MARSHALL, Minn. – Five members of the Southwest Minnesota State University women's track & field / cross country team earned spots on the 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team announced on Wednesday.
 
Named to the All-District team include sophomore Sierra Clifford, senior Morgan Hughes, sophomore Macie Langstraat, junior Nadia Sanford and sophomore Shealyn Tom.
 
The 2023 Academic All-District® women's track & field / cross country teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student- athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 28.
 
Clifford, a two-time Academic All-NSIC honoree this season, is a two-year member of the track & field team, and hails from Hayward, Wis. A biology major, she finished fourth in the 400-meters at the 2023 NSIC Outdoor Championships and was fifth in the 600-meters at the 2023 NSIC Indoor Championships.
 
Hughes, from Sioux Falls, S.D., is a six-time Academic All-NSIC honoree and a biology major with a chemistry minor. This spring she placed 19^th in the discus at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.
 
Langstraat, a psychology major from Ankeny, Iowa, is a two-year member of both the cross country and track & field teams. A two-time Academic All-NSIC selection, she placed 22^nd in the 800-meters at the 2023 NSIC Outdoor Championships.
 
Sanford, a physical education / health teaching major from Oak Grove, Minn., is a three-year member the track & field team, and is a four-time Academic All-NSIC honoree. This season she finished fifth in the shot put and 10^th in the weight throw at the NSIC Indoor Championships and was 13^th in the discus and 16^th in the shot put at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.
 
Tom, has been a two-year member of the track & field team and is a two-time Academic All-NSIC honoree this season. A native of Brea, Calif., and an art major, she was fourth in the pole vault at the 2023 NSIC Outdoor Championships and placed fifth at the 2023 NSIC Indoor Championships.