49 Represent PAC on 2025-26 Basketball Academic All-District® Teams

Four women, two men advancing to Academic All-America® ballot

General | 3/25/2026 12:15:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) was represented by 49 basketball student-athletes, including 31 women and 18 men, on the 2025-26 Academic All-District® Basketball Teams, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Of those receiving Academic All-District® recognition, six of those student-athletes are advancing to the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration, including four women and two men.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball 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 April 14th for the men and April 15th for the women.

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 either compete in 90 percent of their team's games or start at least 66 percent of their team's games.

Highlighting the PAC women's representation on the Academic All-District® teams with four players each were Allegheny College, Bethany College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College and Waynesburg University. Three student-athletes from Washington & Jefferson College and Westminster College were recognized, while Hiram College had two. Franciscan University, Geneva College, and Grove City College each placed one player on the team.

Those advancing to the Academic All-American® ballot include two from Allegheny and one each from Bethany and W&J.

The men's team included a PAC-high four from Franciscan, while Geneva had three players recognized. Bethany, Hiram and Thiel each had two receive Academic All-District® attention and Allegheny, Grove City, W&J, Waynesburg and Westminster placed one each on the list. The Academic All-America® voting will include one player from Grove City and W&J on the national ballot.

In addition to their academic accomplishments, many of those honored were also standouts on the court. Fourteen were voted to All-PAC teams this past season, while seven were chosen for the PAC Sportsmanship Team.

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Academic All-District® laurels is below.
 
PAC Men's Basketball Academic All-District® honorees (18)
* = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (2)
1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team
Name School Year Hometown/High School
Eli Teslovich Allegheny So. Belle Vernon, Pa./Shady Side Academy
Troy Hixson (S) Bethany Grad. Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready
Ryan Reasbeck Bethany Sr. Washington, Pa./Wheeling Central Catholic
Anthony Ciola Franciscan So. Burke, Va./Homeschool
Zach Oliver (HM) Franciscan Jr. Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk
Volodymyr Trotsko Franciscan So. Bila Tserkva, Ukraine/Colts Neck
Aiden Townsend Franciscan Jr. Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area
Jonathan Bertovich (HM) Geneva Sr. East Palestine, Ohio/Heartland Christian
Tommy Coletti Geneva So. Dover, Ohio/Dover
Alec Srock Geneva Sr. DuBois, Pa./DuBois Central Catholic
Mike Christenson* (1) Grove City Sr. Oakton, Va./Trinity
Manuel Devora Violan (S) Hiram Sr. Tenerife, Canary Islands/Andrews Osborne
Liam Gopalakrishna Hiram So. Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia
John DiCecco Thiel Sr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lebanon
Anthony Henderson II (S) Thiel So. Miramar, Fla./Somerset Academy
Nathan Plotner* (2) W&J Jr. Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South
Jalen Goins Waynesburg Sr. Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown
Mick Hergenrother (S) Westminster Sr. Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney
 
PAC Women's Basketball Academic All-District® honorees (31)
* = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (4)
1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team
Name School Year Hometown/High School
Isabella Antonacci* (1) Allegheny So. Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area
Jess Bickart  Allegheny Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Ava Kobus Allegheny So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Norwin
Sarah Santicola* (HM) Allegheny Sr. Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area
Kate Botti (S) Bethany Jr. Irwin, Pa./Norwin
Lindsey Garrison* (1) Bethany Grad. Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park
Kaedlee Potter (HM) Bethany Sr. Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland
Ella Simpson (HM) Bethany So. Morgantown, W.Va./University
Jazzlyn Melnyk Franciscan Grad. Weirton, W.Va./Madonna
Anna Ulmer Geneva Sr. Milton, Pa./Northumberland Christian
Alexis Hudson (HM) Grove City So. Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run
Sarah Seaman (HM) Hiram Sr. Garrettsville, Ohio/Garfield
Advika Srinivasan Hiram Sr. Lewisville, Texas/Newman International Academy
Camdon Bashor (HM) Saint Vincent Sr. Polk, Pa./Franklin
Makenna Maier (2/S) Saint Vincent Sr. Butler, Pa./Butler
Danielle Pontius Saint Vincent Jr. New Castle, Pa./Laurel
Olivia Yancy Saint Vincent Jr. Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong
Issy Green (HM) Thiel So. Slippery Rock, Pa./Portersville Christian
Natalie Hering Thiel Sr. Middlefield, Ohio/Berkshire
Kayley Risser Thiel So. Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Central Catholic
Kelsey Seddon Thiel Jr. Cochranton, Pa./Lakeview
Marina Grado W&J Jr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Katie Kovalchick* (1) W&J Jr. Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area
Jaden Wan (S) W&J Jr. Newtown, Pa./Council Rock
Mia Henkins Waynesburg Jr. Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown
Kara McFadden Waynesburg Jr. Painesville, Ohio/Fairport Harding
Clara-Paige Miller Waynesburg Sr. Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
Julz Mohrbacher Waynesburg Jr. Freedom, Pa./Freedom
Kennedy Arison (S) Westminster Jr. Medina, Ohio/Akron Hoban
Angelina Brush Westminster So. Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional
Maddie Syka Westminster So. Darlington, Pa./Lincoln Park