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Utah State Track and Field Has 10 Student-Athletes Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track and field had 10 student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, it was announced by the organization on Tuesday. Sophie Chandler, Logan Garnica, Logan Hammer, Shelby Jensen, Marshall Rasmussen, Javin Richards, Brianne Smith, Emma Thornley, Camren Todd and Krysthina Vlahovic earned recognition for their […]
LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track and field had 10 student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, it was announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Sophie Chandler, Logan Garnica, Logan Hammer, Shelby Jensen, Marshall Rasmussen, Javin Richards, Brianne Smith, Emma Thornley, Camren Todd and Krysthina Vlahovic earned recognition for their excellence in competition and in the classroom.
Chandler, a junior from Santa Clara, Utah, has a 3.94 GPA majoring in management. She is a two-time Academic All-MW honoree and MW Scholar-Athlete. During the 2025 campaign, Chandler finished fifth in the heptathlon and sixth in the pentathlon at the MW Championships and ranks sixth and ninth, respectively in Utah State history in the events. The Snow Canyon HS product ended the season ranked 43rd in the NCAA West region in the heptathlon.
Garnica, a junior from Springville, Utah, completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology this spring with a 4.0 GPA. Garnica earned the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships, awarded to the top scholar-athlete competing at the NCAA championships. He is also a four-time Academic All-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete recipient, as well as a CSC Academic All-District honoree in 2024. Garnica earned second-team all-conference honors in cross country and ranked ninth in the NCAA West region in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He broke the Utah State record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2025 and ranks in the school’s all-time top-10 in the indoor 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
Hammer, a junior from Nampa, Idaho, has a 3.59 GPA majoring in veterinary science. He has earned three career All-American honors in the pole vault, including first-team honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and second-team honors at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2025. Hammer, who has earned two Academic All-MW honors and one MW Scholar-Athlete award in his career, swept the conference titles in 2025 and broke the Utah State records in the indoor and outdoor pole vault. The Columbia HS graduate finished the 2025 outdoor season ranked third in the NCAA and 13th among all Americans in the pole vault.
Jensen, a sophomore from Saratoga Springs, Utah, became the first USU woman to earn All-American honors since 2018, earning first-team accolades with her seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A data analytics major currently holding a 3.85 GPA, Jensen is also a three-time Academic All-MW honoree and a MW Scholar-Athlete in both track and field and cross country. She broke the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase three times in 2025, including both her races at the national championships.
Rasmussen, a junior from Meridian, Idaho, graduated this spring with his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering with a 3.94 GPA. In his career, Rasmussen has earned two Academic All-MW honors and two MW Scholar-Athlete awards. The Compass Honors HS product had a breakout 2025 campaign, earning two MW silver medals in the indoor and outdoor pole vault and setting the school’s seventh-best marks all-time in each event. He finished the 2025 season ranked 47th in the NCAA West region in the outdoor pole vault.
Richards, a junior from Perry, Ohio, has a 3.73 GPA majoring in computer science. The multi-event standout finished the 2025 campaign ranked 27th in the outdoor pole vault and 36th in the decathlon in the NCAA West region. Richards, the MW bronze medalist in the outdoor pole vault, is a two-time MW Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-MW honoree. He ranks second in Aggie history in the heptathlon, fourth in the decathlon and outdoor pole vault and sixth in the indoor pole vault.
Smith, a sophomore from Palmdale, California, has a 3.85 GPA majoring in sociology. She advanced to her first-career NCAA West First Rounds in 2025, finishing 40th in the 10,000 meters. The Quartz Hill HS product is a three-time Academic All-MW honoree and a two-time MW Scholar-Athlete. She ranks fifth and 10th in USU history in the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively.
Thornley, a senior from Layton, Utah, graduated this spring with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a 4.00 GPA. She earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country honors in 2023 and 2024 and is both a six-time MW Scholar-Athlete and a five-time Academic All-MW recipient. Thornley broke the Utah State record in the 5,000 meters and moved to third all-time in the 10,000 meters during the 2025 campaign. She also earned career-best finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Mountain Regionals (22nd) and in both the 5,000 meters (28th) and the 10,000 meters (30th) at the NCAA West First Rounds.
Todd, a graduate senior from Kaysville, Utah, completed his master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering this spring with a graduate GPA of 3.87. He claimed All-American honors in cross country in 2024, finishing 25th at the national championships. Todd, a two-time recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, has also earned two USTFCCCA Academic All-American honors, eight MW Scholar-Athlete awards and six Academic All-MW honors in his career. The Davis HS product broke the Utah State record in the 10,000 meters and finished the season ranked 21st in the NCAA West region in the event.
Vlahovic, a junior from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, has a 3.78 GPA majoring in technical communication and rhetoric. She earned Academic All-MW honors in 2023 and 2024 and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2024. Vlahovic, who ranks ninth among all Canadians in the 100-metres hurdles in 2025, placed 46th in the event at this season’s NCAA West First Rounds. The product of Fraser Heights Secondary School ranks third in Aggie history in the 100-meter hurdles and the 60-meter hurdles.
