Eastern Illinois men's and women's swimming have been awarded the Summit League Academic Achievement Award for the 2025-2026 season.  

The Summit League awards each sport based on the percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner's List.   

EIU had 17 members earning Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honors, with the men's team totaling eight and nine members coming from the women's team.  

Eastern Illinois men's honorees include Shane Gabel*, Robert Higgins, Carson Hughes, Eddie Myers*, Simonas Rimskis, Jack Rivera, Alexander Sadowski, and Nolan Wallace*.  

Eastern Illinois women's honorees were Genevieve Biberdorf*, Sara Boric, Sophia Buswell, Emma Crier, Isabella Earll, Dakkon Eilrich, Kaitlyn Evans, Annemarie Johnson, and Maja Przybylska*.   

Qualifications for Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence 
• In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, the student-athlete must carry a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA, have used a year of eligibility and completed three full semesters or five quarters at the nominating institution. 
• Student-athletes having a 3.9 or higher cumulative career grade-point average are designated with an asterisk to indicate "with distinction." 

These 17 swimmers were also named to the 2025-2026 Summit League Academic Honor Roll.  

Qualifications for Academic Honor Roll 
• Student-athletes must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), on a 4.0 scale, for the year awarded. 
• Student-athletes must have used a season of competition (a year of athletic eligibility) in the sport in which he/she is nominated.