Posted: Jun 23, 2026
GREENWOOD, Ind. — College Sports Communicators has released the 2025-26 Academic All-District honorees for women's track and field and cross country, which includes three Dakota Wesleyan student-athletes.
In order to earn such distinctions from the CSC, student-athletes were required to have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, must be at least sophomores academically and athletically, and must have recorded a top-25 conference mark in their respective event or a top-50 regional or national ranking. Relay results were accounted for, but criteria must be met in individual events to be eligible.
Women's Track & Field CSC Academic All-District: Dani Deffenbaugh, Taliyah Hayes, Stacy Ruelas-Hertz
See the full release from the CSC here.