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Sophie Chandler, Logan Garnica, Logan Hammer, Shelby Jensen, Marshall Rasmussen, Javin Richards, Brianne Smith, Emma Thornley, Camren Todd and Krysthina Vlahovic earned recognition for their excellence in competition and in the classroom.
Chandler, a junior from Santa Clara, Utah, has a 3.94 GPA majoring in management. She is a two-time Academic All-MW honoree and MW Scholar-Athlete. During the 2025 campaign, Chandler finished fifth in the heptathlon and sixth in the pentathlon at the MW Championships and ranks sixth and ninth, respectively in Utah State history in the events. The Snow Canyon HS product ended the season ranked 43rd in the NCAA West region in the heptathlon.
Garnica, a junior from Springville, Utah, completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology this spring with a 4.0 GPA. Garnica earned the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships, awarded to the top scholar-athlete competing at the NCAA championships. He is also a four-time Academic All-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete recipient, as well as a CSC Academic All-District honoree in 2024. Garnica earned second-team all-conference honors in cross country and ranked ninth in the NCAA West region in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He broke the Utah State record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2025 and ranks in the school’s all-time top-10 in the indoor 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
Hammer, a junior from Nampa, Idaho, has a 3.59 GPA majoring in veterinary science. He has earned three career All-American honors in the pole vault, including first-team honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and second-team honors at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2025. Hammer, who has earned two Academic All-MW honors and one MW Scholar-Athlete award in his career, swept the conference titles in 2025 and broke the Utah State records in the indoor and outdoor pole vault. The Columbia HS graduate finished the 2025 outdoor season ranked third in the NCAA and 13th among all Americans in the pole vault.
Jensen, a sophomore from Saratoga Springs, Utah, became the first USU woman to earn All-American honors since 2018, earning first-team accolades with her seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A data analytics major currently holding a 3.85 GPA, Jensen is also a three-time Academic All-MW honoree and a MW Scholar-Athlete in both track and field and cross country. She broke the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase three times in 2025, including both her races at the national championships.
Rasmussen, a junior from Meridian, Idaho, graduated this spring with his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering with a 3.94 GPA. In his career, Rasmussen has earned two Academic All-MW honors and two MW Scholar-Athlete awards. The Compass Honors HS product had a breakout 2025 campaign, earning two MW silver medals in the indoor and outdoor pole vault and setting the school’s seventh-best marks all-time in each event. He finished the 2025 season ranked 47th in the NCAA West region in the outdoor pole vault.
Richards, a junior from Perry, Ohio, has a 3.73 GPA majoring in computer science. The multi-event standout finished the 2025 campaign ranked 27th in the outdoor pole vault and 36th in the decathlon in the NCAA West region. Richards, the MW bronze medalist in the outdoor pole vault, is a two-time MW Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-MW honoree. He ranks second in Aggie history in the heptathlon, fourth in the decathlon and outdoor pole vault and sixth in the indoor pole vault.
Smith, a sophomore from Palmdale, California, has a 3.85 GPA majoring in sociology. She advanced to her first-career NCAA West First Rounds in 2025, finishing 40th in the 10,000 meters. The Quartz Hill HS product is a three-time Academic All-MW honoree and a two-time MW Scholar-Athlete. She ranks fifth and 10th in USU history in the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively.
Thornley, a senior from Layton, Utah, graduated this spring with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a 4.00 GPA. She earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country honors in 2023 and 2024 and is both a six-time MW Scholar-Athlete and a five-time Academic All-MW recipient. Thornley broke the Utah State record in the 5,000 meters and moved to third all-time in the 10,000 meters during the 2025 campaign. She also earned career-best finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Mountain Regionals (22nd) and in both the 5,000 meters (28th) and the 10,000 meters (30th) at the NCAA West First Rounds.
Todd, a graduate senior from Kaysville, Utah, completed his master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering this spring with a graduate GPA of 3.87. He claimed All-American honors in cross country in 2024, finishing 25th at the national championships. Todd, a two-time recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, has also earned two USTFCCCA Academic All-American honors, eight MW Scholar-Athlete awards and six Academic All-MW honors in his career. The Davis HS product broke the Utah State record in the 10,000 meters and finished the season ranked 21st in the NCAA West region in the event.
Vlahovic, a junior from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, has a 3.78 GPA majoring in technical communication and rhetoric. She earned Academic All-MW honors in 2023 and 2024 and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2024. Vlahovic, who ranks ninth among all Canadians in the 100-metres hurdles in 2025, placed 46th in the event at this season’s NCAA West First Rounds. The product of Fraser Heights Secondary School ranks third in Aggie history in the 100-meter hurdles and the 60-meter hurdles.
Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggies fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
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