GREENWOOD, IN – College Sports Communicators released the first of the 2025-26 Academic All-District® teams, starting with Men's & Women's Soccer teams, with a program record six Highlanders from Women's Soccer student-athletes recognized, including two national finalist.
 
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Soccer teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Junior forward Paige Noble (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ / Atlantic Christian), junior midfielder Gianna Manning (Newport News, VA / Virginia Commonwealth University), senior forward Victoria Vega (Branchburg, NJ / Timothy Christian), junior defenders Katie Morrill (Bergen, NY / Clarks Summit University) and Emily Brittin (Winslow, NJ / Pilgrim Academy), as well as sophomore defender Macie Starr (Cleveland, TN / Walker Valley) were all recognized for their accomplishments on both the field and in the classroom. This is Noble's and Vega's second year on the Academic All-District teams.

This marks the most student-athletes selected for Women's Soccer in program history, with the maximum of six set by CSC being met.
 
Additionally, Noble and Brittin were selected as an Academic All-America® finalists and will appear on the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced December 17, 2025.
 
To be nominated for the Academic All-America® program, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, be an undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or graduate student-athlete with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and must compete in 90 percent of the institution's matches played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's matches. Additional information about community service and academics is considered for the selection of Academic All-America® Finalists once Academic All-District® is selected.
 
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 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.