RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech track and field teams placed four athletes on the Conference USA All-Academic announced by the conference on Friday.
 
William Estes, Abdulraof Rashid and Tim Rummelhagen were part of the men's team, while Nia Wiley was the lone Bulldog on the women's team. The academic advisors from each institution selected the 11-person teams.
 
Rummelhagen recently graduated with a degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences with a 3.75 GPA. He is a four-time member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll and received the CUSA Academic Medal in 2025. On the track, he was part of the 4x400 relay team that won four consecutive CUSA Championships between the indoor and outdoor seasons. The relay team would qualify for the 2025 NCAA East Regional.
 
Rashid is a junior transfer who is making his second appearance on the CUSA All-Academic Team, having received the accolade last season at UTEP. He carries a 3.80 GPA in Kinesiology and Health Sciences. He was a member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medalist this season. He finished with a time of 10.33 in the 100m and 21.37 in the 200m at the CUSA Outdoor Championships.
 
Estes is a junior studying Political Science with minors in Spanish and Sociology while maintaining a 3.91 GPA. The Ruston native is a three-time member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll and three-time recipient of the CUSA Academic Medalist. Estes threw a personal best of 54.33m (179-3) in the javelin at the CUSA Outdoor Championships.
 
The lone female to make it for the Bulldogs, Wiley has a 3.96 GPA while pursuing her degree in Biology. The junior sprinter is a three-time CUSA Academic Medalist and member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll. She qualified for the NCAA East Regional with the 4x400 relay team, which broke the CUSA Outdoor Championship record at 3:33.60.

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