3)
Cambria Medina Jr Ed Studies
Kylee Callahan Sr Biology
Lucy Lawrence Fr Undecided
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Knox (10)
Izayiah Hawes Jr German
Ryan Lautzenhiser So Integrative Business and Management
Chase Pollard So Theatre
Elliott Varnum Sr Public Policy
Frederick Callister-Craig Jr Mathematics
Lance Miller Sr Biochemistry
Max Lawrence Jr Chemistry
Maxwell Reid So Philosophy
Ridesh Chhetri So Chemistry
Austin Cernich Sr Integrative Business and Management
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Knox (8)
Cecilia Goodin Jr Ed Studies — Secondary
Eileen Sheetz Sr Chemistry
Elsie Conwell Fr Undecided
Helen Conran Sr Creative Writing
Nicolette Walsh Fr Creative Writing
Darby Wallig So Biochemistry
Altynai Ruslanova So Computer Sciences
Stephanie Nelson Jr Integrative Business and Management
Spring 2026
Baseball
Knox (13)
Aidan McMurtie Jr Computer Sciences
Aiden Mersinger Fr Undecided
Caysen Bamford Fr Undecided
Clark Heeren Jr Integrative Business and Management
Phillips So Undecided
Jacob Halseth So Psychology
Jeffery Ripka Sr Economics
Joseph Williams Sr Biology
Lucas Simpson Jr Physics
Nicholas Nitti Jr Political Science
Ruben Castro Jr Physics
Thomas Wilmot Jr Integrative Business and Management
Samuel Garcia Jr Creative Writing
Softball
Knox (3)
Janet Lentini Jr Ed Studies — Secondary
Madison Hicks Sr Biology
Maria Olivas So Ed Studies
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Knox (10)
Izayiah Hawes Jr German
Ryan Lautzenhiser So Integrative Business and Management
Chase Pollard So Theatre
Elliott Varnum Sr Public Policy
Frederick Callister-Craig Jr Mathematics
Lance Miller Sr Biochemistry
Max Lawrence Jr Chemistry
Maxwell Reid So Philosophy
Ridesh Chhetri So Chemistry
Austin Cernich Sr. Business and Management
Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Knox (8)
Cecilia Goodin Jr Ed Studies — Secondary
Eileen Sheetz Sr Chemistry
Elsie Conwell Fr Undecided
Helen Conran Sr Creative Writing
Nicolette Walsh Fr Creative Writing
Darby Wallig So Biochemistry
Altynai Ruslanova So Computer Sciences
Stephanie Nelson Jr Integrative Business and Management
