COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Manuel Ponce Casas earned a selection to the RMAC All-Academic First Team while a total of 12 Mavericks made the All-Academic Honor Roll as the conference announced its Men's Soccer academic honors this afternoon.

Taking home the lone spot for Colorado Mesa on the 13-person First Team, Ponce Casas earns this honor while holding a 3.60 GPA in his career and majoring in Business Administration. This now marks the second time in his career he's earned this honor with him also being selected to the First Team in 2023. He was an Honor Roll recipient last season as well.

Beyond Ponce Casas, 11 others were all represented on this year's Honor Roll with that group including Matteo Bonelli (So., Business Administration), Jose Canales (RJr., Business Administration), Connor Chilson (RJr., Exercise Science), Jaxson Dowling (So., Exercise Science), Jonah Elstad (Jr., Accounting), Roberto Hernandez (Sr., Mechanical Engineering), Dylan Hobson (Jr., Sport Management), Hayes Malone (RJr., Mechanical Engineering), Diego Medina (Jr., Business Administration), Joao Pedro Moraes (RSr., Business Administration) and Daniel Paulsson (Sr., Business Administration).

Canales, Chilson, Elstad, Hobson, Malone, Medina, and Pedro Moraes all repeat in earning this honor after also being selected in 2024. Canales was the Mavs' lone selection to the First Team in 2024 as well.

To qualify for the honor roll, student-athletes need to maintain a 3.30 GPA or higher, be in at least their second academic year at the institution and use a season of eligibility. To make the more prestigious All-Academic First Team, student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 GPA and be selected to the 13-player squad by a vote of the conference's sports information directors.

Taking home the Academic Player of the Year award was UCCS's Nick Walker with him majoring in Health and Wellness Promotion and owning a 3.86 GPA.