GREENWOOD, Ind. – Mateo Alvarado Venegas (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Mike Brown (Butternut, Wis./Butternut), Sean Heetland (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora), Dean Montour (Middleton, Wis./Middleton), Logan Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls), Jorden Ukpong (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest), Ella Arenz (Deerfield, Wis./Deerfield), Judith Meister (Darlington, Wis./Darlington), Elida Nerothin (Madison, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran), Melanie Princl (West Bend, Wis./West), Abby Rudrud (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) and Lindsey Taylor (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) of the UW-Stevens Point men's and women's cross country and track & field teams were recognized as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees, the organization announced Tuesday (June 23).
 
CSC Men's Release | CSC Women's Release
 
Alvarado Venegas picked up his first Academic All-District recognition. The sophomore finished 16^th regionally and 60^th nationally in cross country, finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 47^th regionally and 256^th nationally in the indoor mile run, 18^th regionally and 83^rd nationally in the indoor 3,000-meter run, 11^th regionally and 62^nd nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run, 14^th regionally and 71^st nationally in the outdoor 5,000-meter run and 6^th regionally and 20^th nationally in the outdoor 10,000-meter run. This season, Alvarado Venegas was named USTFCCCA All-Region in cross country and the outdoor 10,000-meter run, he also earned USTFCCCA All-America Second-Team honors in the 10,000-meter run.
 
Brown earned his second-straight Academic All-District honor. The senior finished 22^nd regionally and 162^nd nationally in cross country, finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 16^th regionally and 125^th nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run, 37^th regionally and 196^th nationally in the outdoor 5,000-meter run and 11^th regionally and 49^th nationally in the outdoor 10,000-meter run. This season, Brown was named USTFCCCA All-Region in cross country.
 
Heetland picked up his first Academic All-District recognition. The sophomore finished 35^th regionally and 153^rd nationally in cross country, finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 19^th regionally and 85^th nationally in the indoor 3,000-meter run, 29^th regionally and 139^th nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run, 45^th regionally and 307^th nationally in the outdoor 1,500-meter run and 24^th regionally and 119^th nationally in the outdoor 5,000-meter run. This season, Heetland was named USTFCCCA All-Region in cross country.
 
Montour earned his second-straight Academic All-District honor. The junior finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 44^th regionally and 240^th nationally in the indoor mile run, 20^th regionally and 86^th nationally in the indoor 3,000-meter run, 14^th regionally and 104^th nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run, 30^th regionally and 160^th nationally in the outdoor 5,000-meter run and 14^th regionally and 54^th nationally in the outdoor 10,000-meter run.
 
Murphy picked up his first Academic All-District recognition. The junior finished 19^th regionally and 64^th nationally in cross country, finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 40^th regionally and 210^th nationally in the indoor mile run, 17^th regionally and 76^th nationally in the indoor 3,000-meter run, 4^th regionally and 25^th nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run, 2^nd regionally and 7^th nationally in the outdoor 10,000-meter run. This season Murphy was recognized as the men's cross country WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 1-7, the men's outdoor track WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week for the week of Mar. 23-29, USTFCCCA All-Region in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, he also earned USTFCCCA All-America Second-Team honors in the 10,000-meter run.
 
Ukpong earned his first Academic All-District honor. The sophomore finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 8^th regionally and 16^th nationally in the indoor shot put, 25^th regionally and 75^th nationally in the indoor weight throw, 10^th regionally and 27^th nationally in the outdoor shot put and 14^th regionally and 26^th nationally in the outdoor discus throw. This season, Ukpong was recognized as the men's outdoor field WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week for the week of Mar. 23-29, USTFCCCA All-Region for the indoor track and field season and earned USTFCCCA All-America First-Team honors in the indoor shot put.
 
Arenz picked up her first Academic All-District recognition. The sophomore finished the indoor track and field season ranked 46^th regionally and 279^th nationally in the 800-meter run.
 
Meister earned her second-straight Academic All-District honor. The junior finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 46^th regionally and 307^th nationally in the indoor 5,000-meter run and 26^th regionally and 176th nationally in the outdoor 10,000-meter run.
 
Nerothin picked up her first Academic All-District recognition. The sophomore finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 32^nd regionally and 163^rd nationally in the indoor 400-meter dash and 24^th regionally and 117^th nationally in the outdoor 400-meter hurdles. Nerothin was also a member of the indoor 4x400-meter relay that was ranked ninth regionally and 95^th nationally and the outdoor 4x400-meter relay that was ranked 9^th regionally and 109^th nationally.
 
Princl earned her first Academic All-District honor. The sophomore finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 41^st regionally and 226^th nationally in the indoor 60-meter dash, 6^th regionally and 42^nd nationally in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, 4^th regionally and 26^th nationally in the outdoor 100-meter hurdles, she was also a member of the outdoor 4x100-meter relay that was ranked 13^th regionally and 165^th nationally. Princl was recognized as the women's indoor track WIAC Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 12-18, earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the indoor and outdoor seasons as well as claiming the WIAC 100-meter hurdles title in May.
 
Rudrud picked up her first Academic All-District recognition. The junior finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 29^th regionally and 79^th nationally in the indoor shot put and 25^th regionally and 69^th nationally in the outdoor shot put.
 
Taylor earned her second-straight Academic All-District honor. The junior finished the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ranked 18^th regionally and 89^th nationally in the indoor long jump and 38^th regionally and 241^st nationally in the outdoor javelin throw.
 
Student athletes selected must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, be a sophomore and will be eligible based off TFRRS regional performance rankings at the time of nomination. Note: Only individual ranked performances are to be used for eligibility. If a student-athlete has participated in a RELAY EVENT, that can bolster the nomination but the basic criteria to be met is for INDIVIDUAL performances. Relays cannot be the basis for eligibility.

• NCAA institutions: 
  • Cross Country - Top-50 individual performance at the 2024 NCAA regional competition 
  • Track - Top-50 regional ranking in single event (indoor or outdoor)