The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) announced its Spring 2026 Academic All-Region honorees on Thursday, recognizing more than 2,500 student-athletes across the conference for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester.
Southwestern Community College proudly placed more than 70 student-athletes across multiple programs on the Academic All-Region list, highlighting the Spartans' continued commitment to excellence in the classroom as well as in competition.
The Academic All-Region distinction recognizes student-athletes who meet or exceed conference academic standards while balancing the demands of coursework, athletics, and campus involvement. Student-athletes qualify for recognition using either semester or cumulative GPA, whichever is higher.
First Team Academic All-Region honors are awarded to student-athletes who maintain a 3.50–4.00 GPA, while Second Team selections represent those earning a 3.00–3.49 GPA, in accordance with ICCAC academic standards.
See ICCAC release here: ICCAC Academic All-Region | Spring 2026 - Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Spartans First Team Academic All-Region Honorees
Baseball
The Spartans baseball program led all Southwestern teams with a strong academic showing, highlighted by First Team selections including Alex Parish, Alfred Aviles, Brayden Mitchell, Daniel Cepeda, Dustin Bennett, Eliot Bergollo, Gabriel D'Addario, Ismael Bencosme, Jackson McDanel, Lucas Connolly, Luke Eastman, Michael Hicklin, Ryan Bokelmann, Wilbert Cordova, and Zane Baker.
Men's Basketball
Alec Belter, Benoit Ndione, Noa Daguet, Ofek Akrish, and Theo Alexandersson Ohnell earned First Team recognition for their academic performance.
Women's Basketball
First Team honorees included Malaina Rodriguez, Nora Olano, Roslynn Huston, Shoval Dor, and Tamalha Scott.
Cross Country (Men's)
Brandon Briley, Jacob Driskill, Owen Martin, and Ramzi Ben Haj Belgacem were recognized on the First Team.
Men's Golf
Alexander Cordrey, Elliot Lorentzon, Freddie Miller, Justin Miller, and Shane Sweeney earned First Team honors.
Softball
A deep and accomplished Spartan softball roster featured First Team selections Aubree Clark, Ava Kovarna, Bailey Hosbach, Brianna Mitchell, Caitlynn Eijking, Clara O'Brien, Hannah Hackmann, Joslyn Policky, Monserrat Velarde, Olivia Randle, and Sydney Cain.
Track & Field (Men's)
Brandon Briley, Jacob Driskill, Owen Martin, Ramzi Ben Haj Belgacem, and Tucker Knox were named First Team Academic All-Region.
Track & Field (Women's)
Ivey Dostal led the women's program on the First Team.
Volleyball
A strong academic showing from the Spartans volleyball program included First Team selections Abigail Eaton, Addison Martin, Atalia Garrison, Crystle Cordero, Danyelle Steinkuehler, Emma Follman, Ivey Dostal, Reganne Fast, and Sophie Rahe.
Spartans Second Team Academic All-Region Honorees
Baseball
Second Team selections included Alexander Arroyo, Andrew Guzman, Brandon Jones, Caden Crow, Grant Allison, Hayden Mohwinkle, Joham Ramirez, Kenton Jensen, Kohen Bollwinkel, Sergio Ortiz, Shaefer Hanson, Wilson Villanueva, and Wyatt Throckmorton.
Men's Basketball
Ethan Crawford, Luka Pecelj, and Myles Opare earned Second Team honors.
Women's Basketball
Jaide McPhee, Jordyn Hall, and Madeline Richter were recognized.
Men's Golf
Davis Doud, Evan Powell, and Ryan Stiles earned Second Team distinction.
Softball
Laura Lippincott and Matea Warren represented the Spartans on the Second Team.
Track & Field
Cole McNemar (Men's) and Cloe Brown, Kamarin Simmons, Kara-Jean Staton, and Marli Hilton (Women's) were recognized.
Volleyball
Madeline Richter rounded out Spartan Second Team selections in volleyball.
Southwestern Community College Athletics congratulates all student-athletes recognized in the Spring 2026 ICCAC Academic All-Region release.