GREENWOOD, Ind. – Yet another accolade has been added to the trophy case for North Dakota senior Jadyn Keeler as she was named to the 2025-26 Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Teams selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), officials announced on Wednesday.
 
Behind a grade point average of 3.97 with a major in Molecular and Integrative Biology, Keeler was honored as a First Team Academic All-American. She is one of 15 student-athletes in the nation to earn first-team distinction and is one of two female Summit League student-athletes to be recognized as South Dakota earned one third-team accolade.
 
The Ontario, Canada-native becomes the second UND student-athlete to be honored as an Academic All-American this athletic season, joining David Neuberger (football) who was the first overall Fighting Hawk to be awarded since 2021.
 
Keeler ended her career on the highest of notes possible as she collected seven Summit League titles, three Summit League Championship MVP honors, three Summit League Athlete of the Year recognitions, four All-American finishes, three Academic All-Summit League distinctions and CSC Academic All-District honors during the 2025-26 season alone. And now, she takes home her first career CSC First Team Academic All-American accolade.
 
The 15 Academic All-America® Division I women's track and field/cross country first team members have an undergraduate GPA of 3.85. The entire 45-member team has an undergraduate GPA of 3.84. Eight team members sport a perfect 4.00 GPA, either as an undergrad or a graduate student.
 
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