Click here to view the 2026 CACC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team
Click here to view the 2026 CACC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has named 12 men and 20 women to its 2025 Cross Country All-Academic Team, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. The 32 athletes recognized come from 10 conference member institutions.
To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must possess a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and be in his/her second year at his/her current institution. New for 2025-26, honorees must also either compete in at least two-thirds of their team's meets or run in the CACC Championship race.
The Wilmington University cross country teams led the CACC with a combined six student-athletes on the 2025 CACC All-Academic Team, including four on the women's side. Carter Sparwasser owns a perfect 4.00 GPA, the only male on this year's list to accomplish that feat. He is joined by seven such females, including Wildcat teammates Tiffany Banning, Amy Chomo, Angie Chomo, and Maddie Minnick. Joining Sparwasser on the men's side is Zach Souders sporting a 3.88 cumulative grade point average.
Georgian Court University led the conference with four men's honorees. Thomas Jefferson University and Wilmington University each placed four student-athletes on the women's list. Combined, the Lions, Rams and Wildcats claimed six total honorees apiece. The complete sets of winners can be viewed at the links above.
The CACC All-Academic Team was instituted during the 2004-05 academic year.