Pittsburgh, Pa. – A total of 282 student-athletes from Duquesne University that compete in 16 Atlantic 10 sports were named to the 2025-26 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Tuesday.
Earning academic distinction from the Atlantic 10 for the 2025-26 academic year were a total of 3,944 student-athletes, marking the seventh consecutive year that the total number of honorees exceeded 3,500. The Atlantic 10 average number of honorees per school is 282, while a total of 380 student-athletes tallied a perfect 4.00 grade point average (GPA) for the latest academic year.
A total of 40 Dukes across 14 sports posted a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2025-26 academic year, led by the women's cross country and track & field program and the women's swimming & diving team, with each logging 10.
Included for Duquesne cross country and track & field were juniors
Morgan Roemer and
Anna Rorrer, sophomores
Ava Brewster,
Nadia Constantakis,
Lexi Fluharty and
Rose Kuchera and freshmen
Selma Bajgoric,
Brandi Brozeski,
Isabella Costa and
Sylvia Kashak.
For Duquesne swimming & diving, posting a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2025-26 academic year were graduate student
Lola Dragosavac, senior
Aislinn Mooney, junior
Lexi Sundgren, sophomores
Brianne Dempsey,
Ashley Freel,
Caitlin Horning and
Rachel Howard and freshmen
Lucy Backus,
Elly Huron and
Danica Wight.
Also posting a perfect 4.00 GPA for the Dukes in 2025-26 were
Jake DiMichele and
Lucas Prolla of men's basketball,
Joe Klanchar and
Nathaniel Woshner of men's track & field and
Dan Banks and
Marko Rasmussen of men's soccer.
On the women's side, Duquesne rowing had four student-athletes earn a 4.00 GPA in 2025-26, including sophomores
Sabrina Alcaro,
Mikayla Bartos and
Keira Kusmaul and freshman
Erin Farr. The women's soccer program for the Dukes featured
Emerson Connelly,
Lindsay Krafchick and
Libby Majka with a perfect 4.00 GPA in 2025-26.
Also logging a 4.00 GPA in 2025-26 were
Alexis Bordas of women's basketball,
Emersen Schrom and
Hanna Wilson from volleyball,
Katie Fodale and
Sasha Petrochko of golf and
Gracin Emerson and
Morgan Raines from women's lacrosse.
The top three sports for the Atlantic 10 to be honored include women's cross country and track & field with 488, followed by men's cross country and track & field (394) and baseball (369). In all, a total of 67.8 percent of student-athletes named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll earned a GPA of 3.50 or better during the 2025-26 academic year (2,677 student-athletes total).
Designed to recognize excellence in the classroom, a student-athlete in a sport sponsored by the A-10 at a full-member institution must have a combined fall and spring semester of 3.00 or higher for the academic year to be selected to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Both freshmen and graduate students are eligible to receive the award. For a full list of honorees from Duquesne, please
use the links associated with this article.
ABOUT THE ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 and consists of 14 diverse members across eight states and Washington, D.C. The mission of the Atlantic 10 is to provide an enhanced student-athlete through 22 nationally competitive championship sports. The basketball-centric conference is committed to integrity, educational excellence and providing equitable championship experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and support staff. The membership consists of Davidson College, the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, George Mason University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, Loyola University Chicago, the University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph's University and Virginia Commonwealth University. For more information, visit
www.atlantic10.com.
