AUSTIN, TX – Four North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's swimming and diving student-athletes have been named to the 2025-26 Academic All-America® teams, as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Headlining the group is Kenyon senior Ethan Manske (Santa Fe, NM/St. Michaels), one of just six repeat selections across Division III and a three-time first-team Academic All-America® honoree (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26).

Manske is joined on the first team by Denison junior Jack Hill (Leighton Buzzard, U.K./Cedars Upper), a first-time honoree. Also earning Academic All-America® recognition are Denison senior Nick Fogle (Corcoran, MN/Orono), a second team honoree, and junior Liam Nelson (Pakkret, Thailand/International School Bangkok), who was named to the third team.

Manske, a double major in environmental studies and Japanese with a 3.96 GPA, earned his third consecutive first-team Academic All-America® selection. The senior closed his Kenyon career as a 14-time NCAA All-American with four All-America finishes at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship, highlighted by a fourth-place performance in the 400-yard individual medley (3:51.23), a 10th-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.40), and a third-place showing on the 800 freestyle relay (6:27.66). Manske also claimed NCAC titles in the 400-yard individual medley (3:52.99) and 200-yard butterfly (1:48.41) at the 2026 NCAC Championship.
 
Hill, a junior economics major with a 3.65 GPA, capped a record-shattering season by being named the 2026 CSCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year. At the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship, Hill claimed individual national titles in the 100-yard freestyle (42.87) and 200-yard freestyle (1:33.94), setting NCAA Division III records in both events, and anchored Denison's national champion 800 freestyle relay (6:22.37), which also broke an NCAA record. A 14-time NCAA All-American, Hill posted seven All-America finishes at the national meet and added seven NCAC titles to help Denison capture its 15th conference championship and second consecutive NCAA team title. He was also named the 2026 NCAC Swimmer of the Year.
 
Fogle, a senior psychology major with a 3.56 GPA, was honored with the 2026 CSCAA Men's Diver of the Year award after sweeping both boards at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship, claiming individual national titles in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives to help Denison to a second straight national championship. The six-time NCAA All-American captured the 2026 NCAC title in the 3-meter dive and placed third in the 1-meter, then won the 3-meter and finished second in the 1-meter at the 2026 NCAA Regionals.
 
A six-time NCAA All-American, Nelson posted three All-America finishes at the 2026 NCAA Championship, headlined by a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (53.81). A health, exercise, and sports studies major with an economics minor and a 3.80 GPA, Nelson added a 10th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.19) and an All-America finish on Denison's sixth-place 400 medley relay (3:13.31). He contributed to NCAC titles in the 200- (1:26.68) and 400- (3:12.79) medley relays at the 2026 conference meet.