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Lacrosse

Bagwell named CSC Academic All-American

GREENWOOD, Ind. – After an exceptional season both on the lacrosse field and in his studies, VMI lacrosse junior attackman Dayton Bagwell was voted as a Second Team Academic All-American as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Wednesday.
 
The CSC Academic All-America program is the most prestigious academic honor a student-athlete can achieve. To achieve the feat, the individual must own a 3.50 cumulative GPA and be a sophomore or above in class standing while competing in at least 90 percent of the team's competitions from that season to make the Academic All-District Team. With sufficient accolades on both the athletic and academic sides of the spectrum, Bagwell was elected for the next round of voting to be considered for Academic All-America status. 
 
Full CSC press release and Division I – III list of Academic All-Americans
 
Bagwell just completed his junior year at the Institute and owns a perfect 4.0 GPA as an international studies major.
 
Men's lacrosse is considered an At-Large sport for the organization and its nominees also compete against the sports of golf, wrestling, hockey, volleyball, water polo, fencing and skiing, making it that much more difficult to be named as an Academic All-American.
 
In mid-June, teammates Jack Rogers, Will Gormsen, Cole Jones, Warner Lewis and Sean Berzins were named alongside Bagwell as CSC Academic All-District recipients. Despite other team members reaching both the academic and athletic standards for the achievement, only six were allowed to be nominated from VMI.
 
A two-time CSC Academic All-District recipient (2025, 2026), Bagwell earned First Team All-Conference honors this past season after leading the Northeast Conference and was ranked seventh overall in the NCAA in goals per game (3.0). On February 23, he was named as the NEC Player of the Week after scoring a combined 14 goals in games the week prior against the Naval Academy and Hampton.
 
Named an NEC Prime Performer four times throughout the 2026 season, Bagwell earned other accolades such as joining VMI's exclusive 70-Goal Club as only the 18th Keydet in program history to reach the mark. He also joined VMI's 100 Point Club, only the 23rd Keydet in program history to hit the milestone.
 
An outstanding cadet-athlete, he is a two-time NEC All-Academic Team honoree and achieved MAAC Honor Roll status in 2024 as a freshman.
 
FIRST TEAM
Sport                        Name                                        School                                                  Yr.      GPA              Major
Ice Hockey                Kent Anderson (5)                     University of Denver                               Sr.      3.94              Finance
Wrestling                   Luca Augustine                          University of Pittsburgh                          Gr.      3.94/3.93       Biological Sciences
Ice Hockey                Matt Basgall (3)                        Michigan State University                       Sr.      3.96              Kinesiology
Ice Hockey                Boston Buckberger                     University of Denver                               Jr.      3.95              Accounting
Gymnastics               Asher Cohen (%)                       University of Nebraska                           Sr.      3.97              Biological Sciences
Wrestling                   James Conway (5)                     Franklin & Marshall College                    Sr.      3.99              Biochemistry & Biology
Golf                          Ethan Fang (2)                           Oklahoma State University                     Jr.      3.75              University Studies
Ice Hockey                Evan Orr                                    Stonehill College                                   Gr.       4.00             Management
Gymnastics               Matthew Petros                         United States Naval Academy                 Sr.      4.00              Computer Engineering
Gymnastics               Kellen Ryan                               Penn State University                             Gr.      4.00/4.00       Engineering Leadership
Golf                          Davis Seybert                            East Texas A&M University                     Sr.      4.00              Business Administration
Lacrosse                   Joe Sheridan                             University of Richmond                          Sr.      3.95              Biochemistry & Biology
Lacrosse                   Brendan Staub                           Cornell University                                  Sr.      4.00              Applied Economics
Golf                          Hiroshi Tai (6)                           Georgia Institute of Technology              Sr.      3.86              Business Administration
Gymnastics               Benjamin Thurlow Lam               United States Naval Academy                 Jr.      3.95              Aerospace Engineering
Golf                          Ryan Voois (2)                           University of Illinois                              Sr.      3.98              Finance
Rifle                         Martin Voss                              University of Kentucky                            Sr.      4.00              Sports Leadership
 
SECOND TEAM
Ice Hockey                Trey Augustine (1)                     Michigan State University                       Jr.      3.88              Finance
Lacrosse                   Dayton Bagwell                      Virginia Military Institute                      Jr.      4.00             International Studies
Water Polo               Balazs Berenyi                           Fordham University                                Sr.      3.97              Finance
Wrestling                   Levi Haines (5)                          Penn State University                             Sr.      3.71              Recreation, Park & Tourism
Volleyball                 Cole Hartke                               Pepperdine University                            So.     3.81              Business Administration
Lacrosse                   Zach Hayashi                            United States Naval Academy                 Jr.      3.91              Cyber Operations
Golf                          Max Herendeen                          University of Illinois                              Jr.      3.71              Advertising
Fencing                     Ahmed Hesham                         Notre Dame                                         So.     3.91              Computer Engineering
Lacrosse                   Nate Kabiri                                Princeton University                               Jr.      3.54              Economics
Gymnastics               Nick Kuebler                              Stanford University                                Sr.      3.74              Product Design
Fencing                     Samarth Kumbla                        Columbia University                               Jr.      3.71              Computer Science
Wrestling                   Mitchell Mesenbrink (1)             Penn State University                             Jr.      3.93              Psychology
Gymnastics               Akshay Puri                               University of Michigan                            Jr.      3.97              Biomedical Engineering
Water Polo               West Temkin                               Stanford University                                 Sr.       3.84        International Relations
 
THIRD TEAM
Lacrosse                   Will Donovan                             University of Notre Dame                       Sr.      3.67              Finance
Golf                          Riccardo Fantinelli                     Princeton University                               Sr.      3.55              Economics
Golf                          Josiah Gilbert                            Auburn University                                  Jr.      3.71              Communication
Water Polo               Andrej Grgurevic (6)                   University of Southern California            Sr.      3.60              Accounting & Finance
Ice Hockey                Michael Hrabal                          University of Massachusetts                   Sr.      3.82              Sport Management
Gymnastics               Cooper Kim                               Stanford University                                So.     3.74              Undeclared
Golf                          Eric Lee                                    Oklahoma State University                     Jr.      3.71              University Studies
Fencing                     Brandon Lee                              Princeton University                               Sr.      3.91              Computer Science
Lacrosse                   Aidan Maguire                           Duke University                                     Sr.      3.51              Political Science
Wrestling                   Max McEnelly                            University of Minnesota                          Jr.      3.60              Business and Marketing
Ice Hockey                Max Plante                                University of Minnesota Duluth               So.     3.56              Communication
Lacrosse                   Thomas Ricciardelli                   University of Notre Dame                       Sr.      3.70              Finance
Gymnastics               Parker Thackston                       Ohio State University                             Sr.      3.74              Materials Science & Engr. & Semiconductor & Manufacturing Tech.
Golf                          Wells Williams                           Vanderbilt University                              Sr.      3.86              Anthropology
 
 
 


 
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Dayton Bagwell

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Will Gormsen

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Cole Jones

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Jack Rogers

#13 Jack Rogers

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Sean Berzins

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Warner Lewis

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Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

6' 0"
Sophomore
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Will Gormsen

#2 Will Gormsen

6' 3"
Junior
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Cole Jones

#10 Cole Jones

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Jack Rogers

#13 Jack Rogers

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Junior
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Sean Berzins

#23 Sean Berzins

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Freshman
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Warner Lewis

#50 Warner Lewis

5' 11"
Freshman
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