GILBERT, Ariz. - This week, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its NCAA Division III Academic Awards for the 2026 season. The University of Northwestern Men's Tennis team was one of 147 to earn All-Academic Team status, and landed 11 student-athletes on the Scholar-Athletes list, where 1,151 were recognized across Division III.
The full ITA press release can be found
here.
To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must meet the following requirements:
- Have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year
- Be listed on the institutional eligibility form
To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, programs must meet the following requirements:
- Have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale),
- All student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and
- All varsity letter winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year
2026 ITA Men's Tennis Scholar-Athletes
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Ian Barber (Worthington, Minn./Worthington)
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Joseph Gallo (Woodbury, Minn./Homeschool)
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Carson Haack (Elk River, Minn./Elk River)
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Griffen Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne)
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Caleb Jergenson (Livingston, Mont./Park)
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Sam Kettelhut (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View)
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Carsen Kramer (Faribault, Minn/Faribault)
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Sam Majerus (River Falls, Wis./River Falls)
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Zander Peterson (Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin)
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DJ Stumpf (Stillwater, Minn./Hill-Murray)
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Isaac Thomforde (Crookston, Minn./Crookston)
