Nine From Track & Field Earn Academic All-District Honors

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