NEW YORK, N.Y. – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced its 2025-26 All-Academic Teams, with 30 Fashion Institute of Technology student-athletes earning national recognition for their achievement in the classroom.
The NJCAA All-Academic program recognizes student-athletes who achieved a GPA of 3.60 or higher during the academic year.
- NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA
To view a full list of all student-athlete award winners, visit: NJCAA All-Academic Awards
FIT placed two student-athletes on the First Team, 14 on the Second Team and 14 on the Third Team, with honorees representing women's volleyball, women's soccer, women's cross country, women's outdoor track & field and women's swimming & diving.
In addition to the individual honors, five FIT programs earned NJCAA Academic Team Awards for achieving a combined team GPA of 3.00 or higher. Women's cross country (3.73), women's outdoor track & field (3.64), women's soccer (3.42), women's swimming & diving (3.72) and women's volleyball (3.57) each received the distinction. The full list of the NJCAA Academic Team Award winners can be viewed at this link.
FIT women's swimming & diving also earned NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors after recording a 3.72 team GPA, the highest among NJCAA women's swimming & diving programs during the 2025-26 academic year. The NJCAA's national Academic Teams of the Year listing identifies FIT atop women's swimming & diving with its 3.72 GPA. FIT women's cross country also posted a 3.73 team GPA as part of the NJCAA academic team recognition.
NJCAA All-Academic First Team
Gabrielle Buencochillo – Women's Volleyball
Beatriz Vidal – Women's Volleyball
NJCAA All-Academic Second Team
Taiwo Adekunle – Outdoor Track & Field
Riley Budenas – Women's Volleyball
Clare DeSario – Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field
Kendall Fernaays – Women's Soccer
Rita Gonçalves – Women's Soccer
Samantha Habert-Jaques – Women's Soccer
Elsa Marigliano – Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field
Isabel Marshall – Women's Swimming & Diving
Marla McCain – Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field
Mia Myers – Women's Volleyball
Page Powell – Women's Swimming & Diving
Anika Selover – Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field
Juun Shin – Women's Volleyball
Sofia Zampella – Women's Cross Country
NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
Sania Abhyankar – Women's Soccer
Taylor Boyle – Women's Volleyball
Olivia Corabi – Women's Cross Country
Antonina Dudek – Women's Swimming & Diving
Ciara Fajardo – Women's Soccer
Summer Guderian – Women's Soccer
Mayuri Kumar – Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field
Hithasha Lakshman – Women's Soccer
Sonia Mercadante – Women's Volleyball
Ada Sylvester – Women's Cross Country
Violetta Tartamella – Women's Soccer
Lydia Tung – Women's Soccer
Scout Vitko – Women's Soccer
Ilgin Yelci – Women's Swimming & Diving
The 30 individual honorees mark an increase from the 23 FIT student-athletes recognized following the 2024-25 academic year, continuing the Tigers' strong record of academic achievement alongside their success in competition.
