DALLAS – Conference USA named 22 student-athletes to its 2025 Men’s and Women’s Track & Field All-Academic Teams on Friday. Eight out of ten teams saw athletes earn scholastic recognition.
Liberty led the conference with five honorees across both teams, all athletes boasting a 3.5 GPA or higher. Junior
Katrina Schlenker earned her second consecutive All-Academic honor boasting a 3.92 GPA, studying Aeronautics: Commercial and Corporate with a minor in Global Studies.
LA Tech saw four student-athletes earn the recognition.
Abdulraof Rashid collects the award for the second consecutive year, maintaining a 3.80 GPA majoring in Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
MTSU and WKU each had three athletes earn academic honors. Middle Tennessee’s
Hailee Gorham boasts a 4.0 as she works for her degree in Aerospace.
Rachel Payne has a perfect 4.0 for the Hilltoppers, studying Architectural Sciences.
Two athletes, one per team, represented UTEP.
Joshua Hill earned his second consecutive feat on the All-Academic team with a 4.0, majoring in Kinesiology.
Additionally, Jax State and New Mexico State boasts two athletes apiece on the Women’s All-Academic team, while FIU had one male athlete inducted to the Men’s All-Academic team.
2025 Men’s Track & Field All-Academic Team
| NAME |
YEAR |
GPA |
Major/Minor |
| Alex Gabossy, FIU |
So. |
3.93 |
International Business |
| Christian Hicks, Liberty |
R-Jr. |
3.56 |
MBA |
| Kellen Kimes, Liberty |
So. |
4.00 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| William Estes, LA Tech |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Political Science/Spanish and Sociology |
| Abdulraof Rashid, LA Tech2 |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Tim Rummelhagen, LA Tech |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Joel Iheakolam, MTSU |
So. |
3.76 |
Public Health |
| Juan Lucas, MTSU |
So. |
3.90 |
Aerospace |
| Joshua Hill, UTEP2 |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Caleb Joyce, WKU |
So. |
3.87 |
Biochemistry |
| Connor Owens, WKU |
So. |
3.93 |
Criminology |
2025 Women’s Track & Field All-Academic Team
| NAME |
YEAR |
GPA |
Major/Minor |
| Cayla Johnson, Jax State |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Social Work |
| Kayley Stanley, Jax State |
Sr. |
4.00 |
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Meredith Engle, Liberty |
R-Jr. |
4.00 |
MS: Cyber Security |
| Jessica Palisca, Liberty |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Interdisciplinary Studies/Chemistry, Biology and Fashion |
| Katrina Schlenker, Liberty2 |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Aeronautics: Commercial and Corporate/Global Studies |
| Nia Wiley, LA Tech |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Biology |
| Hailee Gorham, MTSU |
So. |
4.00 |
Aerospace |
| Bailey Bowles, NM State |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Communication Disorders |
| Angela Korte, NM State |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
| Vallary Kiplagat, UTEP |
So. |
3.93 |
Biomedical Science |
| Rachel Payne, WKU |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Architectural Science |
2 – Two-time all-academic selection