SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A total of 30 Summit League student-athletes, 15 women and 15 men, were named to the 2025-26 Swimming and Diving Academic All-Summit League teams, league officials released Wednesday. Selections were based on a combination of academic achievement and athletic performance throughout the season.
Denver led the league with nine selections on the 30-member list, followed by Omaha with seven. South Dakota placed five student-athletes on the team, while South Dakota State added four selections. Eastern Illinois and Southern Indiana each had two honorees, and St. Thomas rounded out the list with one.
South Dakota’s Grace Schultz, the Women’s Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects, and South Dakota State’s Jenna Currier each earned their third career Academic All-League honor. On the men’s side, Omaha’s Jackson Burrus, USD’s Matthew Sorbe, SDSU’s Braxton McGrath, and Southern Indiana’s Lane Pollock also secured their third career selections.
On the women’s side, receiving their second career accolades were DU’s Savanna Berry, EIU’s Genevieve Biberdorf, and OMA’s Aubrey Hutter.
On the men’s side, Denver’s Nico Morton earned the honor for the second time in his career, joined by Eastern Illinois’s Nolan Wallace, Omaha’s Kyle Kulow and Southern Indiana’s Sam Smith, who also collected second career selections.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale) completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.
Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league's institutions that carry swimming and diving, and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). Each team is made up of the 15 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-League Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Anna Balfanz |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Kinesiology and Sports Management |
| Savanna Berry** |
Denver |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Biology and International Studies |
| Genevieve Biberdorf** |
Eastern Illinois |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
| Kaitlin Calvery |
Denver |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Biology - Physiology in Health and Disease |
| Jenna Currier*** |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Mathematics/Data Science |
| Ella Drewes |
Omaha |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Adminstration |
| Anabelle Gifford |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Business Economics |
| Aubrey Hutter** |
Omaha |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
| Halle Kuck |
Omaha |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| Kate Novinkski |
Omaha |
So. |
4.00 |
Molecular and Biomedical Biology |
| Grace Schultz*** |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Marketing |
| Rachel Shelstad |
Omaha |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Business Administration |
| Ellie Undem |
St. Thomas |
So. |
3.93 |
Exercise Science |
| Tenaya Winter |
Denver |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Real Estate |
| Lilly Zippel |
Denver |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Mechanical Engineering |
*Career Academic All-League honors
2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-League Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Colin Breuer |
Denver |
So. |
3.77 |
Environmental Chemistry |
| Jackson Burrus*** |
Omaha |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Neuroscience |
| Finn Holdredge |
Denver |
So. |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Kolden Kringen** |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Aviation and Psychology |
| Kyle Kulow** |
Omaha |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Construction Engineering |
| Hamish McLellan |
Denver |
So. |
3.73 |
Accounting |
| Braxton McGrath*** |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Dylan Mes |
Denver |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Real Estate |
| Nico Morton** |
Denver |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Lane Pollock*** |
Southern Indiana |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Finance |
| Tanner Reed |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Medical Biology |
| Nick Rounds |
South Dakota |
So. |
3.96 |
Business |
| Sam Smith** |
Southern Indiana |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Accounting & Professional Services |
| Matthew Sorbe*** |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Medical Biology |
| Nolan Wallace** |
Eastern Illinois |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Construction Management |
*Career Academic All-League honors
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