LA JOLLA, Calif. — College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Teams on Tuesday, with the Tritons' Miles Bennett and Sylvana Northrop receiving the honor.

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined academic and athletic performances. A part of the CSC Academic All-America® program, honorees are recognized separately in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore and hold a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. In addition, track and field athletes must have a top 50 regional ranking in an event, while cross country runners need a top 50 finish at the NCAA Regional Championships.

Bennett just completed his senior season and graduated this month with a degree in structural engineering. A native of Castro Valley, California, he has a 3.54 GPA and was 37th in the NCAA West Region for high jump. Bennett's career-best jump of 2.11m, set in March at the Ben Brown Invitational, is the third-best mark in program history.

Northrop is also a senior and majored in cognitive science. A native of Cupertino, California, she has a 3.66 GPA and was 29th at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship. Northrop had a stellar season on the track as well, setting program records in the 1,500m and 5,000m.

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Divisions I and II.