Comets Athletics Announces Spring 2026 All-Academic Team

Western Iowa Tech Community College Athletics is proud to recognize 56 Comets student-athletes named to the Spring 2026 All-Academic Team.

The All-Academic Team honors student-athletes who excelled in the classroom while representing the Comets in competition. First Team recognition is awarded to student-athletes with a semester GPA of 3.5 to 4.0, while Second Team recognition is awarded to student-athletes with a semester GPA of 3.0 to 3.49.

This spring, 34 student-athletes earned First Team honors, while 22 were named to the Second Team across women's soccer, men's soccer, volleyball and basketball.

"Academic success is a major part of what it means to be a Comet," said Athletics Director Mike Brown. "We are proud of these student-athletes for the discipline, focus and commitment they showed in the classroom this semester."

Spring 2026 Comets Athletics All-Academic Team

Women's Soccer

First Team
Jana Pocovi Toasquella
Anna Beatriz Mourao-Sousa
Lucie Kopitzky
Gabriele Silva Corsino
Noelle Fabri
Gabrielle Clozel de Jesus Fortunato
Annika Lee
Claudia Manuela Carvalho De Souza Moreira
Barbara Beatriz Da Silva Gomes
Camille Belem Negromonte

Second Team
Tashoy Dennis
Nathaly Sabando Jumbo
Andrea Nicole Chiliquinga Haro
Anggy Villena
Ashley Tomlinson

Men's Soccer

First Team
Francisco Punte
Matteo Sibilla
Stanislau Maretski
Daniel Cazacu
Kevin Martino
Ben Denton
Juan Camilo Ocampo
William Tubbs
Daan Kempen
Ritsuki Sano
Aidan McCracken
Akito Kawasaki
Mattis Kulessa
Radek Zahradnik
Jorge Velasquez

Second Team
Koki Matsunaga
Luis Alonso Gil
Connor Osprey
Oliver Buchan
Charlie Eastwood
Davide Graifenberg
Mads Soerensen
Satoki Ho
Daniel Nwachukwu
Connor O'Reilly
Luis Valverde

Basketball

First Team
Easton Bosanek
Iven Karla
Rashard White

Second Team
Karlo Dragojevic
Damarion Bell

Volleyball

First Team
Grazielli Pardinho
Maria Eduarda Fernandes Terra Passos
Mattie Wineland
Mia Ortiz
Sofia Pineda Franco
Victoria Canabal

Second Team
Juli Voelkel
Madelyn Vis
Paula Novo Baeza
V Liufau

Congratulations to all Comets student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements during the Spring 2026 semester.