Horizon League Unveils 2026 Valeo Indoor #HLTF All--Academic Teams
Matt St. Charles
INDIANAPOLIS (March 19, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced our 2026 Valeo Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams on Thursday.
Dig Deeper:
- A total of 35 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional 15 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 2026 Valeo Indoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams are comprised of student-athletes from 10 League institutions.
- A total of 11 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons were recognized, including five All-Academic Team selections.
- Youngstown State had 10 representatives, with nine receiving All-Academic honors.
- 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.
2026 Valeo Men’s Indoor #HLTF All-Academic Team
Joshua Neary, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Otten, Detroit Mercy
Luke Shappell, IU Indianapolis
Jaydon Steidinger, IU Indianapolis
Cullen Boyle, Milwaukee
Karsten Grundahl, Milwaukee
Colton O’Hara, Northern Kentucky
Pierce Grzymkwoski, Oakland
Carter McCalister, Oakland
Jack Mills, Purdue Fort Wayne
Patrick Statzer, Wright State
Owen Brady, Youngstown State
Blaze Fichter, Youngstown State
Jaden Kirkwood, Youngstown State
Lukas Lang, Youngstown State
Jake McEntyre, Youngstown State
Trenton Shutters, Youngstown State
Ryan Tetrick, Youngstown State
Men’s Honorable Mentions
Riley Nixon, IU Indianapolis
Lucas Picco, Milwaukee
Zac Schmidt, Milwaukee
Tyler Donovan, Oakland
Colin Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Colten Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Boden Genovese, Purdue Fort Wayne
Owen Kaufman, Purdue Fort Wayne
2026 Valeo Women’s Indoor #HLTF All-Academic Team
Natalie Keller, Cleveland State
Jada Clark, Detroit Mercy
Isabel Roloff, Milwaukee
Anna Szepieniec, Milwaukee
Olivia VanZeeland, Milwaukee
Kallie Volk, Milwaukee
Olivia Kennedy, Northern Kentucky
Kylei Anderson, Oakland
Jamie Giese, Oakland
Bella Hodges, Purdue Fort Wayne
Amelie Mach, Purdue Fort Wayne
Riley Tate, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ellie Zagel, Purdue Fort Wayne
Julia Dill, RMU
Samantha Hennen, RMU
McKinley Fielding, Youngstown State
Ainsley Hamsher, Youngstown State
Women’s Honorable Mentions
Ella Colclesser, IU Indianapolis
Victoria Evtimov, Milwaukee
Angelica Refinski, Milwaukee
Cameron Bitterman, Northern Kentucky
Francesca Carlo, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ali Sparks, Purdue Fort Wayne
Kaitlyn Eger, Youngstown State