Colorado College student-athletes turned in another impressive performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 winter season and topped all Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference schools with 64 earning a spot on the league's Academic Honor Roll.
 
Nearly 96 percent of the Tigers who competed in the four winter sports sponsored by the SCAC were recognized for posting a minimum 3.25 grade-point average during the most recent semester.
 
The women's swimming and diving team (22) and the men's swimming and diving team (16) had all of their athletes honored for a perfect 100 percent.

Lucio Bollettieri (men's swimming & diving), Sarah Buchman (women's swimming & diving), Edmund Davis (men's swimming & diving), Grace Ersfeld-O'Brien (women's swimming & diving), Avery Johnson (women's basketball), Kayle Mackel (women's basketball), Asher Nofziger (men's basketball), Orion Samikoglu (men's basketball), Dax Sherwood (men's swimming & diving), Megan Simonson (women's swimming & diving) and Andie Will (women's basketball) added their names to the exclusive list of 272 Tigers who earned the distinction four consecutive years.
 
Recent graduates Asher Nofziger (men's basketball) and Megan Simonson (women's swimming & diving), and rising senior Kole Petersen (men's swimming & diving) headlined CC's list of 30 honor roll recipients who also earned all-conference honors in their respective sports. All three received the prestigious SCAC Elite 19 Award this season, which is presented to the junior or senior student-athlete with the highest GPA of at least 3.25 in their sport, has at least 60 credit hours at his or her current institution and earned all-conference honors.
 
The other 27 student-athletes who were recognized for their outstanding achievement in the classroom as well as an all-conference selection in their respective sports are: Sam Allen (men's swimming & diving), Lucio Bollettieri (men's swimming & diving), Sarah Buchman (women's swimming & diving), Lucia Chapell (women's swimming & diving),Isabella Cole (women's swimming & diving), Andrew Colgan (men's swimming & diving), Julia Cox (women's swimming & diving), Edmund Davis (men's swimming & diving), Annie Engstrom (women's swimming & diving), Charlotte Flory (women's swimming & diving),  Ty Hendler (men's basketball), Russell MacFarlane (men's basketball), Stephen Kim (men's swimming & diving), Mark Lofye (men's swimming & diving), Logan Loveday (men's swimming & diving), Kayla Mackel (women's basketball), Liam McCarthy (men's swimming & diving), Lizzie McWilliams (women's swimming & diving), Keller Pooley (women's swimming & diving), Nico Rimer (men's swimming & diving), Riley Romisher (women's swimming & diving), Dax Sherwood (men's swimming & diving), Alyssa Tunggal (women's swimming & diving), Adeline Turner (women's swimming & diving), Rayna Welsch (women's basketball), Andie Will (women's basketball) and Livi Woolery (women's swimming & diving).
 
Colorado College had 24 more recipients than the University of the Ozarks, which finished second with 40. Hendrix College was third with 33.
 
Since the inception of the SCAC Academic Honor Roll in 1997, more than 38,800 male and female student-athletes have been recognized for their exemplary performances in the classroom.