SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ten Drury Track and Field/Cross Country athletes have been selected for 2026 Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday. 
 
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes cross country/track & field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Lauren Coleman earned CSC Academic All-District honors for the first time in her career. The sophomore recorded four top-50 regional marks during the track and field season. During the outdoor season, Coleman posted two top-20 marks, including marks that ranked 16th in the 100 meters and 19th in the 200 meters. The sprinter placed sixth in the 200 meters at the GLVC Outdoor Championships. 
 
Josie Diffendaffer earned her second consecutive CSC Academic All-District selection. Diffendaffer was an All-GLVC honoree in cross country after placing 13th at the GLVC Championships and finishing 34th at the NCAA Midwest Regional. During the outdoor track and field season, Diffendaffer had top-50 regional marks in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. 
 
Cera Eckenroth earned the most accolades among Drury's women's honorees during the 2025-26 season. Eckenroth placed fourth at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Cross Country Championships to earn All-GLVC honors and followed up with an All-Region performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional, where she placed 22nd. The Albuquerque native earned three additional All-GLVC honors in track and field after finishing second indoors in the mile, second in the outdoor 5,000 meters, and third in the outdoor 1,500 meters. During the season, Eckenroth set a school record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:52.50, which ranked sixth in the region and 37th nationally. The sophomore also recorded three additional marks that ranked among the top 25 in the region.
 
Delaney Riekert earned her first CSC Academic All-District honor after a strong indoor track and field campaign. In her first season with the Panthers, Riekert recorded three top-50 regional marks in the 60, 200, and 400-meter dashes. At the GLVC Indoor Championships, the junior finished sixth in the 200 meters and seventh in the 400 meters. The sprinter also recorded three performances that rank among the top 10 in program history, including the school record in the 400 meters. 
 
On the men's side, Topi Alahuhta was selected for his second straight CSC Academic All-District honor. Alahuhta placed 39th at the NCAA Midwest Regional during the cross country season. The Conifer, Colorado, native earned All-GLVC honors at the GLVC Outdoor Championships, where he placed third in the 10,000 meters with a mark that ranked 14th in the region. Alahuhta also recorded top-50 regional marks in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters, as well as the outdoor 5,000 meters. The distance runner set the program record in the indoor 5,000 meters this season. 
 
Tyler Harris earned the second CSC Academic All-District honor of his career and has been selected as a CSC Academic All-America finalist. Harris placed second at the GLVC Cross Country Championships and eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regional. The Springfield native set records in both the 8K and 10K races and ranked sixth and 11th in the region, respectively. Harris was named GLVC Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year while also earning All-GLVC and All-Region honors.
 
Ethan Haynes earned his first CSC Academic All-District honor in his final season at Drury. Haynes was named All-GLVC after placing 11th at the conference championships and posting a mark that ranks third in program history and 38th in the region. The Republic, Missouri, native set top-50 regional marks in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters. Haynes closed his career at the GLVC Outdoor Championships, where he placed sixth in the 10,000 meters and set a mark that ranks 17th in the region.
 
Kyle Keltner earned his second consecutive CSC Academic All-District honor. The Springfield native broke the school record, ranking 14th regionally in the indoor mile, while also recording two other top-50 regional marks. The junior also recorded three additional top-10 marks in program history last season. 
 
Luca Scholes-Robertson was named CSC Academic All-District for the first time in his career. The sophomore ranked 29th regionally in the indoor 3,000 meters and 31st regionally in the outdoor 800 meters last season. Scholes-Robertson ended the season at the GLVC Outdoor Championships, where he placed fourth in the 1,500 meters. 
 
Triple jumper Mason St. Clair was selected for CSC Academic All-District honors. The Springfield native set an indoor mark that ranked 33rd in the region and an outdoor mark that ranked 37th in the region. St. Clair owns six top-10 marks in program history. 
 
The Drury men's and women's programs finished fifth and sixth, respectively, at the GLVC Cross Country Championships. Both programs placed eighth at the GLVC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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