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USTFCCA Announces 2025 Men's Cross Country All-Academic Teams and Athletes

NEW ORLEANS – All-Academic Teams for the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country season were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), with seven institutions from the NEWMAC garnering the accolade. 

To qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other requirements.

Additionally, 15 student-athletes from the NEWMAC were named All-Academic Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country season.  

To qualify for All-Academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top 25 percent of their respective regional championship meet.

USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams and Athletes from NEWMAC institutions are listed below. 

All-Academic Teams
 
MEN Babson College 3.37 Russ Brennen
MEN U.S. Coast Guard Academy 3.42 Greg Ahnrud
MEN Emerson College 3.57 Brandon Fox
MEN Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.7 Riley Macon
MEN Springfield College 3.73 Anna Steinman
MEN Wheaton College (Massachusetts) 3.53 Alexander Evans
MEN Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3.67 Brian P. Chabot
 
All-Academic Athletes
 
MEN Jonathan Hanscom Babson Business
MEN Brian Ronayne Babson Business
MEN Brendan Fant Coast Guard Civil Engineering
MEN Paul Hobbs Coast Guard Government
MEN Jacob Cobb MIT Computer Science and Molecular Biology
MEN Renne Cooper MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics
MEN Landon Hering MIT Computer Science and Engineering
MEN Tim Neumann MIT Computer Science
MEN Owen Sondag MIT Computation and Cognition
MEN Yichen Sun MIT Computer Science, Economics and Data Science
MEN Kai Hillier Wheaton (Mass.) Business & Management
MEN Everett Mosher WPI Civil Engineering
MEN Drew O'Reilly WPI Biomedical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
MEN Thomas Skerry WPI Mechanical Engineering
MEN Jackson Sobelman WPI Architectural Engineering
 
About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 20 sports.