NEW ORLEANS, LA – Twenty-five members of the Johns Hopkins women's track and field team have been named United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athletes it was announced this week. In addition, head coach
Bobby Van Allen's squad earned All-Academic Team honors as the team boasted a 3.67 GPA for the 2025-26 academic year.
With 25 individual honorees, Johns Hopkins was one of just three teams nationwide to have 25 or more athletes earn All-Academic recognition.
Johns Hopkins' 3.73 team GPA for the year was tied for 12th best among those 300+ programs. The 3.73 team GPA for the year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Johns Hopkins women's track team has posted a 3.65 GPA or better and the ninth consecutive year the team has posted a 3.50 GPA or better. In addition, this is the 16
th time in 17 years that Johns Hopkins has earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors.
Criteria for Selection
Team – Cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility during the 2025-26 academic year (indoor and outdoor seasons. Teams with a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale are eligible for selection.
Individual – A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30. Student-athletes must also meet one of the following two criteria:
• Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFFRS. Any athlete who competed at the NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Track Championships is also eligible.
• Any individual who competed on one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order lists on TFFRS. Any athlete who competed at the NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Track Championships as a member of a relay team is also eligible. Only one relay team per institution is eligible.
Johns Hopkins' 2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Selections
Eleni Alvarez (Gr.) • International Studies and Public Health (UG), Public Health (Gr.)
Lorna Arcese (Sr.) • Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Elena Blodnikar (So.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Natalie Boquist (Jr.) • Public Health
Carter Brotherton (So.) • Mechanical Engineering
Cooper Brotherton (Sr.) • Biomedical Engineering
Aisling Callahan (Sr.) • Public Health
Adriana Catalano (Sr.) • Public Health
Erika Ezumba (Sr.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mirra Klimov (Sr.) • Computer Science
Emma Kothari (Sr.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mia Kotler (Fr.) • Psychology
Ellie Lewis (Jr.) • Medicine, Science & The Humanities
Gabrielle Moore (Fr.) • Public Health
Madison Moore (Fr.) • Public Health
Clarissa Newman (So.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Claudia Ouimet (So.) • Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lianne Saussy (Sr.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mackenzie Setton (Sr.) • Molecular & Cellular Biology
Sydney Shock (So.) • Computer Science
Dominique Thomas (Gr.) • Nursing (UG & Gr.)
Diana Valentini (Jr.) • Mechanical Engineering
Ani Wedemeyer (Fr.) • Public Health
Phoebe Williams (Sr.) • Chemistry
Chloe Zhang (Jr.) • Biomedical Engineering