SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Two hundred and ninety-eight student-athletes have been selected to the 2026 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Academic Teams, announced by the organization on Thursday morning, including four from the Husson University men's lacrosse program.

Graduate students Jack Kaszubinski and Dean Sinkler and seniors Odin Burk and Jacob Sargent were named to the squad.

Members of the teams are nominated by head coaches in Divisions I, II and II, and are student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field over the course of their men's lacrosse career.

Babson College led all institutions with 15 student-athletes who qualified for the honor. Reigning national champion Tufts University saw 14 players earn All-Academic status, while Amherst College had 13 qualify for the teams.

Overall, 59 different colleges and universities were represented across all three divisions. Eleven schools from Division I made up the 59 All-Academic award winners, while 37 honorees represented nine different schools in Division II, where the University of Bridgeport led the way with ten student-athletes. 

Harvard University paced Division 1 with 10 student-athletes, while UMass Amherst and Brown University had eight students apiece.

In total, 202 Division III players representing 39 different institutions made an appearance on this year's squads.

Nominees must have a senior or graduate student standing with no eligibility remaining or plans to use their eligibility in New England, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, and be an impact player for their team.