Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2026 MSAC Academic Awards recipients. Each MSAC member school selects one boy and one girls winner. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony at the annual Night of Champions that will be held on February 21st at the South Charleston Community Center. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 PM that day.
Award winners, their grade point average, and sports are:
Cabell Midland
Gabriela Robertson 4.75
Swim
Hezekiah Riazi 4.6667
Wrestling
Capital
Naziah Pannell 3.75
Basketball
Camdyn Harris 4.54
Football and Basketball
George Washington
Riya Jones 4.807
Tennis and Cross Country
Owen Anderson 4.86
Soccer and Wrestling
Huntington
Claire Salisbury 4.878
Tennis
Tayveon Wilson 4.764
Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track
Hurricane
Jenna Simms 4.32
Cheer
Landon Stonestreet 4.35
Soccer
Parkersburg
Kennedy Porter 4.3
Volleyball and Basketball
Landon Deuley 4.12
Track and Soccer
Parkersburg South
Shyanne Hays – 4.096
Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball
Zachary Farnsworth – 4.339
Soccer, Basketball, and Tennis
Riverside
Sophie Bare 4.07
Soccer and Basketball
Brayden Siders 4.56
Football
Saint Albans
Abigail Torman 4.58
Cross Country and Track
Benjamin Bonham 3.91
Swim, Cross Country, and Track
South Charleston
Brianna Anderson 4.49
Volleyball
Andrew Workman 4.6
Soccer
Spring Valley
Avery Ellis 4.6
Volleyball, Swim, and Track
Harrison Riggs – 4.6
Basketball