<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/july/njcaa-academics.html" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><story>news-slider</story><pubDate>07/01/2026</pubDate><title>61 Chaparrals, Seven Programs Earn NJCAA Academic Honors</title><caption>Student-athletes were recognized on three NJCAA All-Academic teams based on cumulative grade point averages of at least 3.60.</caption><description>Sixty-one College of DuPage student-athletes and seven athletic programs earned NJCAA Academic Honors for the 2025-26 academic year.</description><author>Evan Harvey</author><quote/><image><img src="https://cod.edu/_resources/img/900x600/building-pec-exterior-1-900x600.jpg" alt="Student with backpack walking into the PEC."/></image><video/><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Athletics</tag></tags></item>