GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Six Vikings have been named to the College Sports Communicators Men's At-Large Academic All-District team, the organization announced Tuesday. Mark Addison, Oskar Bannister, Stevan Rasic, Rhys Lomax of men's water polo, Max Sellers of men's volleyball, and Jacob Badger of men's wrestling were among those recognized.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Addison, a junior from Eads, Tenn., is a double major in Accounting and Data Analytics at Augustana. This season he earned his third straight MPSF East All-Conference Team as an Honorable Mention selection along with MPSF and ACWPC All-Academic honors. Addison finished the season with 12 goals, 21 assists, 22 steals, and three multi-score performances in 2024.
Bannister, a junior from Bainbridge Island, Wash., is a double major in Kinesiology and Philosophy at Augustana. In 2024, he was named All-MPSF East First Team for the third consecutive season and earned MPSF and ACWPC All-Academic honors. In Jan., the junior was named to the ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention list. Bannister sat second on the team with 32 goals and led the Vikings in assists with 36. He was also second in steals with 24 and blocks with 10. The junior posted 11 multi-score games and notched four goals against Division I Air Force.
Rasic, a junior from Park Ridge, Ill., studies History Education at Augie. This season he was named the MPSF East's Player of the Year, scoring 68 goals, with 28 coming in eight league contests. Rasic ranked second on the team in drawn exclusions with 22 and has nine steals and five field blocks. He was a two-time MPSF East Player of the Week, First-Team All-Conference, First-Team ACWPC All-American, and earned MPSF and ACWPC All-Academic honors.
Lomax, a sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a Finance and Data Analytics major at Augie. In 2024, he earned his second All-MPSF honor on Second Team after ranking fourth on the Vikings in both goals and assists. He hit the back of the net 24 times to go with 17 assists and 16 drawn exclusions. Lomax was named the MPSF East Player of the Week to end the regular season. The sophomore had a pair of five-goal outings on the season.
Sellers, a fifth-year from Edwardsville, Ill., graduated with a Computer Science and Data Science degree at Augustana. In 2024, he was named CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, along with First-Team honors. Sellers finished the season with 254 to hold the school record with a career total of 1062.
Badger, a senior from Littleton, Colo., graduated from Augie with a Biology and Spanish degree this spring. This season he collected All-CCIW honors in the 197 weight class with a third-place finish at the CCIW Championships. The senior was win away from qualifying for nationals after notching fourth place at the NCAA Lower Midwest Regionals and was named NWCA Scholar All-American in March.
Addison, Bannister, Rasic, and Sellers are now eligible for CSC Academic All-American and will advance to the national ballot. The voting period will begin this week.
