Six Cortland student-athletes have been selected to the 2025 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Track and Field All-Academic Team.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, student-athletes must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a converted 4.0 scale. They also have to had finished the regular season ranked in the national top 50 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 35 in a relay event (limit one relay per school) on TFRRS.org.
In addition, the Cortland men's and women's track and field teams each earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors - the men with a 3.22 overall GPA and the women with a 3.46 overall GPA. Teams must have at least a 3.10 overall GPA to qualify.
Cortland's individual All-Academic Team honorees are:
MEN:
Isaiah Brunache (Jr., Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Union) - Exercise Science, 3.97 GPA (also honored in 2023 and 2024)
indoor ranks: 3rd, shot put; 8th, weight throw (NCAA: 7th, weight throw, First Team All-American; 8th, shot put, First Team All-American)
outdoor ranks: 5th, shot put; 26th, discus (NCAA: 2nd, shot put, First Team All-American)
Evan Collette (So., Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) - Exercise Science, 3.90 GPA (also honored in 2024)
outdoor rank: 21st, Hammer Throw (NCAA: national qualifier, hammer throw)
Harrison Gavalas (Jr., Southampton) - Business Economics, 3.61 GPA (also honored in 2023 and 2024)
indoor rank: 6th, 4x400-meter relay (NCAA: national champion, 4x400-meter relay)
outdoor ranks: 8th, 4x400-meter relay; 11th, 4x100-meter relay; 47th, 400-meter dash (NCAA: 10th, 4x100-meter relay, Second Team All-American; national qualifier, 4x400-meter relay)
Josh Jeffes (Gr., Scotia/Scotia-Glenville) - Sport Management, 3.61 GPA
indoor ranks: 4th, 400-meter dash;Â 6th, 4x400-meter relay; 15th, 200-meter dash (NCAA: national champion, 4x400-meter relay; 6th, 400-meter dash, First Team All-American)
outdoor ranks: 8th, 400-meter dash; 8th, 4x400-meter dash; 29th, 200-meter dash (NCAA: 7th, 400-meter dash, First Team All-American; national qualifier, 4x400-meter relay)
WOMEN:
Cheyenne McPeek (So., Johnson City) - Community Health, 3.54 GPA
outdoor rank: 14th, hammer throw (NCAA: 21st, hammer throw)
Jennifer Ndukwu (Jr., Queens/Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School) - Inclusive Childhood Education, 3.64 GPA (also honored in 2024)
indoor rank: 44th, weight throw
outdoor rank: 47th, hammer throw
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