Amherst junior Ben Davis and Colby senior Ren Sanze were recognized on the 2024-25 CSC Men's Track & Field / Cross Country Academic All-America Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined athletic and academic achievements.
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a significant contributor to the team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution. A limit of five nominations per team is set. In Track & Field / Cross Country, nominees must be ranked among the Top 50 in the region in at least one event (cross country, indoor or outdoor).
A middle distance runner, Davis recently completed his junior year with a 3.98 GPA as a neuroscience major. Davis earned First Team All-America honors in two events at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships this winter, finishing fifth in the 800 meters and fourth with Amherst's distance medley relay team. He also won the 600 meters and posted two other top-eight finishes at the New England Division III Indoor Championships to help the Mammoths win the team title. Davis was part of the 4x400m relay team that set an Amherst school record during the outdoor season at the Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza and was an All-Region selection in four events this year.
Zanze was named a Second Team All-American at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships this past winter for his finish in the 400-meters. He is the first Indoor Men's Track & Field All-American for Colby since Dom Kone '13 achieved the feat in 2012. At the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, Zanze earned All-American Second Team status once again as part of Colby's 4x400 relay team. Academically, Zanze graduated wiht a 3.98 GPA while majoring in Economics.
The NESCAC boasts 421 CSC Academic All-Americans in conference history and 41 student-athletes were named CSC Academic All-Americans in the 2024-25 season.
2024-25 CSC Men's Track & Field / Cross Country Academic All-America Team?
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Basheer Alramahi (1) |
John Carroll University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Pablo Arroyo |
MIT |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Rabbit Barnes |
Colorado College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Neuroscience |
| Jackson Bliey |
MIT |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| Isaiah Brunache |
SUNY Cortland |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Exercise Science |
| Cameron Hatler |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Computer Science/Mathematics |
| Josh Jeffes |
SUNY Cortland |
Gr. |
3.85/3.61 |
Sport Management |
| Emmanuel Leblond |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Grant Matthai |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Statistics |
| Otis Patterson |
University of Dubuque |
Gr. |
4.00/3.92 |
Sport Management (G) |
| Christian Pfeiffer (2) |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Management |
| Lucas Rackers |
Johns Hopkins University |
Gr. |
3.96/3.66 |
Ceramic Engineering (U) / Mechanical Engineering (G) |
| Gunner Schlender |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Physical Education |
| Adam Strouf |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Mathematics, Statistics, & Applied Mathematics |
| Trey Theobald (1) |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biochemistry |
| Luke Witvliet (3) |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nathen Borgan |
Wilmington College |
Gr. |
3.94/4.00 |
Organizational Leadership (G) |
| Ben Davis |
Amherst College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Neuroscience |
| Dawit Dean |
Emory University |
Gr. |
3.76/3.76 |
Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
| Ben Drummey (2) |
University of Southern Maine |
Gr. |
3.71 |
Nursing |
| JJ Durr |
Wilmington College |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Exercise Science |
| Vincent Giumenti |
University of Mount Union |
Gr. |
3.88/3.83 |
MBA |
| Ziyad Hassan |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| Scott Masterson |
Emory University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Economics |
| Aidan Matthai |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Statistics |
| Jayden McKeen |
Ursinus College |
So. |
3.99 |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Andrew Mott |
York College (Pa.) |
Gr. |
3.54/3.93 |
Data Analytics |
| Jereme Ombogo |
North Park University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Marketing & Economics |
| Ezra Schermacher |
St. Norbert College |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
| Aryan Shrivastava |
University of Chicago |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Mathematics |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Avinash Bissoondial |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
Data Science |
| Rowan Cassidy |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Neuroscience |
| Kaden Cassidy |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
So. |
3.86 |
Applied Mathematics |
| Alex Colletti |
Johns Hopkins University |
So. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Collin Conzemius |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
So. |
3.60 |
Marketing |
| Christian Di Nicolantonio (2) |
Catholic University |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Reza Eshghi |
Haverford College |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Economics |
| Jacob Green (3) |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Exercise Science |
| Simon Heys |
Wilmington College |
Gr. |
3.81/3.95 |
Sport Management & Communication Arts |
| Jackson McDowell |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Global Business Leadership |
| Cael Schoemann |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Political Science |
| Walter Truitt |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Ernie Waterson |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Economics |
| Spencer Watry |
Emory University |
Gr. |
3.91/3.91 |
Biology |
| Charlie Wilson |
SUNY Geneseo |
Gr. |
3.75 |
Neuroscience & Sociomedical Sciences |
| Ren Zanze |
Colby College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Economics |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
