GREENWOOD, Ind. - Haylie Hutchinson and Katie Kraft of Upper Iowa women's track & field were recognized on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Women's Track & Field Team on Tuesday.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically while accumulating a 3.50 grade point average or above. For women's track and field, eligible nominees must be in the top 50 in the regional rankings in a single event. This can be in indoor or outdoor competition.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Cross Country/Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes cross country/track & field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and 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 14 (men) and July 15 (women).
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
Haylie Hutchinson (Sprints/Hurdles, 5-6, Jr., La Quinta, Calif. / La Quinta HS)
- CSC Academic All-District®
- James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award team honoree
- Appeared at 11 events competing in the 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles, 300m, 400m hurdles, 4x400m, triple jump and long jump
- Broke the school record in the indoor triple jump at 11.18m (36' 8.25")
- Added school indoor records in the 60m hurdles at 9.14 seconds and 300m run at 43.37 seconds
- Placed 10th in the triple jump at the GLVC Outdoor Championships (4/30-5/2)
Katie Kraft (Distance/Mid-Distance, 5-6, Jr., Londonderry, N.H. / Bishop Guertin HS)
- CSC Academic All-District®
- Participated at 10 different meets in the 4x400m, 800m, 1000m, 1500m, mile, 2000m steeplechase, 3000m and 3000m steeplechase
- Took fifth in the 200m steeplechase at the Luther Invitational (2/7)
- Posted another fifth-place finish in the 3000m at the Rittgers Invitational (4/22)
- Tallied a season-best time of 13:04.10 in the 3000m steeplechase at the GLVC Championships (4/30-5/2)
