Women’s Cross Country, Track Secure Maximum Five CSC Academic All-District Honors

Women's Cross Country and Track CSC Academic All-District | TU Honors Page

UPLAND, Ind. – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) released its 2025 Women's Cross Country and Track and Field Academic All-District award-winners recently, in which five Trojans were honored.

Audrey Brinkruff, Addie Draper, Abby Mays, Kiana Siefert, and Noel VanderWall earned the award after terrific seasons on the track and during cross country, along with outstanding achievement inside the classroom.

Brinkruff earned a 3.89 grade-point average (GPA) in her biology studies. The senior earned the award for a second consecutive season and is hoping to repeat as a CSC Academic All-American after being named to the second team a year ago. Brinkruff was All-Crossroads League in cross country and the steeplechase.

Draper collected the award after a sterling 4.00 GPA throughout her environmental sciences courseload. The sophomore broke out during the outdoor track season and earned NAIA All-American Honors in the 4x800-meter relay and competed in the 800-meters. The St. Louis Missouri native already picked up NAIA Scholar Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League honors this year.

Mays collected the award with a perfect 4.00 GPA and earning her degree as a psychology major. Mays had an incredible year capped by a trio of NAIA All-American awards during the track seasons. The senior set the TU record in the 1,000-meters and finished second in the distance medley relay and the 1,000-meters in the indoor season before anchoring the 4x800-meter relay team which placed sixth.

Siefert was honored for the first time after earning a 3.74 GPA in her management and marketing classes. The junior made NAIA Nationals in the long jump in both track and field seasons, earning NAIA All-American honors in the outdoor season with a third-place finish. Siefert set the program record in the triple jump and was the Crossroads League Female Athlete of the meet for a second-consecutive season.

VanderWall has posted a 3.96 GPA in three years studying elementary education. VanderWall continued her terrific athletic career at Taylor with four NAIA All-American honors. The junior finished seventh at NAIA Nationals in cross country before securing a pair of All-American nods during the indoor season. VanderWall helped the distance medley relay team finish second and set a new program record and also finished on the podium in the Mile with another program record. The Petoskey, Michigan native capped her season with an appearance in the 1,500-meters before teaming up for a sixth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay.

The 2025 Academic All-District women's track & field and cross country teams, selected by each institution's sports information department, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. To be considered for the award, student-athletes must hold a minimum 3.50 GPA, achieve at least sophomore academic status, and reach certain performance thresholds in their respective track events or cross-country races.

All five of Taylor's all-district honorees have advanced to the Academic All-America national ballot to be voted on by members of the CSC, with the women's results set to be announced on July 15.