Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
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 4×400 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 4×400 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.
