July 13, 2026

Several NIACC student-athletes earn spring academic all-region honors

The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference announced the academic all-region performers for the 2026 spring semester and several NIACC student-athletes have been honored.

First-team performers received a 3.5 grade point average or above, while second-team members earned between a 3.0 and a 3.49 GPA.

The ICCAC recognized more than 2,500 student-athletes for their academic achievements during the spring semester.

More than 1,650 student-athletes earned first-team academic all-region honors, while nearly 900 were named second-team academic all-region performers.

The following are the NIACC honorees:

Baseball

First-team - Andrew Luckow, Benjamin Hoffman, Brady McPherson, Caden Watson, Cal McGuire, Connor Mitchell, Drew Powers, Gage Petersen, Hudson Waldow, Jack Gorman, Jack Terpstra, Jacob Neutz, James Hagen, Joseoph Pirillo, Justyn Rivera, Kane Koch, Keelan Jones, Kristian Shinohara, Lucas Jackson, Maddox Cockrum, Min Chan Kim, Nicholas Parton, Ryan Coffman, Theodore Juaire, Tiago Cavallo, Tyler Loesche.

Second-team - Brandon Nowakowski, Charlie Leshovsky, Dominic Digilio, Hunter Sandberg, Ian Harlow, Logan Mueller, Tommy Lyman.

Men's basketball

First-team - Jordan Terhune, Lance Helming, Nic Groven, Sam Howland, TJ Cusciotta.

Second-team - Bryson Robinson, Cayde Eberling, Eli Menke, RJ Mitchell, Ty Franklin, Vincent Lancaster.

Women's basketball

First-team - Allie Zittel, Ciara Seifert, Ella Mullenbach, Ella Stoskopf, Grace Berding, Kelsey McDonough, Machaela Trask, Marley Culver, Peyton Meincke, Reagan Niebuhr, Reggi Spotts, Taylor Hemann, Tillie Smith, Tillotti Fair.

Second-team - Elayna VanNett, Emerson Ingvalson.

Cheerleading

First-team - Briana Medina, Danielle Bolz, Eimmy Candelaria Vazquez, Grace Creighton, Haley Heinselman, Olivia Jones.

Second-team - Amiyah Whaley, Angelina Montealvo-Craig, Hannah Percy, Madison Linahon.

Men's cross country

First-team - Alex Almelien, Xander Graeser, Lukas Vance.

Second-team - Alex Moore, Brian Nunez, Colby Essing.

Women's cross country

First-team - Allison Lensing, Bridget Canton, Jennifer Carranza, Olivia Spurling, Sienna Weiland.

Second-team - Ariana Keefe.

Esports

First-team - Lance Smuck, Linden Reynolds.

Second-team - Adan Jose, Gabriel Ramirez.

Men's golf

First-team - Ashtin Willms, Austin Stene, Drew DeGabriele, Heath Voigt, Hudson Kroymann, Ian Roske, Noah Honn.

Second-team - Garrett Ham, Gavin Anderson, Kyler Glenn, Nolan Reser.

Women's golf

First-team - Addy Boell, Audrey Overgaard, Avery Knutsen, Danielle Randick, Emma Topp, Kenedee Frayne.

Second-team - Ashlyn Berven, Kaiya Holten, Meghan DeLong.

Men's soccer

First-team - Abran Kooistra, Alessandro Venturini, Bruno Ortega Peris, Charlie Ronald, Eliott Ruiz, Giulio Garbarino, Gustavo Prediado, Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim, Javier Calderon, Matias Campos, Miguel Arnaiz de Leon, Parker Heiselman, Thomas Burstow.

Second-team - Ben Richardson, David Hamilton, Ian Arceo, Kobi Jones, Max Polson, Nicolas Marting, Noah Ruiz, Rafael Gutierrez Martin, Vasi Teodosiev, Will Jansen.

Women's soccer

First-team - Allison Brandt, Aryana Rashidi, Emmalyse Bordignon, Louise Vadal, Maya Gildroy, Noemi Nater, Olivia Benton, Olivia Stewart, Presley Mulford, Rikke Vestergaard.

Second-team - Kyla Oppold, Nadia Kaiser.

Softball

First-team - Addie Rhoades, Addie Prilipp, Ally Wall, Alyssa Cunningham, Anna Fairchild, Ashlyn Sutherland, Aubrey Chapman, Avah Hanig, Chloe Thurlby, Claire Lodge, Emma Evens, Emma Wall, Emma Wennersten, JoAnna Wallace, Katie Riesselman, Kennedi McGarvey, Makayla Wirkus, Mya Bunkers, Riely Huft, Sharli Fessler.

Second-team - Hope Hendriks.

Men's track and field

First-team - Alex Almelien, Xander Graeser, Colin Rasch, Dylan Hansen, Fredrick Losee, Javon Kille, John Mhizha, Lukas Vance, Marshall Zeien.

Second-team - Aldaine Angus, Alexander Marchand Fierro, Alex Moore, Brian Nunez, Colby Essing, Mason Bogan, Terry Cooks, Tyjah Bishop, Xavier Codling.

Women's track and field

First-team - Abby Durflinger, Breanna Swaby, Bridget Canton, Hannah Brinkman, Jennifer Carranza, Kayla Buscher, Olivia Spurling, Peyton Meincke, Romanica Wiltshire, Sienna Weiland.

Second-team - Addison Adam, Ariana Keefe, Chloe Schwerin.

Volleyball

First-team - Alva Fraenkel, Bailey Bagestad, Carissa Timmerman, Emma Miller, Hannah Brinkman, Kayden Muller, Kendal VanMinsel, Kenedee Frayne, Kinsey Anderson, Megan Tobin.

Second-team - Brielle Volker.