On Wednesday (Aug. 26) morning, the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) released its list of 2025-26 Academic Achievement Award honorees, and 197 Ashland University student-athletes were on the rolls.
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To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:
- The Athletic Director must be a current dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
- Student-athletes must have …
- a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
- have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
Ashland's count of D2ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients continues to grow over the years – 197 in 2025-26 from 165 in 2024-25, 143 in 2023-24 and 106 in 2022-23.
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Overall, a total of 21,000-plus student-athletes were recognized from 179 institutions for the 2025-26 Academic Achievement Awards.
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The complete list of AU honorees follows:
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
| Drew |
Stevens |
Baseball |
| Seth |
Witt |
Baseball |
| Sam |
Witt |
Baseball |
| Nate |
King |
Baseball |
| Sean |
Krueckeberg |
Baseball |
| Carter |
Weaver |
Baseball |
| Mason |
Koons |
Baseball |
| Ben |
Zink |
Baseball |
| Collin |
Overholt |
Baseball |
| Colton |
Hunt |
Baseball |
| Jackson |
Grine |
Baseball |
| Aden |
Gregory |
Men's basketball |
| Casey |
Lantz |
Men's basketball |
| Trent |
Minor |
Men's basketball |
| Braeden |
Geist |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Dhiren |
Brickman |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Maxx |
Adams |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Huck |
Finnegan |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Justin |
Schumaker |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Nate |
Slater |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Andrew |
Gall |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Daylen |
Madison |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Michael |
Snopik |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Colton |
Thress |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Gabe |
McHolm |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Matthew |
Salvucci |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Samuel |
Thomas |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Joey |
Taylor |
Men's XC/track and field |
| Nick |
Sailers |
Football |
| Brayden |
Smith |
Football |
| Ben |
Holzopfel |
Football |
| Slade |
McClaskey |
Football |
| James |
Rindfuss |
Football |
| Logan |
Toms |
Football |
| Grayson |
Sasis |
Football |
| Luke |
Brenner |
Football |
| Donovan |
Yeager |
Football |
| Andrew |
Boden |
Football |
| Akil |
Martin |
Football |
| Cameron |
Blair |
Football |
| Nico |
Traczyk |
Football |
| Drew |
Novak |
Football |
| Sam |
Wakula |
Football |
| Madden |
Houska |
Football |
| Justin |
Giffin |
Football |
| Jonathan |
Merimee |
Football |
| Mark |
Pillar |
Men's golf |
| Lukas |
Schreck |
Men's golf |
| Sam |
Sutton |
Men's golf |
| Carter |
Mishler |
Men's golf |
| Julian |
Myers |
Men's golf |
| Braden |
Fodor |
Men's soccer |
| Alvaro |
Boned |
Men's soccer |
| Sergio |
Ruiz |
Men's soccer |
| Roy |
Mendoza |
Men's soccer |
| Noah |
Brock |
Men's soccer |
| Grant |
Koplinski |
Men's soccer |
| Alex |
James |
Men's soccer |
| Hugo |
Dunger |
Men's soccer |
| Marley |
Marshall |
Men's soccer |
| Lewis |
Hill |
Men's soccer |
| Daniel |
Correa Hammer |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Ayden |
Mason |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Joey |
Lenczyk |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Colin |
Pham |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Josh |
Bachinsky |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Grant |
Wallery |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Kaleb |
Pena |
Men's swimming/diving |
| Ryohei |
Miyake |
Men's tennis |
| Bernardo |
Duarte |
Men's tennis |
| Kaj |
Salzano |
Men's tennis |
| Ethan |
Browning |
Men's track/field |
| Justin |
Patrick |
Men's track/field |
| Levi |
Hondred |
Men's track/field |
| Christian |
Seibert |
Men's track/field |
| Gavin |
Mullen |
Men's track/field |
| Nalin |
Robinson |
Men's track/field |
| Cameron |
Nightingale |
Men's track/field |
| Zander |
Graham |
Wrestling |
| Lance |
Overmyer |
Wrestling |
| Hayden |
Kuhn |
Wrestling |
| Nate |
Barrett |
Wrestling |
| Reese |
Redman |
Wrestling |
| Fletcher |
Rose |
Wrestling |
| Fernando |
Lopez |
Wrestling |
| Gavin |
Nelson |
Wrestling |
| Ricky |
Legg |
Wrestling |
| Lexi |
Howe |
Women's basketball |
| Ashley |
Mullet |
Women's basketball |
| Corri |
Vermilya |
Women's basketball |
| Gia |
Casalinova |
Women's basketball |
