RUSTON – Louisiana Tech's track and field teams continued to break records as the Bulldogs placed eight athletes on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, announced by the association on Tuesday.
 
The 2025 Academic All-District® Track & Field Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in their sport and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be in the top 50 in their region, be at least a sophomore in both academic and athletic standing, and carry a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale).
 
The four athletes named to the Conference USA All-Academic team claimed their second academic honor — William Estes, Abdulraof Rashid, Tim Rummelhagen and Nia Wiley. Arabiah Jefferson, Annie Jones, Tia Reder and Kaitlyn Washington gave LA Tech a program record eight athletes to make the team.
 
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 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.
 
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.
 
Jefferson graduated with a degree in Biology in the spring, earning a 3.75 GPA. The Queen Creek, Arizona, native is a three-time CUSA Academic Medalist and Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient. Jefferson had her best career mark of 37.66m (123-7) at the Jim Mize Invitational this season.
 
A Ruston native, Jones has a 3.90 GPA in Speech and Language Pathology. The Cedar Creek product has been a member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medalist each season she has been on campus. Jones finished with a career-best 42.25m (138-7) in the javelin at the CUSA Outdoor Championships.
 
Reder is a Human Development and Family Science major with a concentration in Child Life and has a 3.63 GPA. The jumper is a two-time member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Reder recorded a personal best of 12.37m (40-7) in the triple jump to win bronze at the CUSA Indoor Championships while also setting a PR of 5.85m (19-2.5) in the long jump to finish fifth.
 
Washington is a transfer from Northwestern State with a 3.57 GPA in Biology. The Lafayette Christian product is a 2025 member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Washington ended her season with a second straight trip to the NCAA East Regional in the discus, where she finished with a throw of 39.73m (130-4). She has the eighth-longest throw in program history at 51.03m (167-5) at the Jim Mize Invitational.

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