Two-time first-team All-American Gena Jorgenson and three-time Academic All-District pick JoJo Randby will advance to the national ballot for a chance at Academic All-America honors, as the College Sports Communicators announced their 2025 Academic All-District selections for swimming and diving on Tuesday, April 1.
Jorgenson and Randby were joined as CSC Academic All-District selections by sophomore teammates Amelia Riggott and Beatrix Tanko.
Jorgenson headlines the Husker quartet of Academic All-District selections. The two-time All-American in the 1,650 freestyle most recently finished sixth in the event at the 2025 NCAA Championships in a school-record time of 15:49.99. She shattered her own previous school record (15:55.71) by nearly six seconds, which she set last year on her way to an eighth-place finish in the 1,650 free at nationals. She added a 22nd-place NCAA finish in the 500 freestyle (4:39.33), while also competing in the 400 IM at nationals in 2025. Jorgenson claimed a fourth-place finish in the 1,650 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships and a sixth-place finish in the 500 free at the conference meet. She owns Nebraska school records in the 1,650, 1,000 and 500-yard freestyles and the school record in the 400 IM. She was also part of Nebraska’s school-record-setting 800 freestyle relay team at the 2025 Big Ten Championships.
The junior from Aberdeen, S.D., carries a 3.93 grade-point average as a biological sciences/pre-med major. A two-time CSC Academic All-District selection, Jorgenson is also a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice. She was a 2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Jorgenson is also a member of Nebraska’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Randby, a senior from Omaha, will join Jorgenson on the national ballot after wrapping up an outstanding career as one of the top breaststroke competitors in the Big Ten Conference. As a senior, Randby raced to a pair of top-24 finishes at the Big Ten Championships, including 13th in the 100 and 23rd in the 200 breaststroke. Randby owns the No. 2 time in the 100 breaststroke in school history (1:00.07), which she recorded on her way to a seventh-place finish at the 2023 Big Ten Championships. She was a workhorse for the Huskers at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, not only earning a top-16 finish in the 100 breast, but also scoring as part of three Nebraska relay teams at the conference meet, including school-record swims in the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay.
Randby carries a 4.0 GPA as a biological sciences and management double major. Randby, who earned her third CSC Academic All-District honor, is also a three-time CSCAA second-team Scholar All-American and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten choice. She is a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Randby is also a member of Nebraska’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Riggott, a sophomore from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, competed alongside Randby in the breaststroke events in 2024-25. Riggott battled her way to a 28th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, while posting a career-best time of 1:01.77 in the event during the season. She also finished 45th in the 200 breast at the conference meet.
Riggott earned 2025 Academic All-Big Ten honors with a 4.0 GPA as a psychology major and is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
Tanko enjoyed a strong second season as a Husker. The sophomore from Budapest, Hungary, earned three appearances in the individual finals at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, including an 18th-place finish in the 100 butterfly with the No. 2 time in the event in school history (52.77). She added a 20th-place finish in the 50 freestyle and took 22nd in the 100 free. Tanko was also a member of four Husker relays at the conference championships, including school-record swims in the 200 free relay and 800 free relay, along with a seventh-place team finish in the 400 medley relay.
Tanko, who maintains a 4.0 GPA as a computer science major, was a second-team CSCAA Scholar All-American in 2024. She also claimed Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2025. She is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, nominees must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA, complete one full calendar year at their current institution and be at least a sophomore both academically and athletically, while meeting high competitive requirements. A maximum of four candidates per school are eligible for Academic All-District honors. In order to advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America accolades, candidates must meet additional competitive requirements to suggest they are among the best athletically in their sport at the conference and national levels in swimming or diving.
