2025-2026 All-Academic Teams Cover Photo

Women's Soccer 8/5/2026 1:39:00 PM

Harper Women's Soccer Earns Three NJCAA All-Academic Honors

Palatine, IL: The Harper women's soccer team continued to excel in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year, earning three NJCAA All-Academic selections while several additional Hawks received Region 4 All-Academic recognition.

The NJCAA All-Academic Teams recognize student-athletes who complete at least 24 credit hours during the academic year while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or higher. First Team honors are awarded to student-athletes with a perfect 4.00 GPA, Second Team recognizes GPAs between 3.80 and 3.99, and Third Team honors are awarded to those with GPAs between 3.60 and 3.79.

Leading the Hawks was Grace Nikolakakis, who earned NJCAA All-Academic First Team honors with a perfect 4.00 GPA.

Adella Hukic was named to the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, while Nejira Duratovic received NJCAA All-Academic Third Team recognition.

Region 4 All-Academic honors are awarded to student-athletes who successfully complete at least 12 credit hours during a semester while maintaining a GPA of 3.00 or higher.

Harper had five student-athletes earn Fall Region 4 All-Academic recognition: Hukic, Duratovic, Miriam Jimenez, Adrianna Gagliani, and Lydia Ilc.

Hukic, Duratovic, and Ilc repeated the honor during the spring semester, while Lesly Garcia also earned Spring Region 4 All-Academic recognition.

The Hawks' academic achievements highlight the dedication of the program's student-athletes to success in the classroom, earning recognition at both the regional and national levels throughout the 2025-26 academic year.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Adella Hukic: FOR; Sophomore

#20 Grace Nikolakakis: DEF; Sophomore

#21 Nejira Duratovic: FOR; Sophomore

#0 Lesly Garcia: GK; Freshman

#14 Lydia Ilc: DEF; Freshman

#12 Miriam Jimenez: MID; Freshman

#8 Adrianna Gagliani: MID; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#25 Adella Hukic
: Sophomore
: FOR

#20 Grace Nikolakakis
: Sophomore
: DEF

#21 Nejira Duratovic
: Sophomore
: FOR

#0 Lesly Garcia
: Freshman
: GK

#14 Lydia Ilc
: Freshman
: DEF

#12 Miriam Jimenez
: Freshman
: MID

#8 Adrianna Gagliani
: Freshman
: MID