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Josh Liendo from the University of Florida, Alvaro Zornoza from Drury University, Cooper Costello from the University of Chicago, and Ruthiik Satti from the University of the Cumberlands lead the Academic All-America groups by being named because the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III in addition to the NAIA, respectively.
NCAA Division I
Josh Liendo, a senior majoring in academic sciences, owns a grade-point common of three.56 and is a now a two-time first-team Academic All-America. The native of Toronto, Canada capped an unbelievable profession whereas main Florida to a second-place end on the NCAA Division I National Championship, the very best displaying for this system in 39 years. That dates again to a runner-up lead to 1985 and marks simply the Gators’ second-ever second-place end and the very best since back-to-back nationwide titles in 1983 and 1984.
Liendo earned seven first-team All-American honors to carry his profession complete to 26. That ranks fourth all-time in program historical past. His 9 nationwide titles rank second all-time amongst Gators. He was honored because the CSCAA Co-Swimmer of the Year for his efforts. He swept his particular person occasions (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly) for the second time, becoming a member of Florida legend Caeleb Dressel as the one Gators to attain this twice. Liendo scored a meet-high 60 particular person factors and broke NCAA, U.S. Open, meet, and program data within the 100 fly twice in a single day, whereas posting career-best instances of 18.6 and 39.91 within the 50 and 100 free, respectively.
In addition to the person occasions he was an All-American as a part of 4 relay groups – 200-yard freestyle relay (first crew), 400-yard freestyle relay (first crew), 200-yard medley relay (first crew) and 400-yard medley relay (first crew).
On the convention stage Liendo was chosen the 2026 SEC Male Swimmer of the Year for the second time (2023) and was a four-time All-SEC first-team honoree. He was additionally the 2026 SEC Championships Men’s Swimmer of the Meet, within the course of changing into the primary Gator to win 4 straight SEC Championships within the 100-yard butterfly. He was a champion in three different occasions.
Liendo is a two-time Olympian, competing within the 2020 Olympic video games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic video games in Paris. He turned the primary Black Canadian to earn an Olympic medal, incomes a silver medal in 2024 within the 100-meter butterfly.
In addition to Liendo, Jonny Kulow of Arizona State University was a repeat first crew Academic All-America choice. Kulow is now a three-time first crew Academic All-America choice after beforehand incomes the glory in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Liam Custer of Stanford University was named to the second crew for the second straight 12 months whereas and teammate Henry McFadden was a third-team selection a 12 months in the past.
The eight members of the Division I first crew had a 3.91 common GPA. A complete of 5 members had 4.00 GPAs, with three on the primary crew.
| All-America FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Tommaso Baravelli | Florida State University | Sr. | 3.99 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Eric Brown | University of Florida | Sr. | 3.89 | Computer Science Engineering |
| Louis Dramm | North Carolina | Sr. | 3.95 | Neuroscience |
| Jonny Kulow (1,4) | Arizona State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Microbiology |
| Josh Liendo (1) | University of Florida | Sr. | 3.56 | Educational Sciences |
| Rex Maurer | The University of Texas at Austin | Jr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| Bridon Rosales | U.S. Air Force Academy | Sr. | 4.00 | Aeronautical Engineering |
| Josh Zuchowski | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.88 | Economics |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Joe Christ | U.S. Air Force Academy | Jr. | 3.72 | Aerospace Engineering |
| Liam Custer (2) | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.70 | Management Science & Engineering |
| Andy Dobrzanski | Arizona State University | Sr. | 3.57 | Construction Management & Technology |
| Conor Gesing | University of Florida | Jr. | 3.86 | Education Sciences |
| Tommy Hagar | University of Alabama | Jr. | 3.95 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ilya Kharun | Arizona State University | Jr. | 3.59 | Business |
| Henry McFadden (3) | Stanford University | Jr. | 3.78 | Computer Science |
| Braxton McGrath | South Dakota State University | Sr. | 3.85 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Joe Polyak | University of Minnesota | So. | 4.00 | Biochemistry |
| Zalan Sarkany | Indiana University | Sr. | 3.66 | Sport Marketing and Management |
| Tim Korstanje | University of Alabama | Sr. | 3.92 | Economics & Finance |
| Mitchell Schott | Princeton | Sr. | 3.78 | East Asian Studies |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Andres Dupont Cabrera | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.63 | Economics |
| Jerry Fox | NC State | Jr. | 3.76 | Industrial Engineering |
| Mikkel Lee | Indiana University | Jr. | 3.93 | Finance |
| Matvei Namakonov | University of Delaware | Sr. | 3.89 | Physics |
| Liam Preston | Binghamton University | Sr. | 4.00 | Business Administration & Finance |
| Moritz Wesemann | Southern California | Gr. | 3.58/3.80 | Computer Science |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team choice in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America® second-team choice in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America® third-team choice in 2024-25
(4) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team choice in 2023-24
NCAA Division II
A junior from Gijon, Spain, Alvaro Zornoza is a arithmetic main with a 4.00 GPA. He led the Drury males to a nationwide runner-up end on the 2026 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship in March. He gained the nationwide championship within the 200-yard backstroke, one in all 5 All-American performances on the meet. He took house second place within the 100-yard backstroke and was third within the 200-yard IM. In addition he swam legs of the 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay groups. Both completed second.
