Multiple University of Northern Colorado baseball players have been honored over the last few weeks for their work in the classroom and play on the field during the 2025 season.

Six different UNC players earned academic honors and two of those players — Jake Storey and Brandon Sanchez — were honored twice since the beginning of the June. Four guys were named to All-Summit League teams with two on the second team and two honorable mentions.

UNC finished its season in mid-May with a 9-21 record in the Summit League and 18-33 overall.

Storey, a junior pitcher from Frisco, Texas, and Sanchez, a sophomore infielder from Broomfield, both business administration majors, were named to the 2025 Summit League All-Academic Team, the league announced June 16. Storey has a 3.98 GPA. Sanchez has a 3.93 average. Senior Wilbur Berrios was also named to the league all-academic team. He’s a criminology and criminal justice major with a 3.82 GPA.

To be eligible for all-league honors, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30, complete one full academic year at their current schools and participate in at least 50% of their team’s games or 20% for pitchers. They were selected based on a vote by league sports information directors and faculty athletic representatives.

In early June, Sanchez, Storey, Trevor Landen, Kai Wagner and Tony Castonguay were named to the NCAA Division I Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators.

The CSC academic program honors student athletes who show high achievement in academics and athletes, according to a news release from UNC. Nominees must maintain a cumulative 3.50 or higher GPA and meet rigorous competition and eligibility requirements.

Sanchez started 43 of 46 games and hit .285 with a .402 on-base percentage, 45 hits, 21 RBI and 12 doubles. Storey pitched 62 1/3 innings over 14 starts.

Landen, a sophomore pitcher from Littleton, threw 47 1/3 innings over 16 appearances with 10 starts. He struck out 30 batters and had a 7.04 earned run average. Landen had a 3.87 GPA as a marketing major.

Wagner, a junior from Parker, started all 51 games and hit .328 for the year with a .436 on-base percentage and .574 slugging percentage. Wagner led the Bears with 10 home runs, 57 RBIs and a 1.010 on-base plus slugging percentage, and 117 total bases. He carried a 3.84 GPA in finance.

Wager was also named to the All-Summit League honorable mention team as a third baseman.

The Parker, Colorado native also drew 12 walks and three HBPs, contributing to a .394 OBP and an impressive .536 slugging percentage. Wagner added 33 assists defensively, though he committed 9 errors for an .839 fielding percentage.

Castonguay, a graduate student catcher originally from Aurora, appeared in 43 games with 34 starts. He drove in 32 runs with 11 doubles and three home runs. Castonguay, whose family now lives in Severance, earned his undergraduate degree in December with a 3.86 GPA. He was a finalist for the inaugural Tony Gwynn Trophy this year.

Catcher Craig Kenny and outfielder Jake King were named to the Summit League second team. Pitcher Murphy Gienger joined Wagner on the honorable mention team.

Kenny, a redshirt senior from Parker, recorded 200 putouts and 29 assists with a .974 fielding percentage. Kenny threw out 10 runners and allowed eight passed balls. He started 29 conference games and hit .297 with 33 hits and 111 at-bats. He also drove in 20 runs.

King, a senior from Buckeye, Arizona, hit .322 in 30 league games. King totaled 37 hits in 115 at-bats with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 25 RBI. He was among the UNC leaders with a .435 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage. King had a .974 fielding percentage with 72 putouts and two assists.

Gienger, a graduate student from Castle Rock, started 10 Summit League games and threw 62 innings. He led the Bears with 55 strikeouts with a 1-3 record and 5.81 earned run average.