8 Drury swimmers recognized for academic and athletic excellence

Eight Drury men's and women's swimming and diving standouts have been selected for 2025-26 Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday. The 2025-26 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams, selected by the CSC membership, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. Four of the eight Panthers earned Academic All-District honors for the second year in a row, with Ashlyn Moore and Maria Fe Munoz garnering repeat recognition for the Drury women, and both Ivan Adamchuk and Yuri Cabral picking up their second-straight honors from the CSC on the men's side.

Additionally, seniors Alyssa Freimanis, Juliana Harden and Colby Hughes, as well as junior Alvaro Zornoza, earned the first CSC Academic All-District honors of their Drury careers. Nominees for Academic All-District honors must maintain a 3. 5 cumulative grade-point average and compete in 75% of competitions, or finish among the top eight at a conference meet or participate in a national championship.

Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced at the end of April. The Drury men are coming off a national runner-up finish at the 2026 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in March, while the DU women finished fifth at the national meet in Evansville.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Drury swimming and diving members earn academic all-district honors