GREENWOOD, Ind. - Concordia-St. Paul had seven student-athletes represented on the 2025 Academic All-District Teams® as selected by members of College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).
Of the seven, sophomore defensive end
Isaiah Wray has advanced to the Academic All-America® ballot, to be voted on by members of College Sports Communicators in January.
This year's honorees are all first-time selections. Joining
Isaiah Wray are senior offensive tackle
Austin Carrillo, junior punter
Caden Carsen, senior running back
Daniel Hornacek, junior linebacker
Dominic Stencel, sophomore defensive end
Elijah Wray and junior offensive guard
Sam Yager.
To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must carry a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average, be at least a sophomore athletically and academically, and be a significant contributor or starter with certain games played and games started thresholds to reach for consideration.
#68 Austin Carrillo (OT, 6-6, 320, Sr., Racine, Wis. / Case HS)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- Three-time NSIC All-Academic Team
- Played in all 11 games, starting 10 at right tackle
- Named CSP Offensive Lineman of the Week in week three against Minot State
- Part of OL named CSP Offensive Linemen of the Week in week 10 against SMSU
- Week six game captain against Minnesota State
- Earned a 90.50 percent season grade in 611 snaps on the season
- Graded at 90 percent or better six times and at least 86 percent in all 11 games
- Season-high 98 percent in week three against Minot State
#45 Caden Carsen (P, 6-3, 193, Jr., Blaine, Minn. / Spring Lake Park HS / Minnesota State)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2025 NSIC All-Academic Team
- 2024 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence as a pitcher for Minnesota State baseball
- Six-time CSP Special Teams Player of the Week
- Two-time Game Captain, weeks three against Minot State and seven against Augustana
- NSIC's third-ranked punter with a 40.3 season average
- Helped CSP to nation's 27th-ranked net punting average (37.83)
- Returners averaged just 4.64 yards per return on his punts, fifth-best NSIC and 29th in DII
- Sixth in the NSIC with 13 punts inside the 20, just three shy of the league leader
- Fourth in the NSIC with eight punts of 50-plus yards and a long of 66
- Led the NSIC with 27 fair catches
- Had just four touchbacks on 60 punts
- Season average ranks seventh in school history
- Career average ranks second in school history
#21 Daniel Hornacek (RB, 5-11, 195, Sr., De Pere, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- Three-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence selection
- Two-time CSP Offensive Player of the Week
- Week one team captain against Quincy
- Played in all 11 games with 10 starts at running back
- Ranked fifth in career yards per carry at CSP (5.73) with 213 carries for 1,220 yards
- Had 1,526 career all-purpose yards (213-1220 rush, 47-306 rec) and seven total touchdowns
- Career-highs as a senior in carries (131), yards (694), receptions (29), receiving yards (152)
- Had three 100-yard rushing performances as a senior, four in career
#18 Dominic Stencel (LB, 6-3, 220, Jr., Rochester, Minn. / Mayo HS)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- Two-time NSIC All-Academic Team
- CSP Defensive Player of the Week against Jamestown
- Team game captain in week nine against Wayne State
- Played in all 11 games with 10 starts at outside linebacker
- Set new career-highs with 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two passes defended and one interception
- First career interception against Jamestown
- Had a career-high seven tackles against Minnesota State with 1.0 TFL
- Had three tackles with 1.5 TFLs against Minot State
- Had three-plus tackles in six straight games from week three to week eight
#56 Elijah Wray (DL, 6-5, 260, So., Racine, Wis. / St. Catherine's HS)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2025 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- Played in all 11 games on the CSP defensive line
- Registered a career-high 21 tackles
- Had five games with at least three tackles
- Had a season-high five tackles at Winona State
- Had three games with four tackles
- Had four tackles and a forced fumble at Minot State
- Had four tackles and a blocked kick against Sioux Falls
- Had four tackles and a half for loss at Quincy
#57 Isaiah Wray (DE, 6-5, 256, So., Racine, Wis. / St. Catherine's HS)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2025 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- 2025 All-NSIC South Division Second Team
- CSP Defensive Player of the Week against Minnesota State
- Five-time CSP Defensive Lineman of the Week
- Six-time CSP Game Captain
- Played and started in all 11 games at defensive end
- Ranked 10th in the NSIC with 6.5 total tackles per game
- Led the team with 72 total tackles and 7.5 TFLs
- Had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble
- Had a pair of 10-tackle performances against MSU and Sioux Falls
- Had eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs against Jamestown
- Had seven tackles, 2.5 TFLs against Winona State
- Had six tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a sack against Wayne State
#64 Sam Yager (OG, 6-4, 295, Jr., Racine, Wis. / Case HS)
- 2025 CSC All-Academic Team
- Two-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- Part of OL that was named CSP Offensive Linemen of the Week in week 10 against SMSU
- Played and started all 11 games at right guard
- Produced an 88.50 percent season grade in 646 snaps
- Graded at 90 percent or better in eight games
- Had a season-high 97 percent grade twice, at Quincy and Augustana
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