Josh Liendo from the University of Florida, Alvaro Zornoza from Drury University, Cooper Costello from the University of Chicago, and Ruthiik Satti from the University of the Cumberlands lead the Academic All-America teams by being named as the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III as well as the NAIA, respectively.
NCAA Division I
Josh Liendo, a senior majoring in educational sciences, owns a grade-point average of 3.56 and is a now a two-time first-team Academic All-America. The native of Toronto, Canada capped an incredible career while leading Florida to a second-place finish at the NCAA Division I National Championship, the best showing for the program in 39 years. That dates back to a runner-up result in 1985 and marks just the Gators’ second-ever second-place finish and the highest since back-to-back national titles in 1983 and 1984.
Liendo earned seven first-team All-American honors to bring his career total to 26. That ranks fourth all-time in program history. His nine national titles rank second all-time among Gators. He was honored as the CSCAA Co-Swimmer of the Year for his efforts. He swept his individual events (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly) for the second time, joining Florida legend Caeleb Dressel as the only Gators to achieve this twice. Liendo scored a meet-high 60 individual points and broke NCAA, U.S. Open, meet, and program records in the 100 fly twice in a single day, while posting career-best times of 18.6 and 39.91 in the 50 and 100 free, respectively.
In addition to the individual events he was an All-American as part of four relay teams – 200-yard freestyle relay (first team), 400-yard freestyle relay (first team), 200-yard medley relay (first team) and 400-yard medley relay (first team).
On the conference level Liendo was selected the 2026 SEC Male Swimmer of the Year for the second time (2023) and was a four-time All-SEC first-team honoree. He was also the 2026 SEC Championships Men’s Swimmer of the Meet, in the process becoming the first Gator to win four straight SEC Championships in the 100-yard butterfly. He was a champion in three other events.
Liendo is a two-time Olympian, competing in the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic games in Paris. He became the first Black Canadian to earn an Olympic medal, earning a silver medal in 2024 in the 100-meter butterfly.
In addition to Liendo, Jonny Kulow of Arizona State University was a repeat first team Academic All-America selection. Kulow is now a three-time first team Academic All-America selection after previously earning the honor in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Liam Custer of Stanford University was named to the second team for the second straight year while and teammate Henry McFadden was a third-team choice a year ago.
The eight members of the Division I first team had a 3.91 average GPA. A total of five members had 4.00 GPAs, with three on the first team.
| All-America FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Tommaso Baravelli | Florida State University | Sr. | 3.99 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Eric Brown | University of Florida | Sr. | 3.89 | Computer Science Engineering |
| Louis Dramm | North Carolina | Sr. | 3.95 | Neuroscience |
| Jonny Kulow (1,4) | Arizona State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Microbiology |
| Josh Liendo (1) | University of Florida | Sr. | 3.56 | Educational Sciences |
| Rex Maurer | The University of Texas at Austin | Jr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| Bridon Rosales | U.S. Air Force Academy | Sr. | 4.00 | Aeronautical Engineering |
| Josh Zuchowski | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.88 | Economics |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Joe Christ | U.S. Air Force Academy | Jr. | 3.72 | Aerospace Engineering |
| Liam Custer (2) | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.70 | Management Science & Engineering |
| Andy Dobrzanski | Arizona State University | Sr. | 3.57 | Construction Management & Technology |
| Conor Gesing | University of Florida | Jr. | 3.86 | Education Sciences |
| Tommy Hagar | University of Alabama | Jr. | 3.95 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ilya Kharun | Arizona State University | Jr. | 3.59 | Business |
| Henry McFadden (3) | Stanford University | Jr. | 3.78 | Computer Science |
| Braxton McGrath | South Dakota State University | Sr. | 3.85 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Joe Polyak | University of Minnesota | So. | 4.00 | Biochemistry |
| Zalan Sarkany | Indiana University | Sr. | 3.66 | Sport Marketing and Management |
| Tim Korstanje | University of Alabama | Sr. | 3.92 | Economics & Finance |
| Mitchell Schott | Princeton | Sr. | 3.78 | East Asian Studies |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Andres Dupont Cabrera | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.63 | Economics |
| Jerry Fox | NC State | Jr. | 3.76 | Industrial Engineering |
| Mikkel Lee | Indiana University | Jr. | 3.93 | Finance |
| Matvei Namakonov | University of Delaware | Sr. | 3.89 | Physics |
| Liam Preston | Binghamton University | Sr. | 4.00 | Business Administration & Finance |
| Moritz Wesemann | Southern California | Gr. | 3.58/3.80 | Computer Science |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2024-25
(4) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2023-24
NCAA Division II
A junior from Gijon, Spain, Alvaro Zornoza is a mathematics major with a 4.00 GPA. He led the Drury men to a national runner-up finish at the 2026 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship in March. He won the national championship in the 200-yard backstroke, one of five All-American performances at the meet. He took home second place in the 100-yard backstroke and was third in the 200-yard IM. In addition he swam legs of the 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay teams. Both finished second.
