Football | 1/6/2026 4:20:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) placed 51 football student-athletes on the 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), with 11 of those student-athletes  advancing to the Academic All-America® national ballot.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk below 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 January 27, 2026.

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District®, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and be a standout on the field, compete in 90 percent of their team's games or start at least 66 percent of their team's games.

Case Western Reserve University led all PAC programs with eight players on the Academic All-District® team, followed by Grove City College and PAC champion Washington & Jefferson College with seven. Geneva College and Saint Vincent College had five each make the team, followed by Bethany College, Hiram College and Westminster College with four. Rounding out the PAC representation was Allegheny College and Waynesburg University with three and Thiel College had one.

For Academic All-American® consideration, five from Grove City's contingent will be on the national ballot, while Case Western Reserve will have three. W&J advanced two on to the next phase of voting, while Geneva put one on the ballot.

In addition to their academic accomplishments, many of those recognized were also standout performers on the field, as 24 were All-PAC performers in the fall.

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Academic All-District® laurels is below.
 

PAC Football Academic All-District® honorees (51) * = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (11) 1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team
Name	School	Year	Hometown/High School
Elisah Banks	Allegheny	So.	Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines
Harrison Eckert	Allegheny	So.	Frewsburg, N.Y./Frewsburg Central
Drew Hairston	Allegheny	So.	McKeesport, Pa./Serra Catholic
Cam Bailey	Bethany	So.	Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley
Alex Beaver	Bethany	So.	Bethesda, Ohio/Union Local
Brett Phillips (HM/S)	Bethany	Jr.	Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park
Tristan Tubbs	Bethany	So.	Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Kenston
Osi Chukwuocha* (1)	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends
Tyler Fikis	Case Western Reserve	Jr.	Fort Mill, S.C./Catawba Ridge
David Freedman	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
Stefan Lopez	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex
Owen Myer* (1)	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
Sean Reilly (HM)	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
Joseph Swarm* (2)	Case Western Reserve	Sr.	Potomac Falls, Va./Potomac Falls
Jack Tierney (HM)	Case Western Reserve	So.	Denville, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
Roman Costanza (2)	Geneva	Jr.	McMurray, Pa./Peters Township
Ryan Reitler (HM)	Geneva	Sr.	Connellsville, Pa./Greensburg Catholic Central
Caleb Romano* (2)	Geneva	Jr.	Ravena, N.Y./Mount Dora Christian Academy
Brady Russo	Geneva	Sr.	Windber, Pa./Windber
Seth Tyson (HM)	Geneva	Sr.	Lusby, Md./St. Mary's Ryken
Caleb Brubaker* (1)	Grove City	Sr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg
Gabe Hilty* (1)	Grove City	So.	Gibsonia, Pa./Kiski Prep
Jack Jollie* (2)	Grove City	Sr.	Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Jordan Karczewski* (1)	Grove City	Sr.	Monaca, Pa./Central Valley
Derrick Lambert*	Grove City	Sr.	Denver, Pa./Garden Spot
Ryan Montgomery (HM)	Grove City	Sr.	Harrisville, Pa./Slippery Rock
Sam Penna	Grove City	Jr.	Johnstown, Pa./Richland
Brice Criggal	Hiram	Jr.	Branford, Fla./Branford
Devyn Mercilliott	Hiram	Sr.	Ashtabula, Ohio/Saint John
Keinen-Markell Newsone	Hiram	Jr.	Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo
Sean Tejeda (HM)	Hiram	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas/McCollum
Matthew Davis	Saint Vincent	So.	Kersey, Pa./Saint Marys
Justin Emeigh	Saint Vincent	Sr.	New Oxford, Pa./Delone Catholic
Tyler Harpst	Saint Vincent	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Nathan Parker (HM)	Saint Vincent	So.	Brockport, N.Y./Brockport
Nile Thomas	Saint Vincent	So.	Orange Park, Fla./Orange Park
Adam Kreais	Thiel	So..	Fostoria, Ohio/Hopewell - Loudon
Jalen Broxie (HM)	W&J	Sr.	Coraopolis, Pa./Moon
Liam Campbell	W&J	Jr.	Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville
Joey DeSabato	W&J	So.	Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler Area
Joey Lacey* (2)	W&J	Sr.	Bristow, Va./Avalon School
Jake Mele	W&J	Jr.	Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston
Michael Roginsky (1)	W&J	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Brock Sherman* (1)	W&J	So.	Copley, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
Kory Ansell	Waynesburg	Sr.	West Leechburg, Pa./Leechburg
Thomas Burke III	Waynesburg	Sr.	Mt. Pleasant, Pa./Southmoreland
Isaac Trout (HM)	Waynesburg	Sr.	Ruffs Dale, Pa./Southmoreland
Jack Bible	Westminster	Sr.	Aliquippa, Pa./Central Valley
Andrew Caranna (2)	Westminster	So.	Copley, Ohio/Revere
Cody Hause	Westminster	Jr.	Boswell, Pa./North Star
Braden Mika (1)	Westminster	Jr.	Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski