Colorado University Athletics
Five Buffs Earn Academic All-District Honors
November 25, 2025 | Soccer, Herbst Academic Center
BOULDER — Colorado's Jordan Nytes, Reagan Kotschau, Jordan Whiteaker, Jace Holley and Lexi Meyer each earned Academic All-District as announced by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-American ballot. First, Second and Third Team Academic All-America Honorees will be announced on Dec. 17.
In order to be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's matches or start in at least 66 percent of the matches. Additionally, each student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA). Graduate student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both undergraduate and graduate students.
Nytes, an Aurora, Colo., native, set a Colorado single-season record with 17 wins in net for the Buffs this season. Nytes earned her second straight and third overall Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2025. The All-American goalkeeper has posted double-digit wins in each of her four seasons. She ranks fifth in the NCAA with a career-high 121 saves. Nytes matched her career-high with 12 saves in the Buffs' second-round NCAA Tournament win over Xavier. She had seven shutouts this season, setting the CU career mark with 26 total clean sheets in her three seasons in Boulder. Nytes earned three Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors this season, pushing her career total to 10, the most individual Goalkeeper of the Week honors in the conference since the award began in the 2020-21 season and the second-most honors in conference history. She was also the Co-Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 202. Nytes also earned All-District honors in 2024.
Kotscahu, a Thornton, Colo., native, had career highs in goals (7) and points (20) and matched her career-high in assists (6) in her first season at CU. The junior midfielder started all 24 matches for the Buffs and finished the season tied for a team-high six game-winning goals. Kotschau finished the season third on the team in points and converted one of CU's two penalty kicks this season. She scored both game-winning goals in Colorado's NCAA Tournament wins, including a double-overtime winner against Utah Valley. She led CU with four points in the Buffs' three tournament matches. Kotschau was also an Academic All-District and WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection at Washington State in 2024.
Whiteaker, a transfer from TCU, started every match this season for the Buffs. She closed the year tied for third on the team with a career-high seven assists from the defensive backline. Whiteaker was a key component of the CU backfield that posted seven shutouts this season. The Littleton, Colo., native recorded two multi-assist games in 2025, including CU's 41- win over Xavier in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She became just the third Buff to have two assists in the same tournament game, and the fourth to have two or more career assists in the NCAA Tournament.
Holley, a second-year Buff from Fort Collins, Colo., put up eye-opening numbers in 202. She ranks fifth in the Big 12 in points (30), fifth in goals (12) and 16th in assists (6), all career-high marks. Holley started all 24 matches this season and recorded two game-winning goals, bringing her career total to six. Holley scored two braces this season and totaled a career-high five points (1 G, 3 A) against Fordham. Her offensive numbers are all the most recorded by a CU sophomore in program history, earning her First Team All-Big 12 honors.
Meyer, a first-year Buff, started in three matches and appeared in all 24, coming over from Alabama. The Lone Tree, Colo., native scored her first career goal, the game-winner, in CU's 2-1 win at Utah. She also assisted on CU's third goal in the Buffs' 3-1 upset win over No. 7 TCU. Meyer was a SEC Honor Roll selection last season for the Crimson Tide.
For more information on Colorado Soccer, please visit cubuffs.com/soccer. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffssoccer on Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook.
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-American ballot. First, Second and Third Team Academic All-America Honorees will be announced on Dec. 17.
In order to be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's matches or start in at least 66 percent of the matches. Additionally, each student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA). Graduate student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both undergraduate and graduate students.
Nytes, an Aurora, Colo., native, set a Colorado single-season record with 17 wins in net for the Buffs this season. Nytes earned her second straight and third overall Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2025. The All-American goalkeeper has posted double-digit wins in each of her four seasons. She ranks fifth in the NCAA with a career-high 121 saves. Nytes matched her career-high with 12 saves in the Buffs' second-round NCAA Tournament win over Xavier. She had seven shutouts this season, setting the CU career mark with 26 total clean sheets in her three seasons in Boulder. Nytes earned three Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors this season, pushing her career total to 10, the most individual Goalkeeper of the Week honors in the conference since the award began in the 2020-21 season and the second-most honors in conference history. She was also the Co-Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 202. Nytes also earned All-District honors in 2024.
Kotscahu, a Thornton, Colo., native, had career highs in goals (7) and points (20) and matched her career-high in assists (6) in her first season at CU. The junior midfielder started all 24 matches for the Buffs and finished the season tied for a team-high six game-winning goals. Kotschau finished the season third on the team in points and converted one of CU's two penalty kicks this season. She scored both game-winning goals in Colorado's NCAA Tournament wins, including a double-overtime winner against Utah Valley. She led CU with four points in the Buffs' three tournament matches. Kotschau was also an Academic All-District and WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection at Washington State in 2024.
Whiteaker, a transfer from TCU, started every match this season for the Buffs. She closed the year tied for third on the team with a career-high seven assists from the defensive backline. Whiteaker was a key component of the CU backfield that posted seven shutouts this season. The Littleton, Colo., native recorded two multi-assist games in 2025, including CU's 41- win over Xavier in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She became just the third Buff to have two assists in the same tournament game, and the fourth to have two or more career assists in the NCAA Tournament.
Holley, a second-year Buff from Fort Collins, Colo., put up eye-opening numbers in 202. She ranks fifth in the Big 12 in points (30), fifth in goals (12) and 16th in assists (6), all career-high marks. Holley started all 24 matches this season and recorded two game-winning goals, bringing her career total to six. Holley scored two braces this season and totaled a career-high five points (1 G, 3 A) against Fordham. Her offensive numbers are all the most recorded by a CU sophomore in program history, earning her First Team All-Big 12 honors.
Meyer, a first-year Buff, started in three matches and appeared in all 24, coming over from Alabama. The Lone Tree, Colo., native scored her first career goal, the game-winner, in CU's 2-1 win at Utah. She also assisted on CU's third goal in the Buffs' 3-1 upset win over No. 7 TCU. Meyer was a SEC Honor Roll selection last season for the Crimson Tide.
For more information on Colorado Soccer, please visit cubuffs.com/soccer. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffssoccer on Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook.
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