SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Kalathan Laiwa-McKay, Renton McGregor, Nick Melanese, Chas O'Bear and Will Prouty of the Cal State San Marcos men's track & field team and Rasha Badrani, Kailey Frye, Emily Mendoza, Lauren Meredith and Rachelle Zilavec of the Cal State San Marcos women's track & field team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday.
The 2025 Academic All-District Men's & Women's Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's track& field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
To be considered for the honor, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50 at his/her current institution, must be ranked in the top 50 in the West Region for at least one event, and must be a sophomore academically and athletically.
Academic All-District honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Selected student-athletes will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced July 15-16, 2025.
Players Mentioned
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- Redshirt Senior
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- Junior
- H/PV
- 5' 4"
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- Graduate Student
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- 5' 10"
- Senior
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- 6' 0"
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- 6' 2"
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Players Mentioned
- Junior
- H/S
- 5' 2"
- Redshirt Senior
- J/PV
- Junior
- D
- 5' 4"
- Junior
- H/PV
- Graduate Student
- T
- 5' 10"
- Senior
- T
- Junior
- D
- 6' 0"
- Redshirt Senior
- D
- 6' 2"
- Senior
- T
- Junior
- D
Latest Men's Cross Country
- CSUSM Places Third at CCAA ChampionshipsThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team earned a third-place finish at the CCAA Championships on Friday morning at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, scoring 73 points in the 8K race.
- CSUSM Wraps Up Regular Season at Highlander InviteThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 16th out of 25 teams at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, scoring 445 points in the 6K race.
- CSUSM Finishes 23rd at Lewis CrossoverThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 23rd out of 37 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois, scoring 526 points. Alan Jimenez led the Cougars with a top-20 finish in the 8K race.
- Cougars Place Second in UC Riverside Invitational Open RaceThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed second out of 22 teams in the Open 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, scoring 112 points. In the Invitational 8K division, CSUSM competed individually but did not register a team score.
- Jimenez Leads Cougars to Third-Place Finish at Cougar ChallengeLed by Alan Jimenez's fifth-place finish, the Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed third out of eight teams at its home meet, the Cougar Challenge, on Saturday morning at Mangrum Track & Field. The Cougars tallied 61 points, finishing just two points behind second-place Pomona-Pitzer and 41 points behind team champion Cal Poly Pomona.
- CSUSM Sees 103 Student-Athletes Earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement AwardCal State San Marcos Athletics had 103 student-athletes earn the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award for the 2024-25 academic year.
