BLOOMINGTON, Ill. 鈥� Titans have set a new school record for their high achievement in athleticism and academics. Fifteen 蘑菇传媒 students have been named as Academic All-Americans for the 2024-25 school year, earning 16 recognitions.
The Academic All-America program, managed by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), honors student-athletes for their excellence in both sports and academics. Nominees for Academic All-America awards must meet high athletic standards and hold a 3.50 cumulative GPA or higher. CSC recognizes Academic All-America teams consisting of student-athletes participating at all levels of NCAA competition, as well as NAIA, NJCAA and U Sports.
"Another record-setting year of Academic All-Americans is a testament to the commitment to excellence in academics, athletics, and the community that our athletic department strives for,鈥� said 蘑菇传媒 Athletic Director Mike Wagner. 鈥淚n an incredibly successful year of competition, our student-athletes continued to have record-setting success in the classroom culminating in these 16 Academic All-America selections. This group, and all of our Academic All-Americans throughout the years, have excelled in the classroom, embracing the academic rigor offered at 蘑菇传媒 on a daily basis, while also competing for conference and national championships 鈥� embodying what being a Titan student-athlete is all about."
Breaking last year鈥檚 record of 10 students, this year鈥檚 awardees contribute to . This includes 74 first-team selections, 49 second-team selections, and 53 third-team selections. 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 total places Titans in the top 25 across all NCAA Divisions and among the top 10 in Division III.
In addition, Illinois Wesleyan's men's basketball is No. 1 all time, across all divisions, in the number of Academic All-America selections; Titan baseball is now at No. 7 in the nation across all divisions and 蘑菇传媒 softball is in the top 10.
Illinois Wesleyan鈥檚 Academic All-Americans recognized during the 2024-25 academic year included: Ernie Waterson '25 (men鈥檚 cross country/track & field), Annalese Chudy '25 (women's cross country/track & field), Adriana Crabtree '26 (women's cross country/track & field), Quinn Clifford '25 (at-large - men's golf), Griffin Pohl '25 (at-large - men's golf), Juney Bai '26 (at-large - men's golf), Billy McHugh '28 (at-large - men's lacrosse), Sam Weinberg '25 (at-large - men's lacrosse), Macy Ludwig '25 (at-large - women's golf), Jen Kuhn '25 (softball), Ava Khoury '25 (softball), Nick Roper '25 (men's basketball), Mallory Powers '25 (women's basketball), Lauren Huber '25 (women's basketball & women's cross country/track & field) and Kannyn Boyd '28 (women's volleyball).