COLLEGE PARK, MD – Nine members of the Maryland track and field program earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades as announced by the organization on Tuesday.

The Terps were represented by five student-athletes on the women’s side and four from the men’s side.

 – Eric Albright

 – Aaron Abedin

 – Jack Barchet

 – Rose Coats

 – Chioma Njoku*

 – May Valmon

 – Jennessa Wolfe

 – Max Worley

The 2025 Academic All-District® Men’s Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men’s track& field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

 

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 15, 2025 (women) and July 16, 2025 (men).

Eric Albright

Senior • Mid-Distance • Glen Mills, PA • Garnet Valley HS • Mechanical Engineering

• Member of TerpsRacing EV Team (FSAE Club)

• Honors Program at Maryland

• Project Engineer Internship with Carmel Partners

• 2024 USTFCCA All-Academic Honoree

• 2024 CSC Academic All-District

• 2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

• 2023, 2024, 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

 

Aaron Abedin

Sophomore • Sprints • Ellicott City, MD • Mt. Hebron HS • Information Science

• 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

• Data Analyst for LinkedInOrLeftOUT, LLC

• Member of Maryland Made Student-Athlete Organization

• 2025 Maryland Made Leadership Academy

• 2023, 2024 Deans List Honoree

Jack Barchet

Graduate • Distance • Brecksville, Ohio • Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS • Cincinnati

Masters of Professional Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics

• Ellis & Watts Global Industries Engineering Internship

• Hixson Architechture Engineering Internship

• Hamilton Casework Solutions Internship

Rose Coats

Sophomore • Distance • Brooklyn, NY • Brooklyn Prospect Charter • Chemical Engineering

• Zierden Labs – Nanoparticle therapeutic drug undergraduate researcher

• ChemE car battery subteam member

• YMCA – Head Lifeguard & Swim Instructer

• Omega Chi Epsilon member

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• Women In Engineering Club

• Society of Women Engineering Club

• Deans List honoree

• 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

 

Chioma Njoku

Graduate Student • Throws • Bear, DE • Padua Academy • Management Studies

• 2024 USTFCCA All-Academic Honoree

• 2024 CSC Academic All-District

• 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

• 2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Katie Turk

Senior • Distance • Carmel, NY • Carmel HS • Kinesiology

• 2024, 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

• 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Dean’s List

• Volunteer Coach – Girls On The Run International

• Volunteer – Pawsafe Animal Resuce

 

Maya Valmon

Graduate Student • Sprints • Rockville, MD • Holton Arms School • Stanford 

• Four-Time All-American

• 2023 NCAA Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion

• 2023 First Team Academic All-American

• 2022, 2023, 2024 USTFCCA All-Academic

• CSC Academic All-District

• Undergraduate Researcher, Cardiovascular Medicine – The Wheeler Lab

 

Jennessa Wolfe

Sophomore • High Jump • Nova Scotia, Canada • Cobequid Educational Centre • Kinesiology

• 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

• 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic

Max Worley

5^th Year Senior • Distance • Takoma Park, MD • Montgomery Blair • BS/MS – Fire Protection Engineering

• National Parks Service Fire Protection Engineering Internship (Grand Teton National Park)

• Holmes US Fire Engineering Internship

• 2024, 2025 Academic All-Big Ten

  

 

 

 

Shreveport- Sophomore Bryan Washington (Wylie, Texas) has been named to the 2025 Academic All-District® Men’s Track & Field Team, selected by College Sports Communicators. 

The 2025 Academic All-District® Men’s Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men’s track& field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 15, 2025 (women) and July 16, 2025 (men).
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.

The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed at the link below: 

https://academicallamerica.com/news/2025/6/24/academic-all-america-announcing-2024-25-csc-academic-all-district-mens-womens-cross-country-track-field-teams-in-all-ncaa-and-naia-divisions.aspx

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BOSTON – The University of New Hampshire recorded a 3.50 GPA to finish among the top three schools in the 2024-25 Walter Harrison Academic Cup as announced Wednesday by America East.

 

This is the fifth consecutive year UNH finished with a mark of 3.40 or higher in the Academic Cup. The Wildcats had a 3.46 GPA in 2023-24, a 3.44 GPA in 2022-23, captured the Cup in 2021-22 with a 3.42, and recorded a 3.47 in 2020-21.

