Conroy D3CA

Matt Conroy '26 Named 2025-26 D3CA Region VI Male Student-Athlete of the Year

8/26/2026 11:15:00 AM

By: Matt McIntosh '23, '26
CANTON, Ga. - Shenandoah University football's Matt Conroy '26 has added another accolade to his long list of accomplishments after winning the Division III Commissioners Association (D3CA) Region VI Male Student-Athlete of the Year for 2025-26 on Wednesday.

This prestigious award highlights graduating seniors who have demonstrated excellence in athletics, academics, leadership, and service throughout their collegiate careers and are nominated by their conference. Conroy is the first Shenandoah individual to earn the award, which is now in its fourth year.

Conroy earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's (ODAC) highest individual honor with the Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Award in June, following a vote from the conference's board of directors.

The Hornets' football star is the program's all-time leader in tackles with 442 throughout his four-year career. The linebacker is a four-time All-ODAC player, two-time all-region, a two-time all-American, and was a 2025 NFF Campbell Trophy Semifinalist. The team captain also helped lead the team to two postseason bowl games in 2024 and 2025.

In the classroom, Conroy achieved a 3.92 cumulative GPA while majoring in biochemistry. In 2025, he earned Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators (CSC) after earning multiple CSC Academic All-District nods.

Conroy has helped serve the local community as an elementary school peer mentor at Bass Hoover Elementary School and volunteered for the Relay for Life event held annually on Shenandoah's campus. Additionally, he was a tutor for the university for biology, physics, and chemistry majors.

Each regional winner now advances to the national ballot for the D3CA Men's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year and D3CA Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year awards, which will be announced next month.

2025-26 Regional Student-Athlete of the Year Honorees
Region I
Men's Sport: Scott Gyimesi, Tufts University (Basketball) | New England Small College Athletic Conference
Women's Sport: Caroline Adams, Middlebury College (Lacrosse) | New England Small College Athletic Conference

Region II
Men's Sport: Levi BenAvram, Brandeis University (Fencing) | University Athletic Association
Women's Sport: Annika Naveen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field) | New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference

Region III
Men's Sport: Isaiah Brunache, SUNY Cortland (Track and Field) | SUNYAC
Women's Sport: Maddie Lowney, St. John Fisher University (Lacrosse) | Empire 8

Region IV
Men's Sport: Ethan Hagen, Stevens Institute (Soccer) | MAC Freedom
Women's Sport: Lauren Sullivan, Stevens Institute (Lacrosse) | MAC Freedom

Region V
Men's Sport: Logan Campbell, University of Scranton (Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field) | Landmark Conference
Women's Sport: Molly White, University of Scranton (Track and Field) | Landmark Conference

Region VI
Men's Sport: Matt Conroy, Shenandoah University (Football) | Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Women's Sport: Elyse Warren (Basketball) | Southern Athletic Association

Region VII
Men's Sport: Ethan Manske, Kenyon College (Swimming and Diving) | North Coast Athletic Conference
Women's Sport: Sophie Bull, Calvin University (Track and Field) | Michigan Intercollegiate 
Athletic Association

Region VIII
Men's Sport: Adrian Manchado-Cano, Milwaukee School of Engineering (Basketball) | Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference
Women's Sport: Jessa Alderman, Milwaukee School of Engineering (Track and Field) | Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference

Region IX
Men's Sport: Eric Kincaid, Loras College (Wrestling) | American Rivers Conference
Women's Sport: Jess Palmer-Sammons, Macalester College (Water Polo) | Collegiate Water Polo Association & Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Region X
Men's Sport: Rabbit Barnes, Colorado College (Cross Country and Track and Field) | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Women's Sport: Alison Mueller-Hickler, Colorado College (Cross Country and Track and Field) | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

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