Mastodons Earn 12 Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team Selections
5/28/2025 8:44:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS - A program-record 12 Purdue Fort Wayne track and field student-athletes were selected to the 2025 Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams, the league announced on Thursday (May 29).
Eight Mastodons from the men's team were named to the 2025 Men's All-Academic Team, most by any team. Two Mastodons from the women's team were named to the 2025 Women's All-Academic Team, and two were selected to the Women's Honorable Mention Team. Milwaukee's 12 overall selections ties Purdue Fort Wayne as most in the league.
A total of 34 Horizon League student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional 15 student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests. An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic Team.
Men's Academic All-Horizon League
Colin Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie)
GPA: 3.85 | Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Was a 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Honorable Mention pick.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished the 800 meters in 1:57.41 for 23rd at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 27th fastest 800 meters time (1:56.76) at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April 26).
Colten Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie)
GPA: 3.83 | Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Was selected to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished 14th in the 3000 meter steeplechase (9:52.02) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 14th fastest 3000 meter steeplechase time (9:39.19) at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April
26).
Owen Kaufman (Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic)
GPA: 3.65 | Major: Construction Management
- Selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished second in the hammer throw (52.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished 10th in the hammer throw (39.08 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Brevin Miller (Goshen, Ind. / Northwood)
GPA: 3.50 | Major: Business Management
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the javelin throw (57.51 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
- Finished seventh in the shot put (14.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Threw the Horizon League's 10th furthest shot put mark (14.81 meters) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (March 29).
Jack Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 3.99 | Major: Actuarial Science
- Was a 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Honorable Mention.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished 31st in the 800 meters prelim (2:00.93) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 11th fastest 400 meter hurdles time (1:05.40) at the Gibson Invitational (April 17).
Nathan Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: MBA
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll six times.
- Finished 17th in the 5000 meters (15:31.40) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Ran the Horizon League's 35th fastest 5000 meters time (15:18.60) at the Little State Championships (April 11).
Nicholas Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: Accounting
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll six times.
- Finished ninth in the 1500 meters (3:57.00) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished 14th in the 5000 meters (15:22.51) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
Harrison Niswander (Huntington, Ind. / Huntington North)
GPA: 3.63 | Major: Mathematics and Computer Science
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase (9:07.84) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 27th fastest 1500 meters time (3:57.24) at the Spartan Invite (April 4)
Women's Academic All-Horizon League
Riley Tate (Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne)
GPA: 3.95 | Major: Computer Science
- Selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished third in the 5000 meters (17:16.17) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished fourth in the 10000 meters (36:01.62) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Marissa Van De Weg (Decatur, Ind. / Adams Central)
GPA: 3.94 | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the 4x400 meter relay (3:46.12) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished third in the 400 meter hurdles (1:01.71) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
Women's Academic All-Horizon League Honorable Mention
Ali Sparks (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll)
GPA: 3.48 | Major: Business Management
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the hammer throw (55.14 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Won the shot put (14.52 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Finished 13th in the discus throw (36.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Ellie Zagel (West Bend, Wis. / Slinger)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: Construction Management
- Finished sixth in the heptathlon (4709 points) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Finished sixth in the javelin throw (37.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
- Finished 13th in the high jump (1.58 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Threw the Horizon League's third furthest javelin throw mark (37.47 meters) at the Gibson Invitational (April 17).
Eight Mastodons from the men's team were named to the 2025 Men's All-Academic Team, most by any team. Two Mastodons from the women's team were named to the 2025 Women's All-Academic Team, and two were selected to the Women's Honorable Mention Team. Milwaukee's 12 overall selections ties Purdue Fort Wayne as most in the league.
A total of 34 Horizon League student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams and an additional 15 student-athletes were named Honorable Mentions in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests. An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic Team.
Men's Academic All-Horizon League
Colin Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie)
GPA: 3.85 | Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Was a 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Honorable Mention pick.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished the 800 meters in 1:57.41 for 23rd at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 27th fastest 800 meters time (1:56.76) at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April 26).
Colten Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie)
GPA: 3.83 | Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Was selected to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished 14th in the 3000 meter steeplechase (9:52.02) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 14th fastest 3000 meter steeplechase time (9:39.19) at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April
26).
Owen Kaufman (Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic)
GPA: 3.65 | Major: Construction Management
- Selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished second in the hammer throw (52.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished 10th in the hammer throw (39.08 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Brevin Miller (Goshen, Ind. / Northwood)
GPA: 3.50 | Major: Business Management
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the javelin throw (57.51 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
- Finished seventh in the shot put (14.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Threw the Horizon League's 10th furthest shot put mark (14.81 meters) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (March 29).
Jack Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 3.99 | Major: Actuarial Science
- Was a 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Honorable Mention.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished 31st in the 800 meters prelim (2:00.93) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 11th fastest 400 meter hurdles time (1:05.40) at the Gibson Invitational (April 17).
Nathan Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: MBA
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll six times.
- Finished 17th in the 5000 meters (15:31.40) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Ran the Horizon League's 35th fastest 5000 meters time (15:18.60) at the Little State Championships (April 11).
Nicholas Mills (Columbia City, Ind. / Columbia City)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: Accounting
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll six times.
- Finished ninth in the 1500 meters (3:57.00) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished 14th in the 5000 meters (15:22.51) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
Harrison Niswander (Huntington, Ind. / Huntington North)
GPA: 3.63 | Major: Mathematics and Computer Science
- Was selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase (9:07.84) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Ran the Horizon League's 27th fastest 1500 meters time (3:57.24) at the Spartan Invite (April 4)
Women's Academic All-Horizon League
Riley Tate (Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne)
GPA: 3.95 | Major: Computer Science
- Selected to the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Finished third in the 5000 meters (17:16.17) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished fourth in the 10000 meters (36:01.62) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Marissa Van De Weg (Decatur, Ind. / Adams Central)
GPA: 3.94 | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team.
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the 4x400 meter relay (3:46.12) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Finished third in the 400 meter hurdles (1:01.71) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
Women's Academic All-Horizon League Honorable Mention
Ali Sparks (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll)
GPA: 3.48 | Major: Business Management
- Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll twice.
- Won the hammer throw (55.14 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Won the shot put (14.52 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Finished 13th in the discus throw (36.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
Ellie Zagel (West Bend, Wis. / Slinger)
GPA: 4.00 | Major: Construction Management
- Finished sixth in the heptathlon (4709 points) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 10).
- Finished sixth in the javelin throw (37.44 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 9).
- Finished 13th in the high jump (1.58 meters) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 11).
- Threw the Horizon League's third furthest javelin throw mark (37.47 meters) at the Gibson Invitational (April 17).
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