MARSHALL, Minn. – Four members of the Southwest Minnesota State University women's track & field team and one member of the SMSU men's track & field team earned spots on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team announced on Tuesday.
 
Named to the all-district team from the women's team include senior Sierra Clifford, senior Nadia Sanford, sophomore Christine Sleeter and senior Shealyn Tom. Named to the all-district team from the men's team is junior Deekon Anvid.
 
The 2025 Academic All-District® 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.
 
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, nominees must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA, complete one full calendar year at their current institution and be at least a sophomore both academically and athletically. They must also have a Top 50 regional ranking performance in a single event during the track & field season, or a Top 50 performance at the 2024 NCAA region cross country meet.
 
Clifford, a native of Hayward, Wis., earns CSC Academic All-District accolades for the third straight year and is a six-time Academic All-NSIC honoree. A biology major, she had the 29^th fastest time in the Central Region during the outdoor season in the 400 meters at 56.14.  
 
Sanford, a physical education/health teaching major from Oak Grove, Minn., earns CSC Academic All-District honors for the third straight year. A five-year member the track & field team and eight-time Academic All-NSIC honoree, Sanford earned All-NSIC honors in the shot put at the 2025 NSIC Indoor Championships with a second-place toss of 13.54m. During the outdoor season, she ranked 25^th in the hammer (50.65m) and 31^st in both the shot put (13.10m) and the discus (43.97m) in the region.
 
Sleeter, a physical education major from Suring, Wis., is a two-year member of the track & field team and earned Academic All-NSIC honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2025. She recorded a mark of 1.68m in the high jump during the indoor season to rank 13^th in the region, while her height of 1.68m in the high jump during the outdoor season ranked 12^th in the region.  
 
Tom, has been a four-year member of the track & field team and earns CSC Academic All-District accolades for the third straight season. An art major from Brea, Calif., Tom is a six-time Academic All-NSIC honoree. She ranked 41^st in the region in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35m. She redshirted during the outdoor season.
 
Anvid, a native of Culver, Minn., and a four-year member of the program, earns CSC Academic All-District honors for the second time (2023). He sat out as a redshirt during the 2024 track season. This past indoor season he ranked 36^th in the region in the weight throw (16.63m), while during the outdoor season he ranked 12^th in the region in the discus (52.34m) and 49^th in the hammer throw (48.94m).
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America®
programs.
 
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.