Noah Brende was chosen to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Division II Men's Soccer First Team for his play on the field and work in the classroom.

The graduate student defender from Leawood, Kansas posted a 3.91 GPA in Business Administration and a 4.0 while pursuing his MBA degree. The Division II first team had a 3.95 average GPA.

Brende helped the 13th-ranked Hawks return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. Rockhurst (12-5-4) ranked 14th in Division II in fewest goals allowed per game (0.798). Brende was also named to the All-GLVC First Team and the D2CCA All-Region Second Team.

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.