GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Nanooks had two male student-athletes and one female student-athlete named to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America At-Large Teams. Lassi Lehti of the Nanooks ice hockey team and Rosie Fordham of the Nanooks Nordic skiing team earned spots on the First Team, while Ben Dohlby of the Nanooks Nordic skiing team garnered Third Team honors.

Lehti, a senior goalie from Espoo, Finland, secured Academic All-American honors after a standout season between the pipes for the Blue and Gold, appearing in 25 games for the Nanooks while posting a 13-9-3 record with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. The goalie had nine 30+ save performances this past year, and one 40-save performance at Wisconsin, good for a career-high. His performances earned him Independent Goalie of the Year honors, UCHC MVP recognition, and helped lead the Nanooks to an independent championship with a pair of 30+ save outings in Alaska's two UCHC wins over Stonehill and Lindenwood. In the classroom, he posted a 4.00 GPA while studying Business Administration.

Joining him as a First Team recipient is Rosie Fordham, a redshirt senior from Sydney, Australia, who had a season to remember in her last year in Blue and Gold. After representing her country in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, she returned to collegiate competition with a bang, picking up two podiums at the RMISA West Region Championships. She took third in the 7.5k classic before coming within 0.4 seconds of securing a victory in the 20k freestyle. Two weeks later, she produced two dominant performances at the NCAA Championships, winning the 7.5k classic by over a minute and the 20k freestyle by nearly 28 seconds en route to a pair of NCAA Championships. In addition to her success on the ski trails, Fordham held a 3.92 GPA while studying mathematics.

Finally, Ben Dohlby, a junior from Pewaukee, Wis., garnered Third Team honors. He earned a Third Team selection after a successful season on the trails, paired with a 3.59 GPA while studying Mechanical Engineering. Dohlby would grab a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 7.5k freestyle and 15k classic at the Utah Invitational, and after a spell competing at the U23 World Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, he returned to the 'Nooks for the NCAA Championships. In his final race of the season, Dohlby notched a fifth-place result in the 20k freestyle at the 2026 NCAA Skiing NC Championships, earning First Team All-American honors in the 20k freestyle for the second consecutive season.

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