Millikin Track Receives Academic Honors

The Millikin University women's track team and five Millikin track student-athletes were recognized for their academic performance for 2021-22 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on July 13.

The Millikin women's track team earned All-Academic team honors for having a combined cumulative team grade point average of 3.39. Teams needed a team GPA of at least 3.1 to receive recognition.

Five Millikin student athletes were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes for 2022 NCAA Division III. Athletes needed a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or above and needed to have competed in the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor Championships or be ranked in the top 50 (top 35) on the TFRRS national performance list. Millikin's honorees included men's track athletes senior Ben Kuxmann (Bourbonnais, Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.), an English Education major, and sophomore Jake Shumaker (Decatur, Mt. Zion H.S.), a Computer Science major. Millikin women's track student-athletes receiving the honor were senior Eryn Renison (Channahon, Minooka H.S.), a Nursing major, sophomore Katie Risner (Avon, Ind., H.S), a Chemistry major, and senior Hailey Wimberly (Salem, H.S.), a Biology major.