| Alysa |
Lopez |
Women's basketball |
| Elisabeth |
Willett |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Emilie |
Lemon |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Molly |
Coleman |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Amandine |
Binet |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Emma |
Wise |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Madilyn |
Elson |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Hope |
Sievert |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Jaelyn |
Palmer |
Women's XC/track and field |
| Sammi |
Miller |
Women's golf |
| Klaira |
Paramore |
Women's golf |
| LeeAnn |
Harker |
Women's golf |
| Maddie |
Fleck |
Women's golf |
| Dakota |
Riley |
Women's golf |
| Ashley |
Drexler |
Women's lacrosse |
| Katie |
Achtziger |
Women's lacrosse |
| Izzy |
Dean |
Women's lacrosse |
| Fiona |
Dadas |
Women's lacrosse |
| Lauren |
Hinders |
Women's lacrosse |
| Stella |
Parrish |
Women's lacrosse |
| Corinne |
Schmidt |
Women's lacrosse |
| Annie |
Duncan |
Women's lacrosse |
| Taylor |
Sharlow |
Women's lacrosse |
| Kalli |
Spehar |
Women's lacrosse |
| Kylie |
Perez |
Women's lacrosse |
| Ashley |
Fisher |
Women's lacrosse |
| Riley |
Walstrum |
Women's lacrosse |
| Sidney |
Voss |
Women's lacrosse |
| Cat |
Davis |
Women's lacrosse |
| Josie |
Sipe |
Women's lacrosse |
| Aubrey |
Steiner |
Women's soccer |
| Kali |
Funk |
Women's soccer |
| Dani |
Hicks |
Women's soccer |
| Grace |
Henning |
Women's soccer |
| Ella |
Garner |
Women's soccer |
| Rachel |
McCool |
Women's soccer |
| Haley |
Hightower |
Women's soccer |
| Clara |
Richardson |
Women's soccer |
| Audrey |
Kalmar |
Women's soccer |
| Ella |
Schneider |
Women's soccer |
| Rosie |
Pellegrino |
Women's soccer |
| Keira |
Erling |
Women's soccer |
| Natalie |
Miskerik |
Women's soccer |
| Adi |
Turnbaugh |
Women's soccer |
| Avery |
Perkins |
Women's soccer |
| Ashley |
Veldheer |
Softball |
| Danielle |
Robbins |
Softball |
| Ella |
Bruss |
Softball |
| Delaney |
Lis |
Softball |
| Mady |
Hannahs |
Softball |
| Sophia |
Martin |
Softball |
| Maren |
Metikosh |
Softball |
| Sidney |
Payton |
Softball |
| Sophia |
Smithnosky |
Softball |
| Amanda |
Kolar |
Softball |
| Delaney |
Maynard |
Softball |
| Kendall |
Rudd |
Softball |
| Raechel |
Serafimov |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Rachel |
Stanchek |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Riley |
Hunt |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Yasmim |
Tomita |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Mary Kate |
Prall |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Hannah |
Yemec |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Jillian |
Hull |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Stephanie |
Holubetz |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Payton |
O'Toole |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Delaney |
Spradlin |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Maddi |
Whitticar |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Megan |
Tomasic |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Juliana |
Pignato |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Anna |
Ramsier |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Nina |
Nephew |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Blair |
Pichola |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Emma |
Stoll |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Ella |
Howard |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Brooke |
Patel |
Women's swimming/diving |
| Constanza |
Arancibia |
Women's tennis |
| Evalienna |
Pryor |
Women's tennis |
| Ana |
Penteado |
Women's tennis |
| Reese |
Landis |
Women's track/field |
| Alisha |
Hill |
Women's track/field |
| Jennifer |
Patrick |
Women's track/field |
| Miranda |
Stone |
Women's track/field |
| Brianna |
Chenevey |
Women's track/field |
| Allison |
Meixner |
Women's track/field |
| Odessa |
Smith |
Women's track/field |
| Meagan |
Rini |
Women's track/field |
| Kara |
Fields |
Women's track/field |
| Alaina |
Heller |
Women's track/field |
| Jordan |
Rosales |
Women's track/field |
| Molly |
Winner |
Women's track/field |
| Katie |
Jelaca |
Women's track/field |
| McKayla |
Wymer |
Women's track/field |
| Abigail |
Hartzler |
Women's track/field |
| Leslie |
Pollock |
Women's track/field |
| Brianna |
Taber |
Women's track/field |
| Sidney |
Sheppert |
Women's track/field |
| Marin |
Dixon |
Volleyball |
| Macy |
McNamara |
Volleyball |
| Ravin |
Morgan |
Volleyball |
| Josilyn |
Wadas |
Volleyball |
| Sophia |
Samonek |
Volleyball |
| Kaylee |
Davis |
Volleyball |
| Abbey |
Queen |
Volleyball |
| Livi |
Miller |
Volleyball |
| Samantha |
Young |
Volleyball |
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