PORTLAND, Ore. - The Great Northwest Atheltic Conference announced the Academic All-Conference Team presented by Barnes Noble College.
NNU leads the list with 15 members, four more than Montana State Billings at 11.
The Nighthawks who made the list were
Adam Brooks,
Carson Burns,
Carter Walsh,
Cooper Nixon,
Dillon Eden,
Gavin Brubaker,
Holt Williams,
Hunter Bennett,
Jakob Rochelle,
Jeremiah Jacobo,
Kaleb Karpstein,
Liam Herrera,
Mason Leavitt,
Noah Palomares, and
Wade Duncan.
Of that list Karpstein, Rochelle, Brooks, Walsh, Brubaker, and Duncan are returnees.
To qualify for academic all-conference, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20, must be in at least their second season competing for their team and must have competed on the field during the 2026 campaign.
2026 GNAC Baseball Academic All-Conference Nighthawks
* - 2025 Selection
# - 2024 Selection
% - 2023 Selection
| Name |
Major |
Year |
GPA |
Hometown |
| Holt Williams |
Engineering |
Soph |
4.00 |
Camas, Wash. |
| Kaleb Karpstein*# |
Business Analytics (PG) |
Senior |
4.00 |
Bend, Ore. |
| Jeremiah Jacobo |
Nursing |
Soph |
3.84 |
Fontana, Calif. |
| Mason Leavitt |
Business Administration |
Junior |
3.81 |
Eagle, Idaho |
| Jakob Rochelle*# |
Mathematics |
Junior |
3.76 |
San Marcos, Calif. |
| Adam Brooks*# |
Marketing |
Junior |
3.72 |
Puyallup, Wash. |
| Carter Walsh* |
Management |
Junior |
3.72 |
Boise, Idaho |
| Carson Burns |
Recreations & Sport Management |
Senior |
3.70 |
Bothell, Wash. |
| Cooper Nixon |
Recreation & Sport Management |
Soph |
3.65 |
Boise, Idaho |
| Gavin Brubaker* |
Management |
Junior |
3.54 |
Lakewood, Wash. |
| Wade Duncan* |
Recreation & Sport Management |
Junior |
3.53 |
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Hunter Bennett |
Biology; Pre Med |
Junior |
3.50 |
Gig Harbor, Wash. |
| Dillon Eden |
Sports Psychology |
Senior |
3.41 |
Elko, Nev. |
| Noah Palomares |
Recreation & Sport Management |
Soph |
3.26 |
Nampa, Idaho |
| Liam Herrera |
Management |
Junior |
3.24 |
San Marcos, Calif. |