In the 2025 National Championship, Zornoza was a part of the Panthers’ runner-up finishes in the 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relays, in addition to a second-place individual finish in the 100 back and a third-place showing in the 200 back.
Zornoza also turned in a strong showing at this year’s GLVC Championships as Drury came in second. That included a GLVC Championship record-breaking time of 1:42.67 in the 200 back.
The Division II Academic All-America® team featured 11 repeat selections. That included five repeat performers on the first team. Ivan Adamchuk of Drury University, Luke Dinges of Rollins College, and Nino Viallon of Florida Southern College are now two-time first-team honorees, while Maks Minichowski of Catawba College moved up from the second team and Maurice Grabowski of Lynn University was a third-team selection a year ago.
Six members of the second team also earned Academic All-America accolades for the second time. Lance Godard of St. Cloud State University was a first-team honoree, with Peter Csicsaky of Florida Southern College, Joey Lenczyk of Ashland University and Joseph Lev-Tov of Colorado School of Mines named to the second team for the second straight year. Leo Nolles of Northern Michigan University and Adam Wiedemeier of Missouri University S&T moved up from the third team.
The 11 members of the Division II first team had a 3.91 average GPA. Five total members have 4.00 GPA’s, with two of those on the first team.
The Division II Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ivan Adamchuk (1) | Drury University | Jr. | 3.90 | Finance |
| Yuri Cabral | Drury University | Jr. | 3.95 | Business Economics |
| Jordan Christensen | Missouri University S&T | Sr. | 3.87 | Aerospace Engineering |
| Luke Dinges (1) | Rollins College | Sr. | 3.93 | Economics |
| Maurice Grabowski (3) | Lynn University | Sr. | 3.71 | International Business Management |
| Randy Keener | University of Findlay | Sr. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| Maks Minichowski (2) | Catawba College | Jr. | 3.88 | Sustainability Planning & Leadership |
| Josh Noll | University of Tampa | Jr. | 3.88 | Finance |
| Jeremias Pock | University of Indianapolis | Jr. | 3.89 | Exercise Science |
| Nino Viallon (1) | Florida Southern College | Sr. | 3.95 | Finance |
| Alvaro Zornoza | Drury University | Jr. | 4.00 | Mathematics |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Olin Charnstrom | Wayne State University | So. | 3.92 | Nursing |
| Peter Csicsaky (2) | Florida Southern College | Jr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| Lance Godard (1) | St. Cloud State University | Jr. | 3.87 | Finance |
| Joey Lenczyk (2) | Ashland University | Sr. | 3.84 | Early Childhood Ed. & Intervention Specialist |
| Joseph Lev-Tov (2) | Colorado School of Mines | Jr. | 4.00 | Electrical Engineering |
| Leo Nolles (3) | Northern Michigan University | Sr. | 3.74 | Athletic Coaching |
| Adam Wiedemeier (3) | Missouri University S&T | Jr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ney Chagas Filho | Wingate University | Sr. | 3.78 | Finance |
| Gustav Henriksen | Nova Southeastern University | Sr. | 3.95 | Business Management |
| Lucas Hoke | Colorado School of Mines | Jr. | 3.94 | Computer Science |
| Camilo Marrugo | University of Findlay | Sr. | 3.60/3.94 | Business Administration (G) |
| Gabriel Morales | Carson-Newman | Jr. | 3.52 | Art |
| Richard Schmiedefeld | Colorado Mesa University | So. | 3.52 | Business Administration |
| Ben Vester | Colorado Mesa University | So. | 3.80 | Construction Management |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2024-25
NCAA Division III
Cooper Costello, junior from Goleta, California, is a chemistry and romance language & literature major. He maintains a 3.97 GPA and is now a two-time Academic All-America®. He led Chicago to its third straight third-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championship.
Costello swept his three individual events with titles in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, and 200-yard IM and in all won five national championships. He added titles in the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. He earned first-team All-American honors in all seven of his events, capped by an NCAA record time in the 100 fly (45.85). He was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard medley relay, with both teams touching second.
In addition, Costello won six UAA titles en route to being named the UAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year. He wrapped up his junior season as an eight-time National Champion and a 15-time All-American while holding the school record in the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, and 400 medley relay. He becomes the first Chicago swimmer and just the third athlete in Chicago history to earn multiple first-team Academic All-America® honors.
Costello was one of six repeat performers on the Division III Academic All-America® Team. That includes Ethan Manske of Kenyon College who is now a three-time first-team selection. Brayden Morford of Carnegie Mellon University also earned a spot on the first team for the second straight year. Hans Anderson of Carleton College and Aitor Arrese-Igor of MIT moved up from the second and third teams, respectively.
