January 7, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.  The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's volleyball honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

The criteria to the CSC Academic honor would need to have a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA), be at least a sophomore academically, and be a significant contributor (starter/important reserve) in their sport, with specific participation minimums like 90 percent of the contests.

These criteria recognize student-athletes excelling in both academics and athletes, with nominations submitted by institutional members of CSC.  The recipients with the asterisk (*) advanced to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.  First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® will be announced Jan. 27.

A total of fifty-six (56) from the Frontier Conference football members are listed.  Arizona Christian, Carroll (Mont.), College of Idaho, Dakota State (S.D.), Eastern Oregon, Montana Tech, Montana Western, and Southern Oregon each had recipients to the list.

Below is the complete list of the 2025 CSC Football Academic All-District® Team (name – position – year – hometown):

Arizona Christian
Damian Cabada* – offensive lineman – senior – Eastvale, Calif.
Lealofi Chanwong – linebacker – junior – Barstow, Calif.
Vince McGlenn – offensive lineman – junior – Anaheim, Calif.
Elijah Sports-Trott – wide receiver – senior – Peoria, Ariz.
John West – defensive back – sophomore – Phoenix, Ariz.
Harrison Brewer – wide receiver – junior – Phoenix, Ariz.
Anthony Amorelli – long snapper – sophomore – Camarillo, Calif.

Carroll (Mont.)
Braeden Orlandi* – defensive back – redshirt sophomore – Valley Springs, Calif.
Henry Gross – linebacker – redshirt sophomore – Helena, Mont.
Peter Minnaert – running back – sophomore – Boise, Idaho
Wyatt Sandford* – offensive lineman – redshirt junior – Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Daxon Graham – defensive back – redshirt senior – Dillon, Mont.
Forrest Suero* – defensive lineman – senior – Helena, Mont.
Eli Aby* – linebacker – redshirt senior – Laurel, Mont.
Gunner Giulio* – defensive back – redshirt junior – Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

College of Idaho
Ryken Echohawk – running back – sophomore – Pocatello, Idaho
Tanner Steele – defensive back – redshirt junior – Vale, Ore.
Matthew Iwamizu – defensive end – redshirt senior – Grants Pass, Ore.
Rylie Byington* – running back – sophomore – Nampa, Idaho
Tucker French – defensive tackle – junior – Boise, Idaho
William Botch – kicker – senior – Twin Falls, Idaho
Corban Freese – wide receiver/kick returner – redshirt sophomore – Meridian, Idaho
Caden Young – quarterback – redshirt junior – Emmett, Idaho

Dakota State (S.D.)
Preston Iverson* – running back – junior – Hot Springs, S.D.
Brooks Jansen* – defensive lineman – senior – Emery, S.D.
Cole Paulson – linebacker – senior – Pipestone, Minn.
Kaden Van Otterloo – linebacker – sophomore – Sioux Falls, S.D.
Maddox Kihne* – wide receiver – junior – Sioux Falls, S.D.
Aidan Jahns – linebacker – junior – Rochester, Minn.
Brandon Kjetland – offensive lineman – sophomore – Emery, S.D.

Eastern Oregon
Malakai Nutter – running back – redshirt sophomore – Bend, Ore.
Sosaia Raass* – defensive back – senior – Meridian, Idaho
Waylon Riedel – full back – junior – Estacada, Ore.

Montana Tech
Derek Pearse* – tight end – graduate student – Post Falls, Idaho
Levi Torgerson* – wide receiver – senior – Great Falls, Mont.
Jarrett Wilson* – quarterback – sophomore – Polson, Mont.
Kellan Beller* – linebacker – sophomore – Stevensville, Mont.
Casey Kautzman* – kicker/punter – junior – Butte, Mont.
Tel Arthur* – linebacker – senior – Missoula, Mont.
Daymon Burns – defensive back – senior – Covina, Calif.
Luke Donally – defensive line – sophomore – Worden, Mont.

Montana Western
Jace Fitzgerald* – linebacker – redshirt senior – Dillon, Mont.
Connor Dunlea* – defensive back – redshirt freshman – Malin, Ore.
Eli Nourse* – wide receiver – junior – Dillon, Mont.
Jonathan Kirkley* – wide receiver – redshirt junior – Dillon, Mont.
Michael Palandri* – quarterback – redshirt senior – Maple Valley, Wash.
Matthew Heer – tight end – redshirt junior – Tekoa, Wash.
Layne Cooney – offensive lineman – junior – Missoula, Mont.
Jacob Westberry* – long snapper – redshirt sophomore – Hamilton, Mont.

Southern Oregon
Caden McGowan – defensive lineman – sophomore – Corvallis, Ore.
Braden Bailey – defensive lineman – redshirt freshman – Bend, Ore.
Raiden House* – linebacker – sophomore – Citrus Heights, Calif.
Patrick Wooley – offensive lineman – redshirt freshman – Hillsboro, Ore.
Mipam Jampa – defensive lineman – senior – Portland, Ore.
Milan Reilly – tight end – sophomore – Elk Grove, Calif.
Jalin Speed – defensive back – graduate student – Lancaster, Calif.