Nov. 21, 2025 SHARE: The Huskies excelled on the field, court and classroom in 2024-25, reaching a cumulative 3.0 grade point average from all HCU student-athletes for the first time since the department expanded to add a football program. The HCU men’s golf program played no small part in that department-wide academic success and had five players earn Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America. HCU was one of just 24 programs nationwide to have at least five players honored and was the only school from the Southland Conference with that many honorees. Additionally, the HCU men were awarded the GCAA Team Academic Award for the third-straight year and earned the President’s Special Recognition for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. HCU women’s golf had five honorees of their own to receive Women’s Golf Coaches Association of America All- America Scholar honors while freshman Ploy Makmanee was an academic all-conference honoree. Men’s and women’s soccer teams were both recognized by the United Soccer Coaches with the Team Academic Award, making HCU one of 168 schools across all levels of collegiate soccer with both teams honored. The HCU women placed a pair of student-athletes on the SLC academic all-conference team while the men had 11 All- Ohio Valley Conference Academic honorees. The HCU football program had six academic all- SLC selections, the most by any team in the conference, giving the Huskies at least five academic honorees for the second-straight season. Meanwhile, on the hardwood, the men’s team placed three players on the SLC all-academic team for the second year in a row while the women made it 10-straight years with at least one selection to the league’s academic team. The track and field/cross country program saw Edouard Lecrivain win Student-Athlete of the Year honors for both the indoor and outdoor seasons, the third time an HCU athlete has won both and the first time a member of the men’s team accomplished the feat. He was one of six Huskies to be named academic all-conference while both the men’s and women’s teams were recognized by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as All-Academic Teams with four student-athletes named all-academic by the association. Both the indoor and beach volleyball programs picked up American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award recognitions. The indoor program has earned the distinction in eight of the last 10 years while beach was named to the Honor Roll by the AVCA for ranking in the top 20% for team GPA nationally. Both programs also had two student-athletes voted onto the SLC all-academic teams for their respective sports. In the diamond sports, the SLC champion baseball team had three players earn SLC academic selections while softball had a pair. Additionally, the softball program had a program-record 13 players achieve National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition. Beyond the numerous academic accolades, Huskies made their presence felt and their names known around the league. A total of 41 student-athletes earned all-conference honors last year. Among those athletic standouts were two players, softball’s Haylie Savage and volleyball’s Audrey Pearce, who became four-time all-conference picks. Both were the first to accomplish the feat for their respective programs. Men’s soccer had a pair of players earn superlative honors with Sam Zeeman garnering a nod as the OVC’s Defensive Player of the Year while Morgan Worsfold- Gregg picked up a selection as the league’s Freshman of the Year. Men’s basketball’s Bryson Dawkins achieved a first for the program since joining the Southland as the first-ever first team all-SLC selection.
