CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) has announced the following regional winners for 2025-26 Scholar-Athletes of the Year awards.

Each of the winners advanced to the national ballot for consideration for the 2025-26 Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Conference offices were permitted to submit one male and one female nominee for the overall awards. Upon receipt of all nominees, voting was conducted by the commissioners within each of the following regions – Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, Southeast, South Central and West – to select the following regional winners.
 

Women's Regional Winners
Name	Institution	Conference	Sport	Major	GPA
Anna Coulter	East Stroudsburg	PSAC	Volleyball	Sports Management	3.90
Bree Ehmer	Catawba	SAC	Soccer	Sports Medicine	3.97
Emily Mears-Bentley	Findlay	GMAC	Swimming & Diving	Psychology	3.95
Kristyna Hranacova	Nova Southeastern	SSC	Tennis	Management	3.98
Olivia Reed-Thyne	Colorado Mesa	RMAC	Basketball	Kinesiology	3.93
Rylee Lemos	Central Oklahoma	MIAA	Softball	Human Resource Management	4.00
Scottie Ellsworth	Central Washington	GNAC	Volleyball	Elementary Education	3.99
Taylor Hinkle	Holy Family	CACC	Basketball	Healthcare Admin and Mgt	3.91
Men's Regional Winners
Adam Lynch	Barry	SSC	Tennis	Computer Science	4.00
Alex Dunagan	Colorado School of Mines	RMAC	Baseball	Mechanical Engineering	4.00
Colton Stoneking	Fairmont State	MEC	Wrestling	Psychology	4.00
Jack Browder	Carson-Newman	SAC	Basketball	Business Administration	4.00
Jack Strand	MN State Moorhead	NSIC	Football	Engineering Physics	3.87
John Peckham	Alaska Anchorage	GNAC	CC/T&F	Management	4.00
Ryne Buttz	Indianapolis	GLVC	Football	Exercise Science	3.78
Zach Philipkoski	Daemen	ECC	Basketball	Business Administration	3.87

 
About D2 CCA: Initiated in 1992 to promote its member conferences and institutions, D2 CCA has made its mark in providing a united front for NCAA Division II athletics. Created after the break-up of the College Division Commissioners Association, the D2 CCA continues to create lines of communication and opportunities for its member conferences. The D2 CCA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 62^nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.