NAPERVILLE – Jereme Ombogo of North Park and Ernie Waterson of Illinois Wesleyan have been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America® men’s track & field/cross country team, according to a Wednesday announcement from College Sports Communicators.
Ombogo, a senior marketing & economics major with a 3.93 grade-point average, was selected for the Second Team. Waterson, a senior economics major with a 3.51 GPA, was tabbed for the Third Team.
Both student-athletes earned the national honor for the first time.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division III Academic All-America® program.
Second Team
Jereme Ombogo, North Park
Third Team
Ernie Waterson, Illinois Wesleyan
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).