Pace University student-athletes received several postseason honors during the 2025 fall sports season, with recognition spanning five programs: women’s volleyball, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and field hockey. Seventeen athletes were named to Northeast 10 (NE10) All-Conference teams and three were selected for All-Region awards.
In football, under new head coach Chad Walker, five players made the NE10 All-Conference Teams. Graduate wide receiver Elizjah Lewis, second-year punter Decker McNally, and third-year return specialist Jhamier Howard were named First Team All-Conference. Third-year linebacker Travis Osterhout and graduate defensive back Ibrahim Diallo earned Second Team honors. Lewis led the conference in touchdown receptions with ten and accumulated 797 receiving yards. McNally averaged over 40 yards per punt while Howard scored two kick return touchdowns of more than 95 yards each.
Howard was also recognized regionally as a Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Super Region 1 Second Team selection as a return specialist. He collected 698 kickoff return yards at an average of 33.2 yards per return.
For women’s soccer, first-year head coach Brittany Soto saw six players receive NE10 All-Conference recognition—one of the largest totals in program history. Forward Meredith Klosek and defender Milani Thompson earned First Team spots as well as inclusion on the All-Rookie Team. Graduate forward Allison Carr was named to the Second Team; forward Ava Viebrock and midfielder Andrea Flores made the Third Team; forward Bailey Olson joined Klosek and Thompson on the All-Rookie list.
Thompson was also chosen for the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team—the first Pace women’s soccer player since 2022 to achieve this honor. She played every minute in all matches and contributed both offensively and defensively during her debut season.
The field hockey team, coached by Kayte Biordi, had four players earn NE10 All-Conference Second Team status: midfielders Kyleigh Kearney and Sydney Sims, defender Molly Paterson, and first-year midfielder Feline Rook (who was also named to the All-Rookie team). Paterson went on to be selected for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II East Region Second Team after starting all games in defense throughout her final season.
Pace Volleyball featured first-year outside hitter Kadence Ackmann on the NE10 All-Rookie Team following a strong debut that included leading numbers among rookies in kills and double-doubles.
Men’s Soccer returned to competition for its first season in thirty years under coach Edward Evans. Junior forward Daniel Santos became the first player since reinstatement to earn an NE10 All-Conference spot—Third Team—after scoring six goals with three assists across eighteen matches.
These results highlight what Pace University describes as “the exceptional amount of talent in Pace’s athletics and the University’s rising profile within NCAA Division II competition.”
