39 Chargers, all 5 Sandburg women’s teams earn NJCAA All-Academic honors for 2025-26

 Sandburg had 39 student-athletes and all five of its women’s programs earn NJCAA academic awards for the 2025-26 school year.

 

Ten Chargers student-athletes posted a perfect grade point average, highlighting the 39 Chargers who earned NJCAA All-Academic honors. On top of those individual accolades, all five Sandburg women’s sports teams — softball, volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country and women’s golf — were recognized as an NJCAA Academic Team of the Year for recording a team GPA of at least 3.0.

 

Student-athletes who achieved a GPA of at least 3.60 were eligible for NJCAA All-Academic honors. In addition to the 10 Chargers who were named NJCAA All-Academic First Team for having a perfect 4.0 GPA, nine received second-team honors (3.80-3.99 GPA), and 20 earned third-team honors (3.60-3.79 GPA).

 

Eight Chargers teams had at least NJCAA All-Academic honoree. Baseball had the most recipients of any sport, with 11. Four Chargers earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year.

 

Sandburg's women’s golf (3.53), women’s cross country (3.27), women's basketball (3.14), volleyball (3.13) and softball (3.07) teams were recognized as 2025-26 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year. Squads had to attain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA to qualify for NJCAA Academic Team of the Year consideration.

 

Across the NJCAA, a total of 13,723 student-athletes were awarded all-academic honors for the 2025-26 season. The association recognized 1,446 teams as Academic Teams of the Year.

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM (4.0 GPA)

• Addison Gillen (volleyball)
• Qetsia Kamdem (women’s cross country)
• Kellan Keane (baseball)
• Antonia Kisler (women’s basketball)*
• Lakinn Larson (softball)
• Connor McLauchlan (men’s soccer)
• Caio Oliveira (men’s soccer)*
• Reese Poole (softball)
• Jessica Schultz (women’s golf)
• Allison Thome (women’s golf)

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM (3.80-3.99 GPA)

• Landon Binder (baseball)
• Braeden Brennan (men’s golf)
• Lillian Covarrubias (women’s basketball)*
• Brady Johnson (baseball)
• Anna Landis (women’s basketball)
• Macy Nolan (volleyball)
• Carter Ramsey (baseball)
• Abigail Shaffer (volleyball)
• Tieler Williams-Fouts (softball)

 

NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC THIRD TEAM (3.60-3.79 GPA)

• Colton Allen (baseball)*
• Enrico Augusto Rola (men’s soccer)
• Diego Branco (men’s soccer)
• Braley Burford (baseball)
• Carter Chapin (baseball)
• Sheila Cheruiyot (women’s cross country)
• Sergio Cruz (men’s soccer)
• Mateo Figueroa (men’s soccer)
• Jaylynn Hamilton (softball)
• Marrion Kemboi (women’s cross country)
• Madalynn Knapp (volleyball, softball)
• Valentin Kretschmer (men’s soccer)
• Ben Marvel (baseball)
• Brady Peterson (baseball)
• Linus Richtberg (men’s soccer)
• Brayden Schleich (men’s golf)
• Damien Snell (baseball)
• Emiliano Sosa (men’s soccer)
• Dillon Steelman (baseball)
• Abigail Strode (women’s golf)

 

NJCAA ACADEMIC TEAM OF THE YEAR (MINIMUM 3.0 GPA)

• Women’s golf (3.53)
• Women’s cross country (3.27)
• Women’s basketball (3.14)
• Volleyball (3.13)
• Softball (3.07)

 

(* denotes two-time NJCAA All-Academic honoree)