Horizon League Reveals 2026 Valeo Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League revealed our 2026 Valeo Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams on Wednesday.
Dig Deeper:
- A total of 39 student-athletes were named to the Valeo All-Academic Teams while 13 more were tabbed as 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 Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams are comprised of student-athletes from nine institutions.
- Youngstown State led the League with nine All-Academic Team selections.
- 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 (20 percent of the team’s overall contests for pitchers).
- 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 Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team
Luke Adamczyk, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Neary, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Otten, Detroit Mercy
Nolan King, IU Indianapolis
Luke Shappell, IU Indianapolis
Karsten Grundahl, Milwaukee
Zac Schmidt, Milwaukee
Sam Schreiber, Milwaukee
Colton O’Hara, Northern Kentucky
Tyler Donovan, Oakland
Carter McCalister, Oakland
Colten Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Patrick Statzer, Wright State
Michael Ballone, Youngstown State
Blaze Fichter, Youngstown State
Jaden Kirkwood, Youngtown State
Lukas Lang, Youngstown State
Connor Shingleton, Youngstown State
Trenton Shutters, Youngstown State
Men’s Outdoor Track Honorable Mentions
Anthony Buford, Milwaukee
Josh Cygan, Milwaukee
Tim Maidment, Milwaukee
Pierce Grzymkowski, Oakland
Josiah Bird, Purdue Fort Wayne
Colin Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Noah Morris, Purdue Fort Wayne
2026 Valeo Women’s Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team
Grace Steffes, Detroit Mercy
Isabel Roloff, Milwaukee
Anna Szepieniec, Milwaukee
Olivia VanZeeland, Milwaukee
Kallie Volk, Milwaukee
Cameron Bittermann, Northern Kentucky
Sierra Kendall, Northern Kentucky
Olivia Kennedy, Northern Kentucky
Kylei Anderson, Oakland
Jamie Giese, Oakland
Victoria Sanders, Oakland
Ava Genovese, Purdue Fort Wayne
Bella Hodges, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ali Sparks, Purdue Fort Wayne
Riley Tate, Purdue Fort Wayne
Julia Dill, RMU
Sydney Thompson, Wright State
McKinley Fielding, Youngstown State
Ainsley Hamsher, Youngstown State
Caleigh Richards, Youngstown State
Women’s Outdoor Track Honorable Mentions
Katie Burns, Milwaukee
Makenna Scott, Oakland
Francesca Carlo, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ellie Zagel, Purdue Fort Wayne
Maizee Fry, RMU