COLCHESTER, Vt. - Twelve Saint Michael's College student-athletes qualified for College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division II Academic All-District At-Large honors on Tuesday.
 
Half of the honorees hailed from Alpine skiing, with May graduate Lawton Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), rising seniors Maxime Guillemaud (Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France/International Bilingual School of Provence) and Ada Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), and rising juniors Gilbert Aubert (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), Isabella Knutsen (Bergen, Vestland, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo) and Christian Lødemel (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS) all recognized.
 
Women's ice hockey May graduate Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) and rising senior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), Nordic skiing rising seniors Oliver Miatke (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East) and Fran Peterson (Barron, Wis./Barron), field hockey May graduate Kathleen Dean (Auburn, Maine/Saint Dominic Academy), and men's ice hockey May graduate Nick Wracker (Columbia, S.C./Northeast General) rounded out the dozen honorees.
 
Aubert captured four top-25 slalom finishes during the 2026 season. He has a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average as a business administration major and garnered his second career academic laurel, but first from the CSC.
 
Dean started all 18 games on defense last fall, notching one defensive save against Bentley University on Sept. 24. One of six students honored at Commencement with a perfect 4.0 GPA, the captain was an English and philosophy double major. She qualified for her third consecutive CSC Academic All-District accolade, finishing her career with nearly two dozen national and conference academic laurels.
 
During his rookie year with the Purple Knights, Guillemaud captured three top-20 giant slalom finishes. He owns a 3.96 GPA as a business administration major.
 
Ada Jones had a breakout year on the slopes, posting a trio of top-30 slalom performances, including a career-best 19th at the Colby College Carnival on Jan. 16. The captain, who carries a 4.0 GPA as a digital media & communications major, earned her fourth career academic honor, but first from the CSC.
 
Lawton Jones claimed his third career CSC Academic All-District accolade, and eighth academic honor overall, as the second-year captain registered a season-best 26th-place slalom showing during the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Championship on Feb. 21. He was also recognized at Commencement thanks to accumulating a 4.0 GPA as a mechanical engineering major.
 
After missing the 2025 season, Knutsen capped her debut campaign by qualifying for the NCAA Championship. Among her three top-12 giant slalom finishes was a victory at the Saint Lawrence University Carnival on Jan. 22. Knutsen claimed the first CSC honor of her career while pulling down her second academic laurel. She carries a 3.98 GPA as a business administration major.
 
Lavender graduated 17th in NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey history with 3,392 career saves, becoming the first New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) netminder to pass the 3,000-save barrier. The alternate captain picked up her third straight CSC Academic All-District nod and 13th career academic citation. A history and political science double major, she compiled a 3.99 GPA.
 
Lødemel had his best performances during giant slalom races this winter, with all three of his top-25 outings occurring in the discipline. He was a season-best 16th at the EISA Championship on Feb. 20. The engineering major has a 4.0 GPA and claimed his second career academic honor, and first from the CSC.
 
Miatke became the first Purple Knight Nordic skier to qualify for multiple NCAA Championships, capping a season in which he captured five top-10 performances. The captain earned his second consecutive CSC Academic All-District honor and fifth career academic accolade. A biology major, Miatke has a 3.97 GPA.
 
A regular scorer on the Nordic skiing team, Peterson claimed her second CSC Academic All-District accolade for the sport and third for her career, also standing out on the cross country course. Peterson owns five career academic laurels for Nordic skiing while holding a 4.0 GPA as a biology major.
 
Quinn blocked 121 shots in 34 games last winter while adding three points from her spot on defense. She earned her second straight CSC Academic All-District nod and ninth academic honor. An economics major, Quinn owns a 4.0 GPA.
 
While serving as an assistant captain this past winter, Wracker tied career highs in goals and points, and won nearly 46% of his faceoffs while centering a line for the first time. Wracker claimed his third CSC Academic All-District honor, pushing his career national, conference and institutional awards haul toward two dozen. The 2025-26 Northeast 10 Conference Man of the Year graduated with a 3.99 GPA as an environmental science and economics double major.
 
CSC recognizes major contributors toting at least a 3.50 GPA by their sophomore seasons who meet participation minimums. Each school was able to put a maximum number of student-athletes forward, with All-District qualifiers advancing directly to the Academic All-America ballot, which incorporates national membership voting. CSC sponsors Academic All-America programs for baseball, basketball, cross country/track & field, football, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and women's volleyball, while 14 more are grouped into the At-Large category, including field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse and skiing, all of which are offered at Saint Michael's. Through the Academic All-America program, CSC names Academic All-District and Academic All-America teams at each the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III levels, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.