WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced last week the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team for the 2025-26 season. This academic year, 1,459 student-athletes from around the conference were named to the Academic All-Conference Team, with the Saints placing 120 student-athletes on the list.

To qualify for the GNAC Academic All-Conference squad, a student-athlete must be a sophomore in academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher. This year marks the ninth consecutive year the GNAC has had at least 1,000 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Conference Team.

Emmanuel was one of seven GNAC institutions with at least 100 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Conference squad. Lasell led the way with 148 student-athletes across their 15 Division III athletic programs. The Saints total of 120 was the fourth-most in the conference this academic year.

Women's track and field once again led all Emmanuel programs with 24 student-athletes, including multi-sport students, being named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team. Women's lacrosse was next on the list with 16 student-athletes. Men's soccer and women's volleyball were next on the list, each earning 11 spots.
 
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