Fort Lewis College Athletics

22 Skyhawks named to 2025 NFFCC Academic All-Colorado Teams

4/15/2026 2:00:00 PM

DURANGO, Colo. – A record 299 football student-athletes have been named to the 2025 National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado teams, highlighted by 22 total selections from the Fort Lewis Skyhawks football team.

To qualify, student-athletes must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or higher for first-team status, or 3.0-3.29 for honorable mention, and have been considered regular performers in any/all three phases of the game. GPAs are cumulative through the fall 2025 semester.

Fort Lewis' 22 total honorees are the second-most under head coach Johnny Cox's tenure, and add to five student-athletes being named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® teams, and 20 Skyhawks to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic teams.

Below is a comprehensive list of the Skyhawks named to the NFFCC Academic All-Colorado Teams. A (X) before the student-athlete's name indicates how many times a student-athlete has been named to either of the academic all-Colorado teams in previous years. *Indicates Fort Lewis' nominee for academic player of the year.

NFFCC Academic All-Colorado First-Team

Samuel Ballas (Jr., Defensive Back), Exercise Physiology
Kuba Betlinski (R-So., Kicker), Computer Information Systems
Carter Cameron (Jr., Linebacker), Computer Information Systems
(2) Axton Ching-Manaku (Sr., Defensive Line), Criminology & Justice Studies
Michael Collins (Fr., Tight End), Engineering
Mj Dailey V (R-Fr., Defensive End), Psychology
Porter Delnoce (Fr., Linebacker), Exercise Physiology
(2) Collin Doucette (R-Jr., Linebacker), Business Administration
Jake Jones (R-Fr., Quarterback), Business Administration
(2) Nicholas Minacapelli (Gr., Fullback), Master of Arts in Education, Leading in Context
Jacob Morris (R-So., Quarterback), Business Economics
(2) Elijah Portela (R-Jr., Boundary Safety), Exercise & Health Promotion
(3) Maddax Schaefer (Jr., Fullback), History Secondary education
Baylor Seabolt (R-Fr., Running Back), Business Administration
*(4) Christopher Thomas Jr. (Sr., Wide Receiver), Marketing
(3) Raef Wilkins (Jr., Offensive Line), Business Administration

NFFCC Academic All-Colorado Honorable Mention

(2) Eli Barta (Jr., Offensive Line), Exercise Physiology
Brayden Burgess (Fr., Long Snapper), Computer Engineering
Clayton Godsey (R-So., Wide Receiver), Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Ashton McKinlay (R-So., Offensive Line), Criminology & Justice Studies
Trent Millsap (R-Fr., Offensive Line), Exercise & Health Promotion
Walter Stauffer (R-Jr., Defensive End), Environmental Conservation & Management

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