BREVARD, N.C. – Four Brevard College women's lacrosse student-athletes have been selected as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees.
Recent BC graduates
Grace Blanton,
Emily Denaga, and
Alyse Moore, alongside rising senior
Briana Landman, were all selected as Academic All-District recipients. Additionally, Denaga will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot, to be announced in July.
Blanton, a Birmingham, Alabama native who recently graduated from BC by completing her degree in Wilderness Leadership & Experiential Education (WLEE), concluded a four-year playing career for the Tornados with USA South All-Conference Third Team honors. In 2025, Blanton recorded a career-high 38 ground balls with 17 caused turnovers, and scored a career-best four goals with four assists as well. Overall in her four seasons with the Tornados, Blanton registered 11 goals and six assists offensively, while totaling 79 ground balls and 41 caused turnovers. Blanton has secured Academic All-District honors in consecutive seasons.
Denaga, a standout Buford, Georgia, product who earned a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Brevard this past May, caps off her collegiate career with her third Academic All-District selection. Denaga is BC's all-time career leader in goals scored (202), points (257), and draw controls (430). She helped lead BC's offense in 2025, scoring a team-high 51 goals and recording 58 total points with 28 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers defensively. Denaga also won a team-high 85 draw controls throughout the 2025 campaign. For her efforts this past season, Denaga earned All-Conference Second Team accolades from the USA South.
Moore, a recent Criminal Justice graduate from BC, hailing from Pickens, South Carolina, earns her first-career Academic All-District accolade. Moore earned All-Conference Second Team honors in 2025 following a breakout campaign with career-highs in ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (31). Additionally, Moore scored a career-best three goals offensively.
Landman, a rising senior from Sterling Heights, Michigan, earns Academic All-District accolades following her first collegiate women's lacrosse campaign. The Criminal Justice major started all 15 games for the Tornados in 2025, registering three caused turnovers and a ground ball.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
For more information about the CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-America Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
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