NEW LONDON, Conn. – Twelve Connecticut College student-athletes were named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams on Tuesday.

The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Receiving the honor for the Camels were senior Lexi Downing of women's rowing, junior Jesse Ellis of men's water polo, senior Elizabeth Gill of women's lacrosse, junior Isaiah Kozub of men's lacrosse, senior Emma Luna of women's water polo, senior Bridget McGann of field hockey and women's ice hockey, junior Becan O'Brien of men's lacrosse, senior Sebastian Parilov of men's water polo, senior Serena Seiple of women's ice hockey, senior Reid Shafer of men's ice hockey, junior Pete Stanger of men's ice hockey and senior Anna Taylor of women's water polo.

McGann earned the distinction for the third time in her career. Ellis, Luna and Parilov were repeat selections while the rest earned at-large honors for the first time.

To be an Academic All-District® honoree, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore at their institution, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, and meet the participation threshold for their particular sport. NCAA eligible sports for at-large team consideration include women's bowling, women's crew/rowing, men's and women's fencing, women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rifle, men's and women's skiing, men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and men's wrestling.

The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's and women's at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in July.