(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association have announced their inaugural 2025–26 All-Academic Athletic Teams, recognizing student-athletes for excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
The agencies awarded $1,000 scholarships to 24 high school seniors selected from 193 nominees across all PIAA districts in Pennsylvania.
According to a release from the PHEAA, here are the 2025-26 PHEAA / PIAA All-Academic Athletic Teams:
| Boys:
District 1 – Thomas Ginnetti, Pennridge District 2 – Nicholas Burak, Valley View District 3 – Colton Rutt, Cocalico District 4 – Tyler Ulrich, Warrior Run District 5 – Brennan Lohr, Conemaugh Township District 6 – Cooper Lovrich, Bellwood-Antis District 7 – Ryan Spitznagel, South Park District 8 – Jaden Colbert, Obama Academy District 9 – Dalton Wenner, Cranberry District 10 – Blake Glass, Fort LeBoeuf District 11 – Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh District 12 – Ryan Connor, Cardinal O’Hara |
Girls:
District 1 – Avery Lustgarten, Garnet Valley District 2 – Amanda Dempsey, Dunmore District 3 – Kaydon Brandt, Susquenita District 4 – Haley Litzelman, North Penn-Liberty District 5 – Alyssa Yeatts, Northern Bedford District 6 – Zaelinh Nguyen-Moore, Altoona District 7 – Anabella Aquino, Penn Trafford District 8 – Mia Quarles, Obama Academy District 9 – Harley Thompson, Northern Potter District 10 – Miah Skelly, North East District 11 – Leah Black, Tamaqua Area District 12 – Dailyanis Nunez Guzman, Thomas A. Edison |