Clayton State University Athletics

Clayton State Athletics has a rich history of academic success, including a total of 75 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selections. The first of those was Gina Papa of women's soccer during the 1998-99 season.  

A total of 59 of those selections have come since 2014-15, including a program record 15 individuals during the 2023-24 campaign.  Currently, the 2025-26 season is on pace to pass that mark as of basketball season, there are 14 individuals that earned this distinction.  
  To be eligible for Academic All-District consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CSC has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

Clayton State History of CSC Academic All-District Selections (75 Selections / 63 Individuals)
2025-26- Etaria Gibbons (Women's Basketball)
2025-26- Nya Young (Women's Basketball)
2025-26- Justin Evans (Men's Basketball)
2025-26- Tahai Morgan (Men's Basketball)
2025-26- DJ Wright (Men's Basketball)
2025-26- Andre Young (Men's Basketball)
2025-26- Dayla Ayayda (Women's Soccer)
2025-26- Lalia Ortiz-Nolan (Women's Soccer)
2025-26- Joao Amaral (Men's Soccer)
2025-26- Garbhan Fenney (Men's Soccer)
2025-26- George Roke (Men's Soccer)
2025-26- Sonny Simpson (Men's Soccer) 
2025-26- Miguel Torrecillas (Men's Soccer) 
2025-26- Camilo Velez (Men's Soccer)
2024-25- Destiny Hanna (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
2024-25- JaBresha Palmer (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2024-25- Sancho Smith (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2024-25- Etaria Gibbons (Women's Basketball)
2024-25 - Jadah Waite (Women's Basketball)
2024-25- Madison Nicolas (Women's Soccer)
2024-25- Jessica Fuentes (Women's Soccer)
2024-25- Trinity Chastain (Women's Soccer)
2024-25- Camilo Velez (Men's Soccer)
2024-25- Isami Takeuchi (Men's Soccer)
2023-24- Sancho Smith (Men's Track & Field/ Cross Country)
2023-24- Ariyonna Jones (Women's Track & Field)
2023-24- Ivorie Smith (Women's Track & Field/ Cross Country)
2023-24- TJ Stargell (Men's Basketball)
2023-24- Aaliyah Reid (Women's Basketball)
2023-24- Tamaria White (Women's Basketball)
2023-24- Chloe Flannaghan (Women's Soccer)
2023-24- Lisa Kelm (Women's Soccer)
2023-24- Ida Ditlevsen (Women's Soccer)
2023-24- Lois Beer (Women's Soccer)
2023-24- Isami Takeuchi (Men's Soccer)
2023-24- Ian Gomez (Men's Soccer)
2023-24- Hector Fuentes (Men's Soccer)
2023-24- Christian Ransome (Men's Soccer)
2023-24- Geo Rios (Men's Soccer)
2022-23- Abijah Wilcox (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2022-23- Stephanie Escobar (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2022-23- Ny'Asia Green (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2022-23- Sasha Knowles (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2022-23- Augusto Oliva (Men's Golf) (At-Large)
2022-23- Brian Coffey II (Men's Basketball)
2022-23- Kamila Mroziewicz (Women's Soccer)
2022-23- Luise Domnick (Women's Soccer)
2022-23- Lewis Green (Men's Soccer)
2022-23- Christian Ransome (Men's Soccer)
2022-23- Geo Rios (Men's Soccer)**
2021-22 – Abijah Wilcox (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country)
2021-22 – Lewis Green (Men's Soccer)
2020-21 – Josh Rodgers (Men's Soccer)
2020-21 – Mitro Turunen (Men's Soccer)**
2020-21 – Isabel Massa (Women's Soccer)
2020-21 – Ann-Cathrin Zabel (Women's Soccer)**
2019-20 – Isabel Massa (Women's Soccer)
2019-20 – Tim Neusesser (Men's Soccer)**
2018-19 – Nia Elmore (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2017-18 – Carla Catala Martin (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2017-18 – Joy Diaz (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)**
2017-18 – Nia Elmore (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2016-17 – Joy Diaz (Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2016-17 – Jaumonee Byrd (Men's Basketball)
2016-17 – Maria Marti Bartis (Women's Soccer)**
2015-16 – Darina Drozdova (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2015-16 – Maia Kuhnen (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2015-16 – Maria Marti Bartis (Women's Soccer)**
2015-16 – Aleksi Tuominen (Men's Soccer)
2014-15 – Maia Kuhnen (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2012-13 – Ivana Krommelova (At-Large - Women's Tennis)
2011-12 – Robert Spezzacatena (At-Large – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)**
2011-12 – Russell Lawless (At-Large – Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)
2007-08 – Olaitan Yusuf (Women's Soccer)
2004-05 – Steven Sanders (At-Large - Men's Golf)
2004-05 – Nkiru Okosieme (Women's Soccer)
2001-02 – Joni Guffey (At-Large – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field)
1998-99 – Gina Papa (Women's Soccer)
**Named Academic All-American