
10 Named to CSC Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-District Team
6/24/2025 4:17:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - 10 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons have been named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Teams.
The teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. To qualify, honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. In track and field, honorees must also have a top 50 performance in the region per Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS).
Women:
Riley Tate (Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne HS) | 3.95 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District nod
Ellie Zagel (West Bend, Wis. / Slinger HS) | 4.00 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Ali Sparks (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll HS) | 3.54 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Marissa Van De Weg (Decatur, Ind. / Adams Central HS) | 3.95 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Haylee Hile (Goshen, Ind. / Northridge HS) | 3.81 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Men:
Harrison Niswander (Huntington, Ind. / Huntington North HS) | 3.68 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Jarred Neff (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead HS) | 3.67 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Colten Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie HS) | 3.82 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Cody Loshe (Decatur, Ind. / Bellmont HS) | 4.00 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Owen Kaufman (Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic) | 3.67 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
The teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. To qualify, honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. In track and field, honorees must also have a top 50 performance in the region per Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS).
Women:
Riley Tate (Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne HS) | 3.95 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District nod
Ellie Zagel (West Bend, Wis. / Slinger HS) | 4.00 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Ali Sparks (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll HS) | 3.54 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Marissa Van De Weg (Decatur, Ind. / Adams Central HS) | 3.95 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Haylee Hile (Goshen, Ind. / Northridge HS) | 3.81 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Men:
Harrison Niswander (Huntington, Ind. / Huntington North HS) | 3.68 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Jarred Neff (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead HS) | 3.67 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Colten Gasson (Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie HS) | 3.82 GPA
- Second career CSC Academic All-District Award
Cody Loshe (Decatur, Ind. / Bellmont HS) | 4.00 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
Owen Kaufman (Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic) | 3.67 GPA
- First career CSC Academic All-District Award
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Players Mentioned
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Monday, May 12
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Monday, May 06
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