MARSHALL, Minn. – Four members of the Southwest Minnesota State University men's track & field team were named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team announced on Tuesday.
 
Earning spots on the all-district team include senior Deekon Anvid and sophomores Cody Evers, Colton Johnson and Jacob Kunkel. 
 
The 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 basketball 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 2025 NCAA region cross country meet.
 
A native of Culver, Minn., Anvid earns CSC Academic All-District accolades for the third time in his career. A sports management major, Anvid closed his five-year career as an eight-time Academic All-NSIC honoree. He had the 20^th best toss in the region in the discus during the outdoor season with a mark of 50.04m, while registering the 31^st best mark in the region in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.79m.
 
Evers, a social work major from Proctor, Minn., is a two-year member of the track & field team and earned Academic All-NSIC honors this winter and spring. He finished 24^th in the region following the outdoor season in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.69.
 
Johnson is a native of Grand Rapids, Minn., and is a two-year member of the track & field team. An Academic All-NSIC honoree this winter and spring, Johnson had the 23^rd best mark in the long jump during the outdoor season as 7.21m and 26^th in the triple jump at 14.47m. He also had Top 30 marks in both events during the indoor season.
 
Kunkel earned Academic All-NSIC accolades this winter and spring, while majoring in exercise science. A native of Breckenridge, Minn., he ranked 22^nd in the region in the high jump 2.02 during the indoor season and was 11^th in the event during the outdoor season with a height of 2.05m.
 
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 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.