CLEVELAND – The Kent State track & field program led all schools with 38 student-athletes named to the 2026 Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team, as the Mid-American Conference recognized a total of 261 student-athletes for their successes in the classroom and in competition.
The Golden Flashes had 20 members of the men’s team and 18 members of the women’s team earn Academic All-MAC honors.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
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2026 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team (Kent State honorees)
Ayden Bath, Senior, Sport Administration
Connor Boland, Sophomore, Environmental Studies
Caleb Bost, Junior, Business Management
Desmond Boyd, Redshirt Freshman, Early Childhood Education
Dylan Buffum, Sophomore, Sport Administration
Donovan Crawford, R-Senior, Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
Jack Curtis, Junior, Criminology & Justice Studies
Joel Enander, Sophomore, Computer Science
Ryan Gruss, Sophomore, Professional Pilot
Beau Harkelroad, Sophomore, Finance
Fabio Justo, Senior, Business Management
Tony Lambert, R-Senior, Finance
Riley LaPorte, R-Junior, Sport Administration
Dylan McBride, Senior, Fashion Merchandising
Owen Miller, Junior, Early Childhood Education
Riley Murphy, Senior, Environmental Studies
Charles Pawlosky, Graduate Student, Quantitative Business Management
Preston Rieger, Sophomore, Accounting
Zamen Siyoum, Graduate Student, Business Administration
Linkon Tyrrell, Sophomore, Integrated Social Studies
2026 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team (Kent State honorees)
Matilde Carboncini, Senior, Marketing
Kaylee Carlisle, Redshirt Freshman, Psychology
Amryne Chilton, Junior, Sport Administration
Keeli Dunaway, Senior, Actuarial Mathematics
Svenia De Coninck, Senior, Biology
Noel Frye, Senior, Art Education
Shelby Grover, Junior, Exercise Science
Gabrielle Hammonds, Graduate Student, Sport Administration
Ruby Jacops, Sophomore, Nursing
Kristen Jay, Sophomore, Visual Communication Design
Madelyn Jenkins, Redshirt Freshman, Criminology & Justice Studies
Kennedy Landrus, R-Junior, Political Science
Nia Massey, Sophomore, General Business
Monica Naudin, Sophomore, Exercise Science
Alexa Nestor, Junior, Accounting
Ally Schindler, Sophomore, Communication Studies
Amelia Smith, Junior, Nursing
Karsyn Spears, Senior, Finance
