SEATTLE - College Sports Communicators announced its men's cross country and track and field Academic All-District selections on Tuesday morning, featuring Seattle Pacific University's Isaac Venable and Mikel Saxon earning recognition for their work in the classroom and in competition.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division.
 

NAME	MAJOR	YEAR	GPA	HOMETOWN
Isaac Venable	Computer Science	Sr.	3.60	Tacoma, WA
Mikel Saxon	Exercise Science	Jr.	3.72	Kirkland, WA

Both Venable and Saxon were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in April. The selection to the GNAC All-Academic Team was the third of Venable's career. Venable had his best season with the Falcons, setting personal records in the 1500, 5,000 (three times) and the 10,000. During the winter season, Venable ran indoor personal bests in both the 3000 and 5,000.
 
Saxon had a strong performance at the GNAC Indoor Championships last February. He cleared 14-09.00 in the pole vault, earning third place in the event. The result earned Saxon GNAC All-Conference honors.

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