Granville, Ohio- Four Denison University women's swimming and diving seniors were named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District® teams by College Sports Communicators for excellence in the pool and classroom. College Sports Communicators selected these student-athletes for their combined efforts in the pool and in the classroom.
Senior Phoebe Ferguson (Columbus, Ohio | Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies) earned her third straight Academic All-District® honor. She ended her Denison career with two NCAC titles in the 100 IM (57.21) and 200 Freestyle Relay (1:32.48), helping the Big Red finish second in the conference. At the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships, she recorded two first-team and one second-team All-American finishes, scoring 6 points toward Denison's fourth-place national finish.
Senior Emily Harris (Nashville, Tenn. | Financial Economics) earned her second straight Academic All-District® Team honor. Like Ferguson, she finished strong with three NCAC titles (400 IM, 200 Butterfly, 800 Freestyle Relay), seven top-16 Nationals finishes—including six first-team All-American spots—and 56 points for the team.
Senior Lu-Si Minnich (Indianapolis, Ind. | Finance and Economics) is a first-time Academic All-District® honoree. In her final season with the Big Red, Minnich was a two-time NCAC champion, taking first in both the 1-meter (421.30) and 3-meter (490.30) dives. After sweeping the NCAC titles, she was named 2026 NCAC Women's Diver of the Year. These accomplishments qualified her for the 2026 NCAA Region 1 Diving Championships, where she finished 12th in the 1-meter, 6th in the 3-meter, and earned a spot on the 2026 National team, finishing in the top 30.
Senior Drue Thielking (Brighton, Mich. | Biology major) is, for the second time in three years, an Academic All-District® Team honoree. Thielking ends her time at Denison on a high note. During the NCAC Swimming and Diving Championships, she claimed second in both the 200 IM and 200 Breast, earning 62 total points for the Big Red. She had a similarly impressive performance at Nationals, with two third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, contributing 33 points to the team's total en route to their fourth-place finish.
