INDIANAPOLIS – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released its 2026 Academic All-America® At-Large teams with eight Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) female student-athletes earning recognition. Grand Valley State's Katie Lange was named the Division II Academic All- America® Team Member of the Year.
Maryville led the Conference with three selections, followed by Indianapolis with two, while Grand Valley State, Quincy, and Central Missouri each had one honoree. Three GLVC student-athletes earned First Team Academic All-America® distinction, three were named to the Second Team, and two garnered Third Team honors.
Maryville's Paige Murphy, GVSU’s Katie Lange, and Maryville's Elizabeth Teuber represented the GLVC on the First Team.
Lange earned First Team Academic All-America® honors, and CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year, following a historic senior season for the Lakers. The accounting major, who maintained a perfect 4.00 GPA, became the first NCAA women's wrestling national champion at the inaugural NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships in March. She concluded her collegiate career as a three-time national champion and three-time All-American.
Murphy earned First Team Academic All-America® honors following another standout season for the Saints. The junior psychology major, who owns a 3.83 cumulative grade-point average, was one of three GLVC women's lacrosse student-athletes recognized by CSC this year.
Teuber rounded out the Conference's First Team selections after earning Academic All-America® honors in bowling. The sophomore accounting major owns a 3.90 cumulative GPA and became one of three Maryville student-athletes recognized on this year's At-Large teams.
Second Team recognition went to Maryville's Helen Bae, Quincy's Mikenna Ham, and UIndy’s Ava Ray. Bae, a senior cybersecurity major with a 3.59 GPA, was honored in women's lacrosse. Ham, a senior Pre-Med and Public Health major with a 3.94 GPA, represented Quincy in women's lacrosse. Ray, a graduate student in business administration, earned Second Team honors in women's golf after compiling a 3.89 undergraduate GPA and a 3.90 graduate GPA.
Third Team Academic All-America® honors went to UCM’s Camryn Cramer and Indianapolis' Malaena Michielin. Cramer, a senior finance major with a 3.97 GPA, represented the Jennies in bowling, while Michielin, a senior criminal justice major with a 3.53 GPA, was recognized in women's lacrosse.
The Academic All-America® program recognizes student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically while maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.