NEW ORLEANS -- Mount Holyoke student-athletes Elle Rimando and Ioanna Tsoni were both honored as NCAA Division III Track & Field Women's All-Academic Athletes by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, announced by the USTFCCCA on Monday.
All-Academic Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field seasons were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Rimando (Mililani, Hawaii), a junior architectural studies major, earned the honor in the triple jump for the second year in a row, while Tsoni (Athens, Greece), a sophomore psychology major, earned it in the long jump -- the same events both Lyons qualified in for the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The honor is awarded to all nominated student-athletes who meet ALL the following criteria:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution's registrar.
- Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible. - Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
