MARSHALL, Minn. – Colorado State University Pueblo fifth-year senior first baseman Christian Castaneda (El Paso, Texas/Otero JC) continued to rack up the postseason honors on Wednesday as he was named a 2025 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) First-Team All-American selection.

Castaneda becomes just the third Pack baseball player to earn D2CCA All-American honors and the first since outfielder Jordan Godman earned second-team honors in 2016. In addition, Castaneda is the second Pack player to earn First-Team D2CCA accolades as he joins outfielder Jason Forbes, who was honored in 2009.

Along with earning his second All-American honor this season, Castaneda was also one of four players from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to earn D2CCA All-America honors, including three who earned first-team honors. In addition, the D2CC All-American Team comprises a total of nine players from the South Central Region, including five who earned first-team accolades.

Castaneda, who was named a First-Team NCBWA All-American selection last week and was named a First-Team D2CCA All-South Region selection last Monday, earns his First-Team D2CCA All-America honor after ranking in the Top 10 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in batting average (.443), hits (81), runs (63), doubles (24), on-base percentage (.544), walks (36), RBI (69), total bases (141), and slugging percentage (.770). His .443 batting average is sixth in NCAA Division II, while his 24 doubles are fifth nationally in Division II.

During the 2024 season, the First-Team All-RMAC selection was a two-time RMAC Hitter of the Week and also earned NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week on April 30 and is the school's all-time leader in slugging percentage (.754), and is second in school history in doubles (61), home runs (42), RBI (184), total bases (410) and is eighth in career runs scored (156) and hits (221). His 69 RBI this season are ninth on the school's single-season chart, while the 24 doubles are tied for ninth on the school's single-season chart. Ended the season with a 60-game reached base streak dating to last season, as he was on base in all 52 games this season and finished last season with an eight-game reached base streak. He tallied 21 multi-hit games and 16 multiple RBI games, and has had 64 career multi-hit games and 45 career multiple RBI games, and tallied a career 1.250 OPS, including a 1.313 OPS this season.

Joining Castaneda on the NCBWA All-America First-Team from the RMAC were Regis senior catcher Adam Paniagua, MSU Denver junior second baseman Andrew Graham, and Colorado Mesa junior outfielder Cameron Cartwright, while Colorado Mesa senior outfielder Paul Schoenfeld was a Second-Team All-American.

Along with announcing the D2CCA All-America Teams, the NCBWA also announced the winners of its two individual awards as Lubbock Christian senior third baseman Brevin McCool was named the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, while Seton Hill (Pa.)  redshirt junior starting pitcher Ian Korn was named the Ron Lenz National Pitcher of the Year.

Castaneda helped lead the Pack to a 32-20 overall record and tied for third in the RMAC with a 22-10 record. The 32 wins are the most for the program since posting a 41-16 record during the 2015 season, while the 22 RMAC wins are the most for the Pack since going 28-10 in league play during the 2015 season.