Trio of DC men's soccer players named Academic All-District

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College men's soccer garnered three 2025-26 Academic All-District Men's Soccer awards upon the announcement by the College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. 

Among the honorees from Defiance College are Quinn Holtzapple (Sr., St. Marys, Ohio/St. Marys Memorial), Macen Kos (Jr., Walbridge, Ohio/Lake) and Gabriel Lorenzetti (So., Cotia, Brazil). It is the second-career Academic All-District honor for Holtzapple while Kos and Lorenzetti earn their first. All three student-athletes were selected Academic All-WHAC earlier this season.

DC has placed 7 players on the CSC Academic All-District Team over the last two seasons of NAIA competition. Defiance's 3 winners are among the 239 total NAIA honorees named in last week's announcement. Among award winners in the WHAC, DC's trio was among 10 WHAC men's soccer nominees to earn recognition.

To be recognized as Academic All-District, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and compete in 90 percent of the team's matches.

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