NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Winter 2025/26 Dave Wrath & Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference awards were unveiled by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) on Friday morning, with 57 Carroll University student-athletes receiving Academic All-Conference recognition for the recently completed Winter season.
The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list honors those individuals that achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.30 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective schools. It is named after the former Augustana College athletics administrator, who retired in June of 2021 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Media and Alumni Relations, serving the Vikings for 40 years. In addition to his duties at Augustana, Wrath served as the CCIW Sports Information Director from 1996 to 2005 and was instrumental in establishing the CCIW's Academic All-Conference Program in 2005.
Additionally, the CCIW announced all of the recipients of the Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award, with Carroll Men's Basketball Student-Athlete
Jacob Naber and Women's Basketball Student-Athlete
Natalie Gricius receiving that honor for the Pios. Each CCIW member institution selects two student-athletes (one men's and one women's representative) from each of the three sport seasons (fall, winter, spring) to be honored as Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference members. To be eligible, an individual must have an overall grade point average of 3.50 or above and have served at least one year residency at their respective institution.
The Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award is named after the former Wheaton College Director of Athletics and CCIW Commissioner. Swartz served in the Athletics Director role from 1975-1982 and as CCIW Commissioner from 1987 until his passing on July 11, 1997.
Carroll's Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference selections are below, separated by sport:
Men's Basketball
Dennis Estepp
Michael McNabb
Jacob Naber –
(Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award recipient)
Jimmy Tarjan
Women's Basketball
Lauren Capstran
Natalie Gricius –
(Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award recipient)
Kacy Kratz
Ciara McMahon
Anna Nielson
Alayna Petalber
Emilie Wizner
Women's Bowling
Ava Butt
Samantha Sciortino
Allyson Will
Men's Swimming and Diving
Matthew Brown
Elias Griggs LeRoux
Women's Swimming and Diving
Erin Fixen
Kelly Gordon
Hannah Gregory
Ashley Heetland
Madison Kramer
Alexandria Ostopowicz
Kendal Richard
Carigan Tabor
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Julian Bica Harrison
Jared Kniola
Cameron Lotspeich
Donovan Menningen
Bailey Olson
Brady Reusser
Jerome Sassoe
Patrick Signore
Ethan Weber
Ethan Zilisch
Sutton Zimmerman
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Isabel Asumendi
Rebecca Barnes
Lucy Beuthin
Gwen Breckheimer
Katelyn Duber
Kaitlyn Gregory
Kayla Hirschmann
Tirzah Losos
Paola Orozco
Grace Pequignot
Alanna Schuett
Rianna Schultz
Mei-Lin Sicinski
Hana Smith
Amelia Stein
Addisyn Tauferner
Sarah Tinder
Madi Ullrich
Clare Whitney
Ashley Wojciechowski
Avery Wolf
Jaida Wyatt
