The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2026 NCAA Division III Track & Field Team and Athlete All-Academic Awards on Monday, July 20, with 66 student-athletes and 15 teams from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) earning recognition for their academic excellence.
All eight women's teams also earned USTFCCCA honors, including Denison (3.39), DePauw (3.66), John Carroll (3.58), Kenyon (3.56), Oberlin (3.64), Ohio Wesleyan (3.57), Wittenberg (3.36), and Wooster (3.56). Seven men's programs from the conference also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, including Denison (3.30), DePauw (3.33), John Carroll (3.44), Kenyon (3.36), Oberlin (3.40), Wabash (3.21), and Wooster (3.37).
Programs are eligible for All-Academic Team honors by achieving a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent academic term, and meeting other qualifying standards set by the USTFCCCA.
Individually, 66 NCAC student-athletes, 33 men and 33 women, were tabbed as USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes. John Carroll led all NCAC programs with 20 combined honorees. On the women's side, the Blue Streaks topped the conference with 12 honorees, while JCU and Wabash shared the men's lead with eight apiece.
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and must have met at least one of the following athletic standards: Finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS, participated at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, competed as a member of one of the top-35 relay teams as listed on the indoor descending order list on TFRRS, participated in the relay at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, or any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
2025-26 USTFCCCA Women's Track & Field All-Academic Athletes
| Name |
Institution |
Field of Study |
| Sydney Flores |
Denison |
Biochemistry |
| Mira Renaldi |
Denison |
Biology and Psychology |
| Lily Hovda |
DePauw |
Biochemistry |
| Courtney Powell |
DePauw |
Biochemistry |
| Liberty Scott |
DePauw |
Kinesiology |
| Shelby Stall |
DePauw |
Computer Science/Business Analytics |
| Morgan Tharp |
DePauw |
English Writing/Political Science |
| Alexis Berwald |
John Carroll |
Primary Education |
| Mallory Chicone |
John Carroll |
Physics/Engineering |
| Natalie Chryst |
John Carroll |
Spanish/Education |
| Morgan Dobos |
John Carroll |
Forensic Psychology |
| Leah Fritsch |
John Carroll |
Engineering Physics |
| Dakota Houston |
John Carroll |
Communications |
| Tori Miller |
John Carroll |
Finance |
| Paige Munchick |
John Carroll |
School Counseling |
| Rosie Murray |
John Carroll |
Exercise Science |
| Meah Prutzman |
John Carroll |
Nursing |
| Anne Rea |
John Carroll |
Biochemistry |
| Abby Schroff |
John Carroll |
Cell & Molecular Biology and Peace, Justice, & Human Rights |
| Anna Brown |
Kenyon |
English |
| Mirabel Adams |
Oberlin |
Undeclared |
| Amber Borofsky |
Oberlin |
Neuroscience, Biology |
| Ella Wozek |
Oberlin |
Biology |
| Sophie Cotts |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Biology, Health and Human Kinetics |
| Katherine Dortmund |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Computer Science, Religious Studies |
| Kennedy Elfers |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Health and Human Kinetics, Public Health |
| Jera Hoy |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Accounting |
| Kaylee Lusk |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Microbiology |
| Brianna Montgomery |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Business Mgt, Marketing, Psychology |
| Zoe Ward |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Biochemistry |
| Rebekah Case |
Wittenberg |
Exercise Science |
| Abigail Danne |
Wittenberg |
Biology |
| Evie Sanford |
Wooster |
Environmental Geoscience |
2025-26 USTFCCCA Men's Track & Field All-Academic Athletes
| Name |
Institution |
Field of Study |
| Nick Bauman |
DePauw |
Kinesiology |
| Grant Hunt |
DePauw |
Computer Science |
| Jacob Sandlin |
DePauw |
Computer Science |
| Lane Zander |
DePauw |
Communication |
| Basheer Alramahi |
John Carroll |
Biology |
| Jack Arnold |
John Carroll |
Accounting |
| Tyler Gast |
John Carroll |
Business Administration |
| Max Grillo |
John Carroll |
Exercise Science |
| Finn O'Neill |
John Carroll |
Political Science |
| Sam Su |
John Carroll |
Finance |
| Tony Tirado |
John Carroll |
Clinical Psychology |
| Chris Whiting |
John Carroll |
Accounting |
| Charlie Blackmer |
Kenyon |
Neuroscience |
| Joshua Greville |
Kenyon |
Biology and Environmental Studies |
| Owen Rodstrom |
Kenyon |
Mathematics |
| Namu Makatiani |
Oberlin |
Biology |
| Liam Newman |
Oberlin |
Politics, Law & Society |
| Cooper Tanski |
Oberlin |
Undeclared |
| Dylan Harper |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Computer Science |
| Connor Smith |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Economics |
| Nate Snead |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Biology, Pre-Med |
| David Adesanya |
Wabash |
Economics |
| Brock DeBello |
Wabash |
Undecided |
| Haiden Diemer-McKinney |
Wabash |
Economics |
| Evan Furuness |
Wabash |
Art/Film |
| Conner Grimes |
Wabash |
History |
| Colson Mendenhall |
Wabash |
Undecided |
| Tyler Petroski |
Wabash |
Undecided |
| Quinn Sholar |
Wabash |
Art/Economics |
| Cameron Elliott |
Wittenberg |
Sports Administration |
| Nick Farfoglia |
Wittenberg |
Exercise Science |
| Lukas Rieben |
Wittenberg |
Computer Science |
| Antonio Weaver |
Wittenberg |
Business |