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Men's Swimming and Diving 4/29/2026 12:00:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Leo Nolles earns CSC Academic All-America Honors

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Senior Leo Nolles add's a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Honor to cap off his illustrious career at Northern Michigan University.

A senior from Maldonado, Uruguay, Nolles earns his second straight CSC Academic All-America honor to finish his career at NMU, earning a 3.74 GPA in Athletic Coaching. The 2024 Paris Olympian was a 7x All-American at this year's NCAA Championships and earned two golds and five medals at the GLIAC Championships. Leo was also honored with his second GLIAC Commissioner's Award, the conference's most prestigious award for both academics and athletics, as well as the GLIAC's Pat Riempa Postgraduate Scholarship, which awards one male and one female from the GLIAC with $5,000 in aid to the graduate school of their choice.

Nolles is one of the most decorated student-athletes to go through the NMU swim and dive program. In his four seasons with Northern Michigan, the Maldonado, Uruguay native represented his country in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, is a 21x All-American, has earned three medals at the NCAA Championships, earned 19 GLIAC Championship medals with eight golds, and has both broken and is currently holding numerous NMU school and pool records.

Along with his dedication in the pool and training, Leo is dedicated to giving back to the community, and shows up for the Marquette community in many ways: he regularly volunteers with the Special Olympics, where he teaches and coaches specially abled athletes in swimming and resistance training, is engaged with Northern Center for Lifelong Learning where he shares his experiences as an Olympic athlete with actively engaged older adults, visits the Beacon House of Marquette to cook and socialize with families in difficult situations, volunteers at the Marquette Marathon with aid stations, volunteers to work at NMU sporting events, and helped rake leaves at Marquette Elementary School with his teammates.

About the CSC Academic All-America Program
Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. The all-time list of 44,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world's most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.

NMU Swim and Dive CSC Academic Honors

2025-26
Evie DeCarlo
Annika Geyer
Julia Zimpel
Kalina Ceglinski

Leo Nolles***
William LaCount***
Tobie Stiles***
Jef Leroux

2024-25
Zoe DeKievit**
Camilla Carbone**
Mia Strazny**
Becca Burrows

Leo Nolles**
William LaCount**
Tobie Stiles**
Daniel Khmara

2023-24
Zoe DeKievit*
Camilla Carbone*
Mia Strazny*
Abbie Harned

Leo Nolles*
William LaCount*
Tobie Stiles*
Thibault Auger

NMU Swim and Dive CSC Academic All-America Honors

2025-26
Leo Nolles**

2024-25
Camilla Carbone
Zoe DeKievit

Leo Nolles*
William LaCount**
Tobie Stiles

2023-24
William LaCount*

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Players Mentioned

Becca Burrows: 5' 7"; Senior

Camilla Carbone: 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Zoe DeKievit: 5' 7"; Senior

Abbie Harned: 5' 4"; Senior

Mia Strazny: 5' 5"; Senior

Kalina Ceglinski: 5' 1"; Junior

Evie DeCarlo: 5' 8"; Senior

Annika Geyer: 5' 9"; Junior

Julia Zimpel: 6' 2"; Junior

Daniel Khmara: 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Becca Burrows
: 5' 7"; Senior

Camilla Carbone
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Zoe DeKievit
: 5' 7"; Senior

Abbie Harned
: 5' 4"; Senior

Mia Strazny
: 5' 5"; Senior

Kalina Ceglinski
: 5' 1"; Junior

Evie DeCarlo
: 5' 8"; Senior

Annika Geyer
: 5' 9"; Junior

Julia Zimpel
: 6' 2"; Junior

Daniel Khmara
: 5' 9"; Senior