Southwestern Christian University Places 11 Teams on SAC All-Academic Scholar Team List; 94 Student-Athletes Earn Individual Recognition
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Southwestern Christian University continued to demonstrate excellence in both the classroom and in competition as 11 Eagle programs were recognized on the 2025-26 Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) All-Academic Scholar Team list, released Tuesday by the conference office.
The announcement marks the beginning of the SAC's annual celebration of academic achievement among its member institutions. A total of 129 teams across the conference earned Scholar Team recognition by posting a cumulative team grade point average of 3.00 or higher during the academic year.
Southwestern Christian joined John Brown, Nelson, Oklahoma City, Panhandle State, Science & Arts, Texas Wesleyan, and Wayland Baptist among the conference leaders in academic success. Oklahoma City, Texas Wesleyan, and Wayland Baptist led the conference with 15 Scholar Teams each, while SCU finished with 11 recognized programs.
The Eagles' honored teams included:
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Baseball
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Men's Basketball
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Men's Soccer
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Men's Track & Field
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Men's Golf
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Volleyball
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Women's Basketball
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Softball
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Women's Golf
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Women's Soccer
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Women's Track & Field
In addition to the team honors, 94 Southwestern Christian University student-athletes were recognized individually for their academic excellence.
Baseball (14)
Nate Anderson, Jacob Hogan, Tyler Stelly, Dominic Ornelas, Jake Reed, Jackson Robertson, Jaxon Zaun, Bryson Tenorio, Bryson Sullivan, Dario Paredes, Aiden O'Malley, Jayden Thornton, Mason Branch, and James Folsom.
Men's Basketball (7)
Kameron Burris, Austin Smith, Camryn Reed, Lukas Wooldridge, JJ Jerdee, Jalen Goar, and Jonah Jenkins.
Men's Soccer (15)
Ryan Conquest, Gabin Desplats, Louis Heising, Marcos Arranz, Sergio Alvarez, Axel Tricot, Sam Smith, Mathieu Barbirati, Louis Dufraiche, Adam Byzdra, Enzo Camps, Shonosuke Suzuki, Yuki Yabunaka, Romeo De-Stefano, and Kayden Chaparro.
Men's Track & Field (3)
Kinyon Burge, Zane Zamanski, and Tim Haetty.
Men's Golf (5)
Coleton Calderon, Dawson Branstetter, Tyler Abeyta, Dakota Weatherford, and Tim Haetty.
Volleyball (8)
Jovana Perovic, Ashlyn Wilkens, Megan Graham, Alejandra Acuna, Lisa Gomez-Lopez, Emery Hulme, Angeles Tejada, and Ana Flavia.
Women's Basketball (10)
Brianna DeVries, Carmella Jefferson, Morgan Larson, Jayden Mason, Alexus Roberson, Katie Powell, Megan Eischen, Chrissen Harland, Summer Fergerson, Brooke Robertson, Landri Hussey, and Kamry Snapp.
Softball (16)
Valeria Bridges, Hannah Keele, Ebony Garza, Kylah Daniel, Jasmine Olivas, Sabrina Gilbert, Jessie Moralez, Payton Leba, Kylee Coy, Cortni Smith, Lainey King, Jessica Czikra, Alexis Underwood, Macey Weger, Gretchen Wendling, Raynie Tom, and Jayley Ray.
Women's Golf (3)
Katie Moore, Emily Shelton, and Victoria Wiedel.
Women's Soccer (13)
Payton Donnell, Monse Villacres, Cheyenne Paddie, Riley Stanfill, Shosona Graham, Aven DeFalco, Abbigail Johnson, Lorelai Puglisi, Camryn Miller, Andrea Soberon, Hannah Raska, Reese Howsen, Rachel Foster, and Maddie Krone.
Women's Track & Field (2)
Carissa Burns and Maggie Rasmussen.
The recognition highlights SCU's continued commitment to developing student-athletes who excel both academically and athletically. By placing 11 programs on the conference's All-Academic Scholar Team list and producing 94 individual honorees, the Eagles once again showcased the University's emphasis on success in the classroom while competing at a high level across the Sooner Athletic Conference.
