Marshall, Texas – It was a historic year for East Texas Baptist University and the American Southwest Conference as the Tigers earned two NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Awards at the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournaments. ETBU is only one of two NCAA Division III Universities to be given the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award in 2025-26 along with Case Western Reserve who had three.

Graycee Mosley (volleyball) and Tyler Bogusz (baseball) both earned the award at their respective tournaments. ETBU made the 2025 NCAA Division III Volleyball National Championship and the 2026 Baseball National Championship Tournament.

The Elite Scholar-Athlete award recognizes the true essence of student-athletes by honoring those who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in their sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. The Elite Scholar-Athlete award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.

Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken based on the number of credits completed.

Below are the bios on both student-athletes.

Graycee Mosley | Sr. | Troy, Texas
Mosley majored in Biochemistry and graduated in December with a 4.0 GPA. She is a four-time AVCA All-American and a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-American, along with being the American Southwest Conference's Volleyball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete winner, and four-time MVP and All-ASC First-Team member. In 2026, she was the ASC Tournament MVP, NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player, and an AVCA All-American First Team selection.

Tyler Bogusz | Sr. | Frisco, Texas
Bogusz graduated in May with a 4.0 grade point average majoring in Finance and Accounting. He is a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District member, earned two ASC All-Academic awards, and ETBU's honoree for the ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor. He was a member of the ASC All-Tournament team and a two-time All-ASC Second Team member.