97 ACU Athletes Named Spring / Freshman & Transfer Academic All-WAC

97 ACU Athletes Named Spring / Freshman & Transfer Academic All-WAC

6/16/2026 2:00:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Women's Golf

By: Evan Nemec

Abilene Christian placed nearly 100 student-athletes on the Academic All-WAC lists for spring sports and freshmen/transfers from fall and winter sports, as released by the conference Tuesday.

Ninety-seven Wildcats were among those recognized for excellence in the classroom and in athletics. To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must have completed one academic year at his or her institution, earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2, and competed in 50% or more of his or her team's competitions.

For the second straight year the ACU women's tennis team led its sport with seven Academic All-WAC recipients. Baseball (20) and women's golf (7) tied for the most in their respective sports. The ACU baseball squad also led the WAC in 2024-25. The Wildcats had the second most softball honorees with 13.

The largest gains over the past school year were made in outdoor track and field where the men more than doubled their number of qualifiers to 10, and the women increased to 13.

The WAC will rebrand to the United Athletic Conference on July 1, and welcome new full-time members in Central Arkansas, Little Rock, Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama and West Georgia. West Florida will be an affiliate member for football, but will compete in the Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference for all other sports.

Below is a list of ACU's 2025-26 Spring Academic All-WAC honorees.

Baseball (20)
Nick Arias, Sr.
Reese Borho, Jr.
Brady Coe, Soph.
Aidan Coleman, Jr.
Noah Galvan, Grad.
Caden Greanead, Grad.
Brady Gray, Soph.
David Jeon, Sr.
Ryan Jones, Soph.
Brett Lanman, Jr.
Baron Mannis, Fr.
Cade McGarrh, Sr.
Maddox Miesse, Sr.
Zandt Payne, Grad.
Braden Regala, Soph.
Kanon Sundgren, Sr.
JT Thompson, Sr.
Grant Watkins, Sr.
Evan Whiteaker, Sr.
Logan Young, Soph.

Softball (13)
Ciana Arguijo, Fr.
Ella Beeman, Jr.
Savannah Crocker, Fr.
Erianna Garcia, Fr.
Audrey Lacina, Jr.
Kyana Lipardo, Fr.
Julianna Martinez, Soph.
Emerson Meggers, Jr.
Leah Meyer, Jr.
Valerie Ornelas, Sr.
Emalee Romero, Sr.
Elizabeth Schaefer, Sr.
Makayla Valle, Jr.

Women's Tennis (7)
Jess Board, So.
Maria Cascos, Sr.
Angela Del Campo, Sr.
Alice Klinteby, Sr.
Masha Vrsalovic, Sr.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (10)
Horatio Brooks II, Sr.
Canaan Fairley, Sr.
Miguel Hall, Jr.
Ethan Krause, Jr.
Nickens Lemba, Soph.
Ryan McMeen, Soph.
Abraham Olufemi-Dada, Fr.
Rylan Smart, Sr.
Justin Smithey, Fr.
Matthew Udemba, Fr.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (13)
Kaia Anderson, Fr.
Chianel Asoburuenwu, Sr.
Hana Banks, Jr.
Jalyn Childers, Soph.
Ella Cockrum, Fr.
Halle Gunter, Fr.
Nele Huth, Soph.
Madelyn McFadden, Fr.
Natalie Poe, Sr.
Skyla Riedel, Soph.
Emma Santoro, Soph.
Mariana Van Dyk, Soph.
Gracee Whiteaker, Soph.

Men's Golf (5)
Thomas Buisson, Sr.
Tres Hill, Grad.
Grégoire Hoyeau, Sr.
Jack Hollingsed, Soph.
Colin Leonard, Soph.

Women's Golf (7)
Jasmine Do, Soph.
Jiyu Han, Jr.
Ryann Honea, Grad.
Maddi Kamas, Grad.
Marissa Loya, Soph.
Kate Pickrell, Jr.
Julia Vollmer, Soph.

Below is a list of ACU's 2025-26 Freshman/Transfer Academic All-WAC honorees.

Men's Basketball (2)
Isaac Dye, Fr.
Tylan Lewis, Fr.

Women's Basketball (4)
Emma Daugherty, Fr.
Molly Daugherty, Fr.
Riley Grohman, Fr.
Jazmyn Stone, Sr.

Men's Indoor Track & Field (1)
Nickens Lemba, Soph.