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Greenwood, IN -- NEC Male Student Athlete of the Year and sixth year Wagner outfielder Lukas Torres (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat) was tabbed to the 2026 Academic All-America first team by College Sports Communicators (CSC), which was announced on Tuesday, June 23.

Academic All-America honorees were selected from the Academic All-District list and were voted on by CSC members.

This marks the fifth time a NEC student-athlete has been tabbed an Academic All-American by CSC and first time since 2024. Torres is the second Seahawk ever to earn the distinction joining Frank Sabido, who earned the honor in 2020.

Torres was a mainstay at the top of the Seahawks’ lineup as a senior in 2024 and thanks to his keen eye and prowess at the plate, he cemented himself as Wagner’s leadoff hitter in his final two seasons as a grad student.
 
One of three players on the circuit to launch 80-or-more hits with 82, his .406 batting average ranked him second in the league in 2026. In addition, Torres, who shattered Wagner’s single-season record in walks and drew the second-most bases on balls among all NEC hitters this past year (52), topped the league charts with a 0.532 on-base percentage, a clip that is the nation’s sixth-best mark. He also ranked second in runs (65), drove in 37 runs and stole 17 bases in 19 attempts.

Torres upgraded his status from All-NEC Second Team in 2025 to first team recognition this last month. In addition, the 10-time career NEC Prime Performer nods added even more hardware to his trophy case when he was named Wagner’s SAAC Male Athlete of the Year this spring.  
In the classroom, Torres displayed just as much — if not more — consistency and diligence.
 
He achieved near perfection in his academics during both his undergraduate and graduate studies. Graduating in 2024 with a 3.97 GPA as a Chemistry major and Biology minor, he departed Grymes Hill with a Master of Business Administration – Finance in impressive fashion, earning a 3.92 GPA. Those marks earned Torres a whopping six nods to both the NEC Academic and Commissioner’s Honor Roll lists.
 
His scholarly successes can also be measured by the numerous awards he received during his time as an undergrad. Graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2024, Torres, who was inducted into the Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society in 2023, was a four-time Dean’s List member and the recipient of the Lee Y. Davidheiser Prize in Chemistry in 2024.