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Eight Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
06.18.2024 | Cross Country, Track and Field
AMES, Iowa – Eight track and field/cross country student-athletes earned CSC Academic All-District honors, announced by the College Sports Communications Tuesday.
Those honored include Dana Feyen, Madelynn Hill, Rachel Joseph, Finley Mclear, Quinton Orr, Maelle Porcher, Janette Schraft and Gable Sieperda. The accolade is based on both academic and athletic performance. All honorees recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater and set a top-50 ranked national performance in indoor or outdoor track and field, or finished top 50 at the regional cross country meet.
Feyen moved on to NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000m for the third time of her career and earned All-Region honors in cross country. The senior also won the 10K at Drake Relays and earned two All-Big 12 honors at Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Feyen earns her second Academic All-District honor.
Hill advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000m this outdoor track season and earned All-Region and All-Big 12 honors in cross country. Hill set three top-10 ranked ISU performances in the outdoor 5K, indoor 5K and indoor 3K. Hill picks up her second Academic All-District nod.
Joseph picked up Second Team All-America honors in the 400m during both indoor and outdoor season. Joseph became the first woman indoor 400m All-American in school history and took down her 400m indoor record while setting the outdoor 200m and 400m school record. Sophomore Joseph earned her first placement on the Academic All-District team.
Mclear is the only 800m runner in the nation to place top three at both indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships. The four-time First Team All-American set top-10 ranked ISU 800m performances in indoor and outdoor season, including setting an all-time best 1:45.66 to take bronze at NCAA Outdoor Championships. This is Mclear's first time earning Academic All-District.
Orr set the No. 9-ranked ISU steeplechase performance to advance to NCAA West Prelims for the first time of his career. Orr also placed sixth in the steeple at Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Orr earns his second All-District honor.
Maelle Porcher recently earned her first All-America honor placing 21st in the 5,000-meter at NCAA Outdoor Championships. The sophomore also ran to top-10 ISU performances in three individual events in her first year as a Cyclone. Porcher is a first-time All-District honoree.
Schraft is fresh off a bronze-medal finish in the steeplechase at NCAA Championships, downing her own school record by 14 seconds and achieving the automatic U.S. Olympic Trials standard. The senior also earned All-Region and All-Big 12 honors in cross country. Schraft earns her first Academic All-District honor.
Sieperda is also fresh off a bronze in the steeple, resetting his school record and going under the auto U.S. Olympic Trials standard for the second time this season. Sieperda ran to All-Region honors in cross country season. This is Sieperda's second Academic All-District nod.
All-District honorees now move onto the Academic All-America ballot.
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