DALLAS – Conference USA placed 65 student-athletes on the 2026 College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Men’s and Women’s At-Large Teams, announced by the organization Tuesday.
FIU beach volleyball was the most well represented program with six honorees, followed by LA Tech bowling, Florida Atlantic beach volleyball and Tulane beach volleyball with five apiece.
Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 7, 2026
The group advancing to the national ballot includes Jax State bowlers Annalise Obryant and Emma Yoder, LA Tech bowler Jenna Stretch, NM State golfer Emma Bunch, WKU golfer Sydney Hackett, Nebraska bowlers Karina Capron and Jillian Martin, Sacred Heart bowler Hope Tafolla and Vanderbilt bowler Dannielle Henderson.
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honorees
Mary Grace Dunigan, Delaware (Women’s Golf)
Caleb Itzoe, Delaware (Men’s Golf)
Aryan Vuradi, Delaware (Men’s Golf)
Kendra Brown, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Katarina Drozd, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Hanna Gubik, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Brianna Luoma, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Hailey Prodan, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Nicole Robison, FIU (Beach Volleyball)
Stanley Campbell, Jax State (Men’s Golf)
Erin Klemencic*, Jax State (Bowling)
Annalise Obryant*, Jax State (Bowling)
Emma Yoder, Jax State (Bowling)
Lara El Chaib, Jax State (Women’s Golf)
Ebby Somers, Jax State (Women’s Golf)
Shaun Cook, Kennesaw State (Men’s Golf)
Jackie Jang, Kennesaw State (Women’s Golf)
Ike Joy, Liberty (Men’s Golf)
Abel Derksen, LA Tech (Men’s Golf)
Arianna Araujo, LA Tech (Bowling)
Frances Davila, LA Tech (Bowling)
Rachel Ong, LA Tech (Bowling)
Jenna Stretch*, LA Tech (Bowling)
Kylee Trexler, LA Tech (Bowling)
Javier Delgadillo, NM State (Men’s Golf)
Alexandria Armendariz, NM State (Women’s Golf)
Emma Bunch*, NM State (Women’s Golf)
Alexandre Godin, UTEP (Men’s Golf)
Marc Keller, UTEP (Men’s Golf)
Paulia Acuna, UTEP (Beach Volleyball)
Madison Hill, UTEP (Beach Volleyball)
Nichapas Thawinwan, UTEP (Women’s Golf)
Rafe Blankenship, WKU (Men’s Golf)
Ethan Smith, WKU (Men’s Golf)
Averi Cline, WKU (Women’s Golf)
Grace Frei, WKU (Women’s Golf)
Sydney Hackett*, WKU (Women’s Golf)
Julia Zigrossi, WKU (Women’s Golf)
Kaylee Back, Arkansas State (Bowling)
Amanda Lang, Arkansas State (Bowling)
Kendall Mignerey, FAU (Beach Volleyball)
Denisse Morgenstern, FAU (Beach Volleyball)
Mia Scanlon, FAU (Beach Volleyball)
Olivia Strandberg, FAU (Beach Volleyball)
Klaire VanDeusen, FAU (Beach Volleyball)
Karina Capron*, Nebraska (Bowling)
Jillian Martin*, Nebraska (Bowling)
Megan Prettyman, Sacred Heart (Bowling)
Hope Tafolla*, Sacred Heart (Bowling)
Cornelia Crudu, USF (Beach Volleyball)
Candace Ceballos, Tarleton State (Beach Volleyball)
Camilla Chun, Tarleton State (Beach Volleyball)
Hayden Huber, Tarleton State (Beach Volleyball)
Bella Parayno, Tarleton State (Beach Volleyball)
Amirah Ali, Tulane (Beach Volleyball)
McKenzie Cutler, Tulane (Beach Volleyball)
Skylar Ensign, Tulane (Beach Volleyball)
Katie Hansen, Tulane (Beach Volleyball)
Sam O’Connor, Tulane (Beach Volleyball)
Sarah Rubi, Tulane (Bowling)
Payton Rowley, Valparaiso (Bowling)
Angela Webber, Valparaiso (Bowling)
Dannielle Henderson*, Vanderbilt (Bowling)
Kara Beissel, Youngstown State (Bowling)
Amy Chrzanowski, Youngstown State (Bowling)