NEW ORLEANS — All-Academic Teams and Individual honors for the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Track & Field seasons were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). 

College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin member institutions were well represented on the list, highlighting a strong combination of academic and athletic success. Fifteen CCIW men’s and women’s track and field teams were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, while 60 student-athletes earned individual All-Academic honors, including 26 men and 34 women.

Every CCIW women’s program earned the distinction, including Augustana College (3.52), Carthage College (3.52), Elmhurst University (3.57), Illinois Wesleyan University (3.52), Millikin University (3.63), North Central College (3.51), North Park University (3.45) and Wheaton College (3.67). Additionally, seven men’s teams earned All-Academic status: Augustana (3.41), Carthage (3.19), Elmhurst (3.37), Illinois Wesleyan (3.45), North Central (3.21), North Park (3.29) and Wheaton (3.48).

North Central leads the league with 21 total student-athletes earning honors, including 12 men and nine women. Illinois Wesleyan and Elmhurst each had eight women named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes, while Illinois Wesleyan and Augustana each had four men earn the distinction, trailing only North Central.

Programs qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors by maintaining a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.10 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent academic term and meeting the organization’s additional requirements. Student-athletes earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors by maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and satisfying one of several athletic criteria. Those standards include ranking among the top 50 individuals on the TFRRS indoor descending order lists, qualifying for the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, competing on a top-35 indoor relay team or participating in a relay at the national championships.

A full list of honorees is available below. 

 

Men's All-Academic Teams
School	GPA
Augustana	3.41
Carthage	3.19
Elmhurst	3.37
Illinois Wesleyan	3.45
North Central	3.21
North Park	3.29
Wheaton	3.48
Men's All-Academic Individuals
Athlete	School	Major
AJ Banks	Augustana	Kinesiology
Tyreke Fortney	Augustana	Business Administration
Magnus Wells	Augustana	Kinesiology
Landon Wierenga	Augustana	Computer Science & Business
Jacob Curulewski	Carthage	English
Harlan Matson	Carthage	Criminal Justice
Jack Tilton	Carthage	Engineering
Logan Turney	Elmhurst	Computer Science
Gavin Gonzalez	Illinois Wesleyan	Nursing
Carson Green	Illinois Wesleyan	Business
Dylan Hodges	Illinois Wesleyan	Accounting
Alex Maas	Illinois Wesleyan	Kinesiology and Allied Health
Ben Balboa	North Central	Health Science
Oscar Frontjes	North Central	Physics
Brayden Groenenboom	North Central	Exercise Science
Daniel Kasperan	North Central	Entrepreneurship
Jacob Kluckhohn	North Central	Master of Business Administration
Alexander Knight	North Central	Exercise Science
Jayden Leise	North Central	Marketing
Gabriel Parker	North Central	Management
Tyler Schick	North Central	Exercise Science
BJ Sorg	North Central	Environmental Studies
Will Splant	North Central	Exercise Science
Dakota White	North Central	Engineering
Ty Bova	Wheaton	Business & Economics
Cohen Oberg	Wheaton	Spanish and Secondary Education
Women's All-Academic Teams
School	GPA
Augustana	3.52
Carthage	3.52
Elmhurst	3.57
Illinois Wesleyan	3.52
Millikin	3.63
North Central	3.51
North Park	3.45
Wheaton	3.67
Women's All-Academic Individuals
Athlete	School	Major
Charlotte Frere	Augustana (Ill.)	Biology & Kinesiology
Jackie Tuzil	Carthage	Social Work
Tiana Grady	Elmhurst	Educating Young Children
Sarah Hahn	Elmhurst	Nursing
Samantha Martens	Elmhurst	Nursing
Paige Rewerts	Elmhurst	Exercise Science
Joanna Rivera	Elmhurst	Exercise Science
Molly Roberts	Elmhurst	Elementary Education
Violet Schramm	Elmhurst	Nursing
Chloe Selmer	Elmhurst	Nursing
Paulina Tinajero	Elmhurst	Nursing
Gwendolyn Boettinger	Illinois Wesleyan	Physical Education
Adriana Crabtree	Illinois Wesleyan	Environmental Studies
Isabella Gonzalez	Illinois Wesleyan	Political Science
Jordynn Griffin	Illinois Wesleyan	Kinesiology & Allied Health
Mackenzie Huber	Illinois Wesleyan	Elementary Education
Imani Ogunribido	Illinois Wesleyan	Psychology
Mallory Short	Illinois Wesleyan	Kinesiology & Allied Health
Peyton Stinger	Illinois Wesleyan	Business
Gwen Berenyi	North Central	Business Management
Alivia Henkel	North Central	Applied Chemistry
Julia Kelly	North Central	Art
Elianna Keyes	North Central	Psychology
Caroline Kuttner	North Central	Engineering
Cali Minkie	North Central	Sociology
Dylan Moeller	North Central	Chemistry
Kate Schmidthuber	North Central	Neuroscience
Cire' Smith	North Central	Marketing/Sports Management
Isabella Valentin	North Central	Health Science
Riana Hayes	North Park	Elementary Education
Julia Klein	North Park	Psychology & Sociology
Grace Crowder	Wheaton	Art
Sally Elsen	Wheaton	Biology
Heidi Krekelberg	Wheaton	Mathematics

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The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin was founded in 1946 and is one of the nation’s premier NCAA Division III conferences. The CCIW sponsors championship competition across 26 sports and is committed to supporting academic excellence, competitive success, student-athlete development, and the Division III philosophy.

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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.).