United Volleyball Conference

Six UVC Student-Athletes Honored on 2025-26 CSC Men's At-Large Academic All-District® Team

Six UVC Student-Athletes from six different institutions were selected to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large NCAA Division III Team, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field of play and in the classroom.
 
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field of play and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. In order to be eligible for both All-District and All-American consideration, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically, hold a 3.30 cumulative GPA or above and be a starter or important reserve for their respective teams.
 
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 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 on July 8.
 
Below are the UVC selections.

MIT
* Braeden Baker, So., Phoenix, AZ - Aerospace Engineering

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
*! Emerson Evans, Jr., Huntington Beach, CA - Mathematics and Data Science
*! Devyn Nguyen, Jr., Sage Creek, CA - Economics/Mathematics

ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Connor Holmes, Jr., Hamburg, NY - Biology

VASSAR COLLEGE
*! Armaan Desai, Jr., Pennington, NJ - Neuroscience
Casey McMenamin, Sr., Nortbrook, IL - Economics

* Eligible for 2024-25 CSC At-Large Academic All-America Honors
! 2024-25 CSC At-Large Academic All-District Selection
^ 2023-24 CSC At-Large Academic All-District Selection

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
 
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