In the 2025 National Championship, Zornoza was part of the Panthers’ runner-up finishes within the 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relays, along with a second-place particular person end within the 100 again and a third-place displaying within the 200 again.
Zornoza additionally turned in a robust displaying at this 12 months’s GLVC Championships as Drury got here in second. That included a GLVC Championship record-breaking time of 1:42.67 within the 200 again.
The Division II Academic All-America® crew featured 11 repeat choices. That included 5 repeat performers on the primary crew. Ivan Adamchuk of Drury University, Luke Dinges of Rollins College, and Nino Viallon of Florida Southern College at the moment are two-time first-team honorees, whereas Maks Minichowski of Catawba College moved up from the second crew and Maurice Grabowski of Lynn University was a third-team choice a 12 months in the past.
Six members of the second crew additionally earned Academic All-America accolades for the second time. Lance Godard of St. Cloud State University was a first-team honoree, with Peter Csicsaky of Florida Southern College, Joey Lenczyk of Ashland University and Joseph Lev-Tov of Colorado School of Mines named to the second crew for the second straight 12 months. Leo Nolles of Northern Michigan University and Adam Wiedemeier of Missouri University S&T moved up from the third crew.
The 11 members of the Division II first crew had a 3.91 common GPA. Five complete members have 4.00 GPA’s, with two of these on the primary crew.
The Division II Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II nationwide governance construction to help CSC with dealing with the awards success features for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ivan Adamchuk (1) | Drury University | Jr. | 3.90 | Finance |
| Yuri Cabral | Drury University | Jr. | 3.95 | Business Economics |
| Jordan Christensen | Missouri University S&T | Sr. | 3.87 | Aerospace Engineering |
| Luke Dinges (1) | Rollins College | Sr. | 3.93 | Economics |
| Maurice Grabowski (3) | Lynn University | Sr. | 3.71 | International Business Management |
| Randy Keener | University of Findlay | Sr. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| Maks Minichowski (2) | Catawba College | Jr. | 3.88 | Sustainability Planning & Leadership |
| Josh Noll | University of Tampa | Jr. | 3.88 | Finance |
| Jeremias Pock | University of Indianapolis | Jr. | 3.89 | Exercise Science |
| Nino Viallon (1) | Florida Southern College | Sr. | 3.95 | Finance |
| Alvaro Zornoza | Drury University | Jr. | 4.00 | Mathematics |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Olin Charnstrom | Wayne State University | So. | 3.92 | Nursing |
| Peter Csicsaky (2) | Florida Southern College | Jr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| Lance Godard (1) | St. Cloud State University | Jr. | 3.87 | Finance |
| Joey Lenczyk (2) | Ashland University | Sr. | 3.84 | Early Childhood Ed. & Intervention Specialist |
| Joseph Lev-Tov (2) | Colorado School of Mines | Jr. | 4.00 | Electrical Engineering |
| Leo Nolles (3) | Northern Michigan University | Sr. | 3.74 | Athletic Coaching |
| Adam Wiedemeier (3) | Missouri University S&T | Jr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ney Chagas Filho | Wingate University | Sr. | 3.78 | Finance |
| Gustav Henriksen | Nova Southeastern University | Sr. | 3.95 | Business Management |
| Lucas Hoke | Colorado School of Mines | Jr. | 3.94 | Computer Science |
| Camilo Marrugo | University of Findlay | Sr. | 3.60/3.94 | Business Administration (G) |
| Gabriel Morales | Carson-Newman | Jr. | 3.52 | Art |
| Richard Schmiedefeld | Colorado Mesa University | So. | 3.52 | Business Administration |
| Ben Vester | Colorado Mesa University | So. | 3.80 | Construction Management |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team choice in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America® second-team choice in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America® third-team choice in 2024-25
NCAA Division III
Cooper Costello, junior from Goleta, California, is a chemistry and romance language & literature main. He maintains a 3.97 GPA and is now a two-time Academic All-America®. He led Chicago to its third straight third-place end on the NCAA Division III National Championship.
Costello swept his three particular person occasions with titles within the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, and 200-yard IM and in all gained 5 nationwide championships. He added titles within the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. He earned first-team All-American honors in all seven of his occasions, capped by an NCAA file time within the 100 fly (45.85). He was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard medley relay, with each groups touching second.
In addition, Costello gained six UAA titles en path to being named the UAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year. He wrapped up his junior season as an eight-time National Champion and a 15-time All-American whereas holding the college file within the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, and 400 medley relay. He turns into the primary Chicago swimmer and simply the third athlete in Chicago historical past to earn a number of first-team Academic All-America® honors.
