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Lianna Surtz (left), Hannah Ielfield (middle) and Karina James (right) were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes on Thursday.
Three Rockets Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Accolades
1/29/2026 2:15:00 PM | Women's Cross Country, Academics
Hannah Ielfield, Karina James and Lianna Surtz earn academic honor with program being honored for ninth time
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's cross country team has been named 2025 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Student-athletes Hannah Ielfield, Karina James and Lianna Surtz have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors as well.
The team posted a program-best 3.683 team grade point average during the 2025 fall semester and earned the program's ninth academic honor from the USTFCCCA. In order for a team to qualify, they must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Ielfield, James and Surtz earned All-Academic Athlete accolades after posting cumulative GPAs of at least 3.25 and finishing within the top-25 of the NCAA Cross Country Great Lakes Regional race. Â
Seven members of the women's cross country team tallied perfect 4.0 GPAs during the fall term, including the 2025 MAC Women's Cross Country Individual Champion James.
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The team posted a program-best 3.683 team grade point average during the 2025 fall semester and earned the program's ninth academic honor from the USTFCCCA. In order for a team to qualify, they must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Ielfield, James and Surtz earned All-Academic Athlete accolades after posting cumulative GPAs of at least 3.25 and finishing within the top-25 of the NCAA Cross Country Great Lakes Regional race. Â
Seven members of the women's cross country team tallied perfect 4.0 GPAs during the fall term, including the 2025 MAC Women's Cross Country Individual Champion James.
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