Springfield, Mass. – January 27, 2026 – Springfield College junior Tyler Sordillo (Hull, Mass.) earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Second Team for his hard work on the field and in the classroom this year.

Sordillo is the 19th CSC Academic All-American in program history and this marks the third straight year that Springfield has had a representative on one of the teams. Sordillo was also one of three student-athletes from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and one of three from Region I to be selected joining MIT defensive back Dominic Hess and WPI punter Josh Castro, who were both placed on the first team.

The 2025 Academic All-America® Football Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Honorees must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale and must compete in 90-percent of the institutions games played. Sordillo, who was chosen from over 1,200 Division III nominees this year.

Sordillo, an exercise science major with a 3.65 grade point average, Feliciano, a physician's assistant studies major with a 3.71 grade point average, Pohlman, an MBA student with a 4.00 grade point average and Vale, an exercise science major with a 3.74 grade point average were all key pieces of the Springfield defense, which had one of its best seasons in program history this fall.

Sordillo registered 11.5 sacks, 14.0 tackles for a loss and 56 total tackles, while as a team Springfield ranked among the best in Division III allowing just 13.3 points per game, 216.3 total yards per game and 71.3 rushing yards per game. Earlier this season, Sordillo was recognized as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Defensive Player of the Year and as a two-time All-American.

Springfield won its fifth consecutive NEWMAC Championship title and appeared in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament after defeating Cortland at home in the first round, 21-7.

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