Gunner Schlender, a Physical Education major from Brillion, WI at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is one of 31 student-athletes from Warhawk teams who were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2025 spring season. Schlender completed his student teaching at Whitewater High School during the 2024-2025 school year.

The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be of at least sophomore status and carry a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. Golf, tennis, and wrestling student-athletes must have been in their team’s lineup for 70 percent of the total matches that include team scores to be eligible for nomination. Track and field student-athletes must have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation in an individual event according to TFRRS rankings. Baseball and softball student-athletes must have competed in 90 percent of their institution’s games/contests played or must have started in at least 66 percent of their institution’s games/contests (pitchers must have accumulated 17 appearances or 25 innings pitched). Gymnastics nominees must have been ranked among the top 75 in at least one event according to Road To Nationals rankings. Bowling nominees must have competed in a minimum of four competitions or had at least one top-eight finish at a conference championships meet.

The following UW-Whitewater student-athletes, by team, were selected Academic All-District:

Men’s tennis:

• Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) – Academic All-America finalist
• Will Ulrich (Lincoln, Neb./Pius X)

Women’s tennis:

• Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West)
• Sarah Ferguson (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek)

Softball:

• Rhiann Dick (Palatine, Ill./Palatine)
• Josie Hammen (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly) – Academic All-America finalist
• Brooke Hock (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) – Academic All-America finalist
• Kiarra Kostroski (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson) – Academic All-America finalist
• Kaitlyn Weidemann (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township)

Baseball:

• Logan Eisenbarth (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) – Academic All-America finalist
• Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) – Academic All-America finalist
• Darryl Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King)
• Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) – Academic All-America finalist
• Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) – Academic All-America finalist

Bowling (women):

• Kayla Devine (Minneapolis, Minn.)
• Dani Swaisgood (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs)

Golf (women):

• Ellie Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) – Academic All-America finalist
• Kallie Lux (Janesville, Wis./Craig)

Gymnastics (women):

• Tegan Haberstock (Alberta, Canada/National Sport School)
• Kelsey Kollhoff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) – Academic All-America finalist

Wrestling (men):

• Gavin Kohel (River Falls, Wis./River Falls)

Men’s cross country/track and field:

• Dan Anderson (Eau Claire, Wis./McDonell)
• Caleb Beightol (Belgium, Wis./Cedar Grove-Belgium) – Academic All-America finalist
• Nick McFadden (Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee)
• Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) – Academic All-America finalist
• Andy VanZile (New Berlin, Wis./West)

Women’s cross country/track and field:

• Ryleigh Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego)
• Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee)
• Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger)
• Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) – Academic All-America finalist
• Danielle Pouska (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs)