Horizon League Releases 2026 Valeo #HLSD All-Academic Teams
Bridget Nash
INDIANAPOLIS (March 12, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League unveiled our 2026 Valeo Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Teams on Thursday.
Dig Deeper:
- A total of 35 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional two student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.
- The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League teams in each of its 19 championship sports.
- The 2025-26 Valeo #HLSD All-Academic Teams are comprised of student-athletes from six League institutions.
- Eleven Golden Grizzlies received recognition.
- Ten Jaguars received recognition.
- To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team’s overall contests.
- An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic team.
2025-26 Valeo Women’s #HLSD All-Academic Team
Ellie Seiter, Cleveland State
Mackenzie Barnett
, Green Bay
Kaylee Dexter, IU Indy
Alaina Heyde, IU Indy
Addy Hirsbrunner, IU Indy
Luca McGee, IU Indy
Victoria Surdyka, IU Indy
Christiana Brooks, Milwaukee
Natalie DiProspero, Milwaukee
Mara Freeman, Milwaukee
Grace Albrecht, Oakland
Mia Englender, Oakland
Kelley Hassett, Oakland
Erika Puertas, Oakland
Viviane Partridge, Oakland
Clarissa Bezuidenhout, Oakland
Hanna Held, Youngstown State
Allizon Ramirez Romero, Youngstown State
Olivia Sweetman, Youngstown State
2025-26 Valeo Men’s #HLSD All-Academic Team
Tyler Schulze, Cleveland State
Kaled Lombard, Green Bay
Zach Drotar, IU Indy
William Gorman, IU Indy
Youssef Magdy, IU Indy
Declan Taylor, IU Indy
Isaac Wilson, IU Indy
Andrew Jones, Milwaukee
Charles Brown, Oakland
Joseph “Joey” Countryman, Oakland
Max Haney, Oakland
Carson Ricker, Oakland
Nicholas Karel Subagyo, Oakland
Jacob Gramer, Youngstown State
Zachary Lao, Youngstown State
James Slessor, Youngstown State
Men’s Honorable Mentions
Alvin Valkki, Milwaukee
Lorenz Beck, Youngstown State