Seventy-six Mizzou student-athletes landed on the 2026 SEC First-Year Honor Roll, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey making the announcement Tuesday, July 7.
The list stretches across 16 programs: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, gymnastics, men’s and women’s golf, soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, wrestling and volleyball.
To qualify, student-athletes in SEC championship sports must meet academic standards that include a 3.00 cumulative grade point average, or a 3.0 for the preceding academic year, along with 24 semester hours of academic credit toward a degree at the nominating school. First-year student-athletes in all sports can be recognized after their first full academic year in residence, including spring, fall and summer terms.
Mizzou’s honorees were spread widely across the roster. Baseball led the way with 14 selections, including Jason Dohrmann, Kamden Durnin, Todd Feurtado, Eldred George, Keyler Gonzalez, Leo Humbert, Ethan Johnson, Connor Jones, Donovan Jordan, Keagen Kohlhoff, Jackson Sobel, Luke Sullivan, Blaize Ward and Jase Woita.
Men’s basketball placed Sebastian Mack, Luke Northweather, Jevon Porter and Nicholas Randall on the honor roll, while the women’s basketball group included Shannon Dowell, Jordana Reisma, Jayla Smith, Chloe Sotell, Lisa Thompson, Reka Toman and Saniah Tyler.
Football was represented by Joseph Crosby, Gavin Hoffman, Jackson Lange, Xavier Loyd and Oliver Robbins. In gymnastics, Kimarra Echols, Bryce Kupbens, Maiya Terry and Hayli Westerlind earned the recognition.
The honor roll also included Esteban Cruz Bonilla and Reese Roberts from men’s golf, along with Ebba Liljeberg and Addison Surber from women’s golf. On the soccer side, Alyssa Bryant, Addison Colangelo, Landry Hopkins and Autumn Jackson made the list.
Softball had eight honorees: Avery Adcock, Abby Carr, Sidney Forrester, Jaley James, Rylee Michalak, Avery Porter, Lindsay Ramsey and Addyson Waits.
In swimming and diving, the men’s group featured Tanner Braunton, Ian Everett, Sebastian Gonzalez Barboza, Quinlan Gould and Andrew Ploof, while the women’s side included Elizabeth Bakker, Jazzelle Eikermann Gregorchuk, Zuzanna Krasnicki, Haiden Schoessel and Annabelle Wentzel.
Alex Ackman represented women’s tennis. Track and field honorees were Dillon Leacock and Ethan Zuber for the men, plus Nora Hark, Susannah Lecoutre, Sofia Wydra and Morgan Yeomans for the women.
Wrestling’s selections were Dominic Bambinelli, Hank Benter, David Gleason, Gerald Harris, Daniel Heiser and Sampson Stillwell, and volleyball’s honoree was Nina Mandovic.
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