NEW ORLEANS, La. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) revealed the 2026 Track & Field All-Academic Awards on Monday, with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's and women's track & field teams both collecting team awards and a total of 45 student-athletes from the program earning individual recognition.
The UCCS women's track & field program earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors for the eighth straight season with a cumulative team GPA of 3.53, while the Mountain Lion men's squad picked up the accolade for the fifth consecutive year while posting a cumulative team GPA of 3.20.
To be named a USTFCCCA NCAA Division II All-Academic Team, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
On an individual basis, UCCS had 45 student-athletes collect USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, including 26 from the women's team and 19 from the men's team.
To be named a USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Athlete, student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition and must have been academically eligible at the National Championships in the respective season that his or her athletic mark was achieved in. Marks for transfer students and/or graduate students include only grades earned at the current nominating institution. In addition, the student-athlete must have achieved ONE of the below athletic criteria to be considered.
- Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS.
- In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
- Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS.
- In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
- Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
Women:
Colette Bibeault (Fr. – Los Alamos, N.M.): Exercise Science
Sienna Boughen (Fr. – Castle Rock, Colo.): Nursing
Molly Breuer (R-Sr. – Boerne, Texas): Nursing
Madison Brosig (R-So. – Greeley, Colo.): Exercise Science
Audrey Brunken (R-Jr. – Moreno Valley, Calif.): Exercise Science
Lilyana Delagarza (Jr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): Exercise Science
Megan Ericksen (R-Jr. – Aurora, Colo.): Health Care Science
Abigail Frey (Sr. – Omaha, Neb.): Health Care Science
Michelle Headley (Fr – Brush, Colo.): Human Physiology & Nutrition
Kate Henderson (Fr. – Albuquerque, N.M.): Exercise Science
Jillian Hennessy (Fr. – Las Vegas, Nev.): Nursing
Chelsea Howard (R-Sr. – North Bend, Ore.): Master of Sciences in Applied Physiology
Savannah Jorgens (Sr. – Centennial, Colo.): Criminal Justice
Evelyn McClellan (Fr. – Thornton, Colo.): Business
Elizabeth McQuitty (Fr. – Alamosa, Colo.): Biochemistry
Emma Montoya (Jr. – Los Alamos, N.M.): Exercise Science
Madissyn Moore (R-Sr. – Milwaukee, Wis.): Criminal Justice / Master of Criminal Justice
Kseniya Nikanorov (R-Jr. – Castle Rock, Colo.): International Business
Brooke Peterson (Sr. – Cottonwood, Ariz.): Biology
Kaya Pillivant (R-Jr. – Cheyenne, Wyo.): Mathematics
Dallis Robinson (Jr. – Aurora, Colo.): Business
Krissie Sanders (Jr. – Littleton, Colo.): Philosophy
Olivia Sargent (R-So. – Monument, Colo.): Human Physiology & Nutrition
Grace Solarin (R-Jr. – Aurora, Colo.): Counseling
Maylee Thompson (Jr. – Cochise, Ariz.): Biology
Bailey Young (R-Jr. – Hermiston, Ore.): Human Physiology & Nutrition
Men:
Dillon Arvayo (Sr. – Tucson, Ariz.): Business
Zamari Burrell (Jr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): Psychology
Michael Ryan Cruzado (Fr. – Las Vegas, Nev.): Exercise Science
Hayden Cuevas (Jr. – Henderson, Colo.): Business
Brett Davis (Jr. – Thornton, Colo.): Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Demos (Sr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): Business
Hayden Fox (Fr. – Erie, Colo.): Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Gross (Fr. – Denver, Colo.): Mechanical Engineering
Jake Hall (R-Sr. – Taylor, Ariz.): Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Joseph Hamilton (R-Sr. – Mesa, Ariz.): Biochemistry / Master of Science in Biochemistry
Joseph Impellitteri (R-Jr. – Hebron, Ky.): Communications
Enzo Knapp (R-Jr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): Computer Science
KJ McInnis (R-Jr. – Denver, Colo.): Digital Media
Andrew Muncy (R-Jr. – Longmont, Colo.): Nursing
Daryn Ofori-Kuragu (Sr. – Aurora, Colo.): Exercise Science
Michael Roberts (Sr. – Arvada, Colo.): Business
Realiti Smith (So. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): Criminal Justice
Harvey Trevino-Patton (So. – Johnstown, Colo.): Computer Science
Luke Trinrud (Jr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.): History
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