{"id":317195,"date":"2026-06-23T19:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317195\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:46:10","slug":"twelve-south-florida-track-and-field-athletes-earn-csc-academic-all-district-team-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317195\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve South Florida Track and Field Athletes Earn CSC Academic All-District Team Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENWOOD, Ind. (June 23, 2026) \u2013 Twelve South Florida track and field athletes have earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team honors, the organization announced on Tuesday.
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\nThe South Florida honorees include Mercy Angaamchaab<\/a>, Kaden Banks<\/a>, Cayden Broadnax<\/a>, Ella Dolce<\/a>, Tristen Evatt<\/a>, Gianna Hansen<\/a>, Andreas Kreiss<\/a>, Andrew Marello<\/a>, Payton Pitts<\/a>, Nikodem Pochopien<\/a>, Doris Quainoo<\/a> and Lynette Scutari<\/a>.
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\nTo be nominated, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and either record a top-50 individual performance at the 2025 NCAA cross country regional competition or a top-50 regional ranking in a single individual event during the indoor or outdoor season.
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\nMercy Angaamchaab<\/a>
\nAngaamchaab carries a 3.53 GPA while majoring in health sciences. She earned bronze medals in the 800m at both the American Indoor Championships (2:09.65) and American Outdoor Championships (2:14.54).
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\nThe junior posted a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:32.17 at the East Coast Relays. She also ran a season-best 800m time of 2:09.04 at the Florida Relays.
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\nKaden Banks<\/a>
\nBanks holds a 3.83 GPA as a health sciences major. He finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 16.57m at the American Indoor Championships.
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\nThe junior posted a season-best discus throw of 53.25m to finish third at the East Coast Relays. Banks placed sixth with a season-best shot put of 16.87m at the American Outdoor Championships.
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\nCayden Broadnax<\/a>
\nBroadnax is an information science major with a 3.64 GPA. He was an NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier in the 4x100m relay and was part of the American Conference champion relay team with a time of 38.93.
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\nBroadnax posted a 100m time of 10.22 at the American Outdoor Championships, which ranked 46th in the East Region. The junior finished second in the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:21.89 at the Penn Relays.<\/p>\n

Ella Dolce<\/a>

\nDolce graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and a 3.62 GPA. She became the first American Conference outdoor pole vault champion in program history after clearing an outdoor-best 3.99m at the American Outdoor Championships.

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\nDolce finished sixth with a pole vault mark of 3.77m at the American Indoor Championships. She earned nine top-10 finishes in 10 meets this season.

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\nTristen Evatt<\/a>

\nEvatt has a 3.56 GPA while majoring in language, speech, and hearing sciences. She finished fourth in the long jump with a personal-best 6.07m at the American Indoor Championships.

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\nEvatt was part of the 4x100m relay team that earned a bronze medal at the American Outdoor Championships, running a time of 45.36. She also posted a personal-best 200m time of 23.64 and placed fifth in the long jump (6.01m) at the American Outdoor Championships.

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\nGianna Hansen<\/a>

\nHansen holds a 3.73 GPA while majoring in information science. She ran a 60m hurdles time of 8.79 to finish seventh at the American Indoor Championships.

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\nThe junior placed seventh in the 100m hurdles with a season-best time of 13.55 at the American Outdoor Championships.

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\nAndreas Kreiss<\/a>

\nKreiss boasts a 4.0 GPA while majoring in biomedical sciences. He earned a bronze medal in the pole vault with a jump of 5.12m at the American Outdoor Championships.

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\nKreiss posted an indoor-best pole vault mark of 5.19m at the Jarvis Scott Invitational. He scored at the American Indoor Championships in the pole vault (5.00m), finishing fifth. The junior posted seven top-5 finishes in 11 meets this season.

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\nAndrew Marello<\/a>

\nMarello is a finance major with a 3.95 GPA. He posted personal-best marks in the mile (4:13.39), 3,000m (8:36.24), and 3,000m steeplechase (10:08.38) this season.

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\nPayton Pitts<\/a>

\nPitts carries a 3.52 GPA as a health sciences major. He was an NCAA East First Rounds qualifier in the pole vault after posting a personal-best 5.30m at the Florida Relays, which ranked 31st in the East Region.

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\nPitts earned a silver medal in the pole vault (5.20m) at the American Indoor Championships. He also won the pole vault at the South Florida Invitational, jumping 5.26m.

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\nNikodem Pochopien<\/a>

\nPochopien holds a 3.77 GPA while majoring in finance. He was an NCAA East First Rounds qualifier in the pole vault after winning the event with a personal-best 5.35m at the East Coast Relays.

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\nPochopien was the American Conference champion in the indoor pole vault, posting an indoor-best 5.30m at the American Indoor Championships. The sophomore earned a silver medal in the outdoor pole vault (5.22m) at the American Outdoor Championships.

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\nDoris Quainoo<\/a>

\nQuainoo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health care administration and a 3.63 GPA. She qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds in the 100m hurdles after posting a wind-legal season-best time of 13.26 at the American Outdoor Championships, ranking 33rd in the East Region.

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\nQuainoo earned a silver medal for the second straight season in the 100m hurdles, posting a time of 13.08 at the American Outdoor Championships. She was part of the 4x100m relay team that earned a bronze medal at the American Outdoor Championships, running a time of 45.36. The senior earned a bronze medal in the 60m hurdles (8.30) at the American Indoor Championships.

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\nLynette Scutari<\/a>

\nScutari graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminology and a 3.75 GPA. She earned a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay with a time of 45.36 at the American Outdoor Championships. The senior also finished sixth in the 200m with a time of 23.93.

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\nScutari scored in the 60m at the American Indoor Championships, finishing seventh with a personal-best 7.44 in the prelims and a finals time of 7.45. She posted a personal-best 100m time of 11.59 at the Florida Relays.

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