SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Thirty Summit League outdoor track and field student-athletes, 15 women and 15 men, have been named to the 2026 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-League Team as voted on by a panel of Faculty Athletic Representatives and Sports Information Directors from the League’s member institutions. The recipients were chosen based on their academic and athletic performances during the outdoor season.
North Dakota State landed a League-leading 10 selections overall, including topping the women’s team with four and men’s team with six, respectively. South Dakota State earned five overall selections, while North Dakota and Kansas City garnered four, and South Dakota landed three. St. Thomas and Oral Roberts each had two.
The Fighting Hawks’ Jadyn Keeler, and the Coyotes’ Bennett Schwenn, earned a spot on the team for the third time in their respective careers.
Receiving their second career accolades were KC’s Alanie Rivera, UND’s Frida Giersdorff and Tiffanie Magnusson, the NDSU quintet of Ella Garnder, Marvelous Onwualo, Alex Seagris, Paul Olson, and Zach McGlynn, ORU’s Jaxson Brooks, and the SDSU foursome of Nicole Swanson, Will Lohr, Ryan Hackbart, and Jeremiah Donahoe.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.
Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league's eight institutions that carry track and field, and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). Each team is made up of the 15 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2026 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Alanie Rivera** |
Kansas City |
Sr. |
Kissimmee, Fla. |
4.0 |
Criminal Justice |
| Madelyn Russell |
Kansas City |
Sr. |
Salina, Kan. |
4.0 |
Nursing |
| Jadyn Keeler*** |
North Dakota |
Sr. |
Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
3.97 |
Molecular and Integrative Biology |
| Frida Giersdorff** |
North Dakota |
Jr. |
Bavaria, Germany |
3.94 |
Kinesiology |
| Tiffanie Magnusson** |
North Dakota |
Sr. |
Uppsala, Sweden |
4.0 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Ella Gardner** |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
Nora, Neb. |
4.0 |
Psychology |
| Marvelous Onwualo** |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
Blaine, Minn. |
4.0 |
Biological Sciences |
| Alex Seagris** |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
Amherstburg, Ontario |
4.0 |
Exercise Science |
| Reagan Berg |
North Dakota State |
So. |
Valley City, N.D. |
4.0 |
Biological Sciences |
| Mackenzie Penner |
Oral Roberts |
Sr. |
Mountain Grove, Mo. |
4.0 |
Health Science |
| Danika Apple |
St. Thomas |
So. |
Green Bay, Wis. |
3.96 |
Accounting |
| Olivia Keller |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Burnsville, Minn. |
3.89 |
Neuroscience |
| Marleen Mülla** |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Rakvere, Estonia |
3.93 |
Art |
| Reese Luze |
South Dakota State |
So. |
Egan, S.D. |
4.0 |
Human Bio/Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Nicole Swanson** |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
Mankato, Minn. |
4.0 |
Mathematics |
*Career Outdoor Academic All-League honors
2026 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Connor Jacober |
Kansas City |
So. |
Shawnee, Kan. |
4.0 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Kai White |
Kansas City |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
4.0 |
Statistics |
| Shane Zierden |
North Dakota |
So. |
Fergus Falls, Minn. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Reece Grosserode |
North Dakota State |
So. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Zach Lilly |
North Dakota State |
So. |
Fargo, N.D. |
4.0 |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Zach McGlynn** |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
Stephen, Minn. |
4.0/4.0 |
Agricultural Economics/MBA (Gr) |
| Paul Olson** |
North Dakota State |
Gr. |
Oxbow, N.D. |
4.0/4.0 |
Management Information Systems/ MBA (Gr) |
| Kaden Pastian |
North Dakota State |
Gr. |
Hillsboro, N.D. |
3.85/3.93 |
Finance/MBA (Gr) |
| Carl Rekow |
North Dakota State |
So. |
Bettendorf, Iowa |
4.0 |
Biological Sciences |
| Jaxson Brooks** |
Oral Roberts |
So. |
Claremore, Okla. |
4.0 |
Medical Molecular Biology |
| Piercze Marshall |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
3.93 |
Mathematics |
| Bennett Schwenn*** |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Milbank, S.D. |
4.0 |
Pre-Business |
| Jeremiah Donahoe** |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Brandon, S.D. |
4.0 |
Biotechnology/Pre-Med |
| Ryan Hackbart** |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
Grafton, Iowa |
4.0 |
Agronomy |
| Will Lohr** |
South Dakota State |
Gr. |
Sioux City, Iowa |
4.0 |
Civil Engineering |
*Career Outdoor Academic All-League honors
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