 

Women’s cross country recorded UNH’s highest team GPA with a 3.74, which ranked third best in the conference. Volleyball also ranked in the top 10 overall in the conference at No. 10 with a 3.71 GPA.

 

UNH also boasted two sport GPA champions — women’s track & field with a 3.69 team GPA and men’s track & field at 3.48 — as nine of UNH’s 12 teams recorded a 3.45 or higher GPA. The others were men’s cross country (3.60), swimming and diving (3.55), field hockey (3.52), lacrosse (3.49) and women’s soccer (3.45)

 

 

New Hampshire placed third in the Walter Harrison Academic Cup for the second consecutive year. The University of Vermont won the award with a 3.54 and was followed by University of Maine (3.51), UNH, UAlbany (3.49) and Bryant University (3.44).

 

The Wildcats placed first or second in nine of the previous 13 Academic Cups, and the ‘Cats did not place lower than third any of those years.

 

UNH has won the Academic Cup a total of seven times: back-to-back in the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 academic years, three consecutive years spanning 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, again in both 2018-19 and 2021-22.

 

A two-time captain and First Team All-Ivy honoree, Suscha is one of the most decorated players in Brown women’s basketball history. She finished her career with 1,358 points, 111 three-pointers, and 288 assists. As a senior, she became the first player in Ivy League history to rack up 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 150 steals, and 100 three-point field goals in a career. Suscha sits within the top 10 in multiple statistical categories in the Brown record book.

Suscha was just the fifth player in Brown history to earn back-to-back First Team All-Ivy selections (1997 and 1998), with her second being unanimous. Adding to her accolades, Suscha earned First Team Academic All-American District I honors and was named Academic All-Ivy twice. She was also a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year. 

With nearly 18 years of experience working in the NCAA, Suscha has spent the past eight years as the Managing Director of Championships and Alliances. In her previous role, she oversaw the Women’s College World Series, partnering with USA Softball, the University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City. Aside from softball, Suscha focused on Division I and national sports issues in football and men’s and women’s basketball. She also provided direction for Olympic and emerging sports initiatives. 

Upon entering her new role, Suscha will set the strategic direction for and manage issues affecting Division I, II, and III and National Collegiate championships (other than Division I basketball and football). She will serve the governance structure and membership to help provide leadership in considering championship policies and legislative changes. Suscha will also lead the championships staff and be the liaison to Division I sport oversight committees (other than basketball and football) and the Division II and III Championships Committees.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Dylan Fox is one of the newest members of the alumni base at Concordia University Irvine after a memorable final season as a First Team All-American long jumper.

The track and field star capped off his illustrious career with one more academic honor on Wednesday, becoming the first CUI student-athlete to be voted the PacWest Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

While he was honing his craft and becoming a 3-time PacWest Conference Champion and 3-Time All-American in the long jump, he was also preparing himself for his career. 

A business administration major at CUI with an emphasis on data analytics, Fox finished with an impressive 3.91 GPA while soaring to new heights on the track. The local Irvine, Calif. native also minored in computer science and gained valuable experience through three different internships these past few years. He even freelanced in web development and business process optimization.

His most recent internship was with a medical equipment manufacturer during this past spring semester.  In a span of about four months, he stepped right in using data analytics and automation, and presented to the company’s CEO and stakeholders on the Executive team with examples of how to use technology in various new ways moving forward. He really enjoyed the experience and is pursuing a full-time opportunity with the company.

After being voted the PacWest Men’s Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year earlier this month for the second time in his college career, Fox was eligible along with the other sport-specific male winners for this prestigious honor.

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Point Loma men’s tennis player Alexander Leischner was the 2023 male recipient of this award and was among the other PacWest student-athletes nominated this time along with Fox.

To see the full list – CLICK HERE to read the full PacWest Conference release on Fox

Klabunde comes to Evanston after a year at the University of Nebraska, where she served as director of operations for the swimming and diving program. Prior to that, she spent three seasons at the University of Minnesota-Mankato, working as a volleyball operations graduate assistant while earning master’s degrees in both sport management and sport, exercise and performance psychology. 

Her previous work experience also included time as a 16/18U summer softball coach and as an all-sports event operations intern for the Amateur Athletic Union in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

A native of Blue Earth, Minn., Klabunde graduated from Missouri State in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.