FRISCO, Texas – The Nicholls State University beach volleyball team had five representatives on the 2026 Southland Conference all-academic team as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.
 
The five Colonels to make the all-academic squad were freshman Ariana Matallana, sophomores Claire Reed and Addison Prine and juniors Brooklynn Wilkinson and Tierney Terrell.
 
Mattallana is a nursing student who posted a 3.90 GPA and a 13-16 record on the season.
 
Reed is a chemistry major who holds a 4.00 GPA and finished the season 11-16 overall.
 
Prine is a health science major who holds a 3.74 GPA and finished the season 13-16 overall.
 
Terrell is a psychology major who posted a 3.79 GPA and went 13-16 alongside Prine.
 
Wilkinson is a marketing major and has a 3.41 GPA and she finished 9-12 this season.
 
The all-academic team is selected by a head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA and completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.