NEW ORLEANS, La. – Being at the top on the track and field as well as in the classroom can be tough, but the Washington University in St. Louis women's track and field team made it look easy this year.
The Bears were selected as the 2026 NCAA Div. III Indoor Track and Field National Scholar Team of the Year. In addition, the program was named a USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Team with a team cumulative GPA of 3.64 for the 2025-26 academic year.
To earn the honor, all athletes on the team must have at least a combined 3.10 GPA for both the Fall and Spring semesters.
In addition to the team award, 28 scholar-champions were named 2026 NCAA Division III Track and Field USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Athletes:
Meredyth Barr,
Quinn Bird,
Jenae Bothe,
Taylor Buese,
Ellie Cain,
Cate Christopher,
Riley Clark,
Julia Coric,
Maya Davis,
Kate Delia,
Caroline Echols,
Gianna Ezekwe,
Jillian Heth,
Kira Larner,
Lucinda Laughlin,
Maddy Lee,
Campbell Pallera,
Lauren Raley,
Katie Rector,
Kalena Riemer,
Sofia Rosenzweig,
Sofia Sheldon,
Kylie Spytek,
Cate Stevens,
Olivia Theisen,
Mackenzie Walker,
Hailey Weir,
Jasmine Wright.
Individuals must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 while being ranked in the top 50 in their event(s).
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