The eight-member Division III first team had an average GPA of 3.91. A total of five student-athletes on the three teams had 4.00 GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Hans Anderson (2) | Carleton College | Sr. | 3.95 | Chemistry |
| Aitor Arrese-Igor (3) | MIT | Jr. | 4.00 | Computer Science & Decision-Making |
| Conor Compton | Alfred State College | Sr. | 3.81 | Construction Supervision |
| Cooper Costello (1) | University of Chicago | Jr. | 3.97 | Chemistry & Romance Language & Literature |
| Jack Hill | Denison University | Jr. | 3.65 | Economics |
| Ethan Manske (1,4) | Kenyon College | Sr. | 3.96 | Environmental Studies/Japanese |
| Brayden Morford (1) | Carnegie Mellon University | Jr. | 3.96 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Marrich Somridhivej | Bates College | Sr. | 3.93 | Biology |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Mark Addison | Augustana College (IL) | Sr. | 3.99 | Accounting |
| Tommaso Calviello | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Sr. | 4.00 | Biomedical Engineering & Data Science |
| Adrian Clement | Pomona-Pitzer | Sr. | 3.97 | Computer Science |
| Nick Fogle | Denison University | Sr. | 3.56 | Psychology |
| Tommy Matheis | Pomona-Pitzer | So. | 4.00 | Mathematics |
| Jack Nussbaum | Tufts University | Jr. | 3.90 | Quantitative Economics |
| Charles Platt | Calvin University | Sr. | 3.52 | Accounting |
| Caleb Weis | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Sr. | 4.00 | Marketing & Communication |
| Thomas Wu | MIT | Sr. | 3.70 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Honza Zika | Whittier College | Jr. | 3.61 | Psychology |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| John Butler | University of Chicago | So. | 3.77 | Economics & Psychology |
| Gavin Formon | The College of New Jersey | Sr. | 3.87 | Economics |
| Ryan Lobo | University of Chicago | Sr. | 3.74 | Economics |
| Stone Miller | New York University | Jr. | 3.96 | Philosophy |
| Marco Minai | Washington University in St. Louis | Jr. | 3.72 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Liam Nelson | Denison University | Jr. | 3.80 | Health, Exercise, & Sports Studies |
| Benjamin Wolking | Bates College | Jr. | 4.00 | Biomedical Engineering |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America first-team selection in 2024-25
(2) – CSC Academic All-America second-team selection in 2024-25
(3) – CSC Academic All-America third-team selection in 2024-25
(4) – CSC Academic All-America first-team selection in 2023-24
NAIA
Ruthiik Satti, a senior, has a 3.77 GPA as a business administration and information technology sciences major. He a was part of a record-breaking campaign for the University of the Cumberlands swimming and diving program. The Patriots closed out the NAIA National Championship with 397 points to earn their first national runner-up finish in program history. They had 28 NAIA All-Americans and had a program-best three athletes capture individual national titles.
A native of Hyderabad, India, Satti earned All-American honors in five events to conclude his career as an 18-time NAIA All-American. He captured the national championship in the 100-yard backstroke along with coming in fourth in the 200-yard backstroke. In addition, he was a member of the second-place 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay teams. He was an honorable mention All-American thanks to a tenth-place showing in the 100-yard butterfly. Satti previously helped Cumberlands to its eighth straight Mid-South Conference championship.
Satti was a six-time All-American as a junior, including a third-place showing in the 200 back, and was named the MSC Swimmer of the Year while winning three events at the conference championships. As a sophomore he was a three-time NAIA All-American after earning four All-American certificates as a freshman.
Including Satti, three honorees are repeat selections to the Academic All-America team from the NAIA. Satti was joined by Caleb Fry of Milligan University and Jan Gastal of SCAD Savannah on the first team for the second straight year.
The NAIA first team had a 3.81 average GPA with eight individuals recognized.
The NAIA Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America program.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Caleb Fry (1) | Milligan University | Sr. | 3.78 | Computer Science |
| Jan Gastal (1) | SCAD Savannah | Sr. | 3.79 | Sequential Art |
| Adam Geddis | University of the Cumberlands | Sr. | 3.89 | Business Administration |
| Alexander Menzel | Keiser University | So. | 3.80 | Business Administration |
| Nicklas Pedersen | Keiser University | Jr. | 3.93 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Ruthiik Satti (1) | University of the Cumberlands | Sr. | 3.77 | Business Admin. & Information Tech. Sciences |
| Zoltan Tompos | SCAD Savannah | Jr. | 3.75 | Graphic Design |
| Carlos Trinidad Sancho | Keiser University | Sr. | 3.77 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
(1) – CSC Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2024-25
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