GREENWOOD, Ind. - Lee University track and field national champion Stephen Clark was named to the 2026 Third Team Division II Academic All-America® Men's Track and Field/Cross Country team on Tuesday afternoon. The Academic All-American teams were selected by College Sports Communicators.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
The 16-member Division II first team had a 3.91 average undergraduate GPA. Additionally, the members of the CSC Academic All-America® men's track & field/cross country Division II teams had 10 student-athletes who hold a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate or graduate degree programs.
Clark has a 3.65 GPA in accounting and finance. He was the outdoor track and field national champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase. He was an CSC Academic All-District member and a member of the GSC All-Academic Team.
Clark is the third Lee athlete to be named to an Academic All-American team this year. Drew Zielinski and Luke Collier were both on the second team for their respective sports.
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Henry Born Missouri S&T Jr. 4.00 Mining Engineering
Koby Fraaza (3) Grand Valley State University Sr. 3.92 Biomedical Sciences
Owen Fraser (1, 5) Missouri S&T Sr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Ben Haas (1) Hillsdale College Sr. 3.62 Biology
Tyler Harris Drury University Sr. 4.00 Architecture
Otto Knittel Missouri S&T Gr. 4.00/4.00 Engineer Management
Dillon Labonte Southern New Hampshire University Sr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering
Yanis Le Mouillour University of Indianapolis Gr. 3.84/3.50 Global Supply Chain Management (G)
Alex Meyer (2) University of Indianapolis Jr. 3.75 Exercise Science
Felix Rivet University of Indianapolis Gr. 3.57/3.86 Exercise Science (G)
Jesse Shelton Mars Hill University Jr. 3.97 Health and Human Performance
Dylan Sprecker (2) Pittsburg State University Jr. 3.89 Exercise Science
Braylon Thompson Pittsburg State University Jr. 4.00 Marketing
Laurenz Waldbauer (1, 5) Northwest Nazarene University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Business Administration (G)
Riley Witt (2) Northwest Missouri State University Sr. 3.95 Exercise Science
Seaton Wozniak (1, 6) Slippery Rock University Sr. 4.00 Business Management
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Rylan Basart University of Nebraska Kearney Sr. 3.86 Physics
Chris Colavita Florida Southern College Sr. 4.00 Sport Business Management
Jonah Fallon Colorado School of Mines Sr. 3.86/4.00 Computer Science (U) / Data Science (G)
Dwayne Fleming Oklahoma Baptist University Jr. 3.80 Management
Nathan Hinrichs Pittsburg State University Jr. 4.00 Electronics Engineering Technology
Joshua Page Grand Valley State University Sr. 3.69 Sport Coaching
John Peckham University of Alaska Anchorage Gr. 3.85/4.00 Business Administration (G)
Levi Reis Northern State University Jr. 4.00 Biology
Caledon Ruwende Harding University So. 4.00 Civil Engineering
Matt Schaeckenbach (3) Cedarville University Jr. 3.94 Liberal Arts
Evan Smith Black Hills State University So. 4.00 Exercise Science
Nolan Studley University of Nebraska Kearney Jr. 3.64 Business Administration
Sebastian Tesch Grand Valley State University Gr. 3.89/3.73 Business Administration
Tim Thompson Colorado School of Mines Sr. 3.69 Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Blake Vier Northwood University Gr. 3.50/3.92 Business Administration (G)
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Logan Anderson Slippery Rock University So. 3.79 Safety Management
Dillon Arvayo University of Colorado Colorado Springs Sr. 3.96 Business
Abraham Christian Lewis University Sr. 3.72 Aviation Flight Technology
Stephen Clark Lee University Sr. 3.65 Accounting, Finance
Brock Drengenberg Colorado School of Mines Gr. 3.50/3.96 Environmental Engr. (U) / Advanced Energy Systems (G)
Damian Garcia Chico State Jr. 3.67 Accounting
Jaxson Ninete Wayne State College Jr. 3.96 History
Marenono Opiew Minnesota State Jr. 3.94 Sport Management, Exercise Science, & Mathematics
Brandon Rogers Cedarville University Jr. 3.76 Mechanical Engineering
Izaak Siefken Colorado Mesa University Sr. 3.62 Mechanical Engineering
Jan Thewes Western Colorado University Gr. 3.94/3.94 Exercise & Sport Science
Maxime Touron Northwest Missouri State University Sr. 3.56 Physical Education
Jeremiah Vaille (3) Colorado School of Mines Gr. 3.73/3.94 Civil Engr. (U) / Engr. & Technology Management (G)
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Owen Fraser, Missouri S&T
1 – Academic All-America® first team in 2024-25
2 – Academic All-America® second team in 2024-25
3 – Academic All-America® third team in 2024-25
5 – Academic All-America® second team in 2023-24
6 – Academic All-America® third team in 2023-24
