º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ graduate student Avery Decker has been named to the 2024–25 Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday.
This marks Decker's first career CSC Academic All-America® selection. She becomes the 128th º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ student-athlete to earn the honor and the third this academic year, joining Zach Weis (men's soccer) and Lyndsey Roth (softball). It is the 194th Academic All-America® award in school history.
Decker, a Fremont, Nebraska native, recently completed her MBA with a 4.00 GPA.
She won the 2025 NCAA Division III national title in the javelin with a mark of 48.70 meters (159'9"), setting a new school record in the process.
A five-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic honoree and four time All-American, Decker closed her career as one of the top scholar-athletes in program history.
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ ranks 13th among all institutions nationally and sixth in NCAA Division III in total Academic All-America® selections.
The 2024–25 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team includes 46 recipients and recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America® program recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division III Academic All-America® program.