Costello was one in all six repeat performers on the Division III Academic All-America® Team. That contains Ethan Manske of Kenyon College who’s now a three-time first-team choice. Brayden Morford of Carnegie Mellon University additionally earned a spot on the primary crew for the second straight 12 months. Hans Anderson of Carleton College and Aitor Arrese-Igor of MIT moved up from the second and third groups, respectively.
The eight-member Division III first crew had a median GPA of three.91. A complete of 5 student-athletes on the three groups had 4.00 GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III nationwide governance construction to help CSC with dealing with the awards success features for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Hans Anderson (2) | Carleton College | Sr. | 3.95 | Chemistry |
| Aitor Arrese-Igor (3) | MIT | Jr. | 4.00 | Computer Science & Decision-Making |
| Conor Compton | Alfred State College | Sr. | 3.81 | Construction Supervision |
| Cooper Costello (1) | University of Chicago | Jr. | 3.97 | Chemistry & Romance Language & Literature |
| Jack Hill | Denison University | Jr. | 3.65 | Economics |
| Ethan Manske (1,4) | Kenyon College | Sr. | 3.96 | Environmental Studies/Japanese |
| Brayden Morford (1) | Carnegie Mellon University | Jr. | 3.96 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Marrich Somridhivej | Bates College | Sr. | 3.93 | Biology |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Mark Addison | Augustana College (IL) | Sr. | 3.99 | Accounting |
| Tommaso Calviello | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Sr. | 4.00 | Biomedical Engineering & Data Science |
| Adrian Clement | Pomona-Pitzer | Sr. | 3.97 | Computer Science |
| Nick Fogle | Denison University | Sr. | 3.56 | Psychology |
| Tommy Matheis | Pomona-Pitzer | So. | 4.00 | Mathematics |
| Jack Nussbaum | Tufts University | Jr. | 3.90 | Quantitative Economics |
| Charles Platt | Calvin University | Sr. | 3.52 | Accounting |
| Caleb Weis | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Sr. | 4.00 | Marketing & Communication |
| Thomas Wu | MIT | Sr. | 3.70 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Honza Zika | Whittier College | Jr. | 3.61 | Psychology |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| John Butler | University of Chicago | So. | 3.77 | Economics & Psychology |
| Gavin Formon | The College of New Jersey | Sr. | 3.87 | Economics |
| Ryan Lobo | University of Chicago | Sr. | 3.74 | Economics |
| Stone Miller | New York University | Jr. | 3.96 | Philosophy |
| Marco Minai | Washington University in St. Louis | Jr. | 3.72 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Liam Nelson | Denison University | Jr. | 3.80 | Health, Exercise, & Sports Studies |
| Benjamin Wolking | Bates College | Jr. | 4.00 | Biomedical Engineering |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America first-team choice in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America second-team choice in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America third-team choice in 2024-25
(4) – CSC Academic All-America first-team choice in 2023-24
NAIA
Ruthiik Satti, a senior, has a 3.77 GPA as a enterprise administration and knowledge expertise sciences main. He a was a part of a record-breaking marketing campaign for the University of the Cumberlands swimming and diving program. The Patriots closed out the NAIA National Championship with 397 factors to earn their first nationwide runner-up end in program historical past. They had 28 NAIA All-Americans and had a program-best three athletes seize particular person nationwide titles.
A local of Hyderabad, India, Satti earned All-American honors in 5 occasions to conclude his profession as an 18-time NAIA All-American. He captured the nationwide championship within the 100-yard backstroke together with coming in fourth within the 200-yard backstroke. In addition, he was a member of the second-place 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay groups. He was an honorable point out All-American due to a tenth-place displaying within the 100-yard butterfly. Satti beforehand helped Cumberlands to its eighth straight Mid-South Conference championship.
Satti was a six-time All-American as a junior, together with a third-place displaying within the 200 again, and was named the MSC Swimmer of the Year whereas profitable three occasions on the convention championships. As a sophomore he was a three-time NAIA All-American after incomes 4 All-American certificates as a freshman.
Including Satti, three honorees are repeat choices to the Academic All-America crew from the NAIA. Satti was joined by Caleb Fry of Milligan University and Jan Gastal of SCAD Savannah on the primary crew for the second straight 12 months.
The NAIA first crew had a 3.81 common GPA with eight people acknowledged.
The NAIA Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NAIA nationwide governance construction to help CSC with dealing with the awards success features for the 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Caleb Fry (1) | Milligan University | Sr. | 3.78 | Computer Science |
| Jan Gastal (1) | SCAD Savannah | Sr. | 3.79 | Sequential Art |
| Adam Geddis | University of the Cumberlands | Sr. | 3.89 | Business Administration |
| Alexander Menzel | Keiser University | So. | 3.80 | Business Administration |
| Nicklas Pedersen | Keiser University | Jr. | 3.93 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Ruthiik Satti (1) | University of the Cumberlands | Sr. | 3.77 | Business Admin. & Information Tech. Sciences |
| Zoltan Tompos | SCAD Savannah | Jr. | 3.75 | Graphic Design |
| Carlos Trinidad Sancho | Keiser University | Sr. | 3.77 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team choice in 2024-25
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