The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released its 2025-26 CSC All-America At-Large Teams on Wednesday. For the second straight year, Keiser's
AJ Badik and
Shane Cassidy were recognized among the 22 student-athletes honored.
Both Badik and Cassidy were named first-team award winners. The honors increased men's lacrosse total of Seahawks to be named CSC Academic All-Americans to six total honors (three honorees) (Badik - 2024, 2025, 2026; Cassidy - 2025, 2026;
Jackson Marshall - 2023).
The 2025-26 Academic All-America Men's At-Large Team, selected by the CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America team separately recognized at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
Five members of the 22-man Academic All-America® NAIA at-large teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate or graduate work. The NAIA honorees combined for a 3.82 GPA.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit
https://academicallamerica.com/.
AJ Badik, Third Year, Orlando, Florida
- Named a CSC Academic All-American selection for the third time in his career (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Recorded a 3.81 in Business Administration
- Named a first-team All-American selection for the fourth straight year
- Received AAC First Team honors for the fourth consecutive year
- Named AAC Player of the Year
- Led the team with 50 goals on the season
- Earned NAIA Tournament MVP honors, scoring 13 goals over three games
- The school's all-time leader in goals with 173
- Finished his career ranked second all-time at Keiser in points (245)
- Led the team with 137 shots
Shane Cassidy, Second Year, Oxford, Pennsylvania
- Named a CSC Academic All-America selection for the second time in his career
- Posted a 3.95 in Criminal Justice
- Named All-American for the second time in his career
- A member the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Named to the AAC All-Conference team for the second time in his career
- Named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Has appeared in all 15 games this season as a defender
- Led the team with 46 ground balls on the season
- Recorded 24 caused turnovers, second most on the team
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