GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Four members of the University of St. Francis women's cross country and track & field programs have garnered recognition as College Sports Communicators (CSC) NAIA Academic All-District selections.  Announced as team selections for the first time in their careers were Patrycja Mrowca, Nicole Vollrath, Giselle Ramos and Gianna Trenter.

The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.  To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore both athletically and academically and boast no less than a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, while performing at an elite athletic level.  Academic All-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.

Mrowca wrapped up her sophomore season by claiming Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) all-league status in outdoor track & field for the first time this past spring as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team.

Mrowca's other career accomplishments include being a part of the 2024 cross country team that placed 20th at the NAIA Championships.

Along with her first career All-District recognition, Mrowca is also a first-time All-Academic choice in the league in both cross country and track & field.  On the national level, she gained NAIA Scholar-Athlete distinction for the first time in each sport, as well.

Mrowca is working on her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.  She has been a Dean's List honoree in each of her four semesters thus far at USF while maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA.

In her first two seasons with the Saints, Vollrath has already secured two all-conference selections in cross country as well as three in track & field.  For the latter sport, she was all-CCAC on the indoor side once in the Mile Run after claiming the individual champion title in 2025.  At the CCAC Outdoor Championships, she was awarded all-conference accolades twice as part of the 2025 and 2026 4x800-meter relay units.

In cross country, Vollrath was a part of the 2024 USF team that advanced to the NAIA Championships, highlighted by the program's 20th place finish.  In 2025, she qualified for the NAIA Championships individually after a sixth-place finish at the CCAC Championships meet.

Named to the Dean's list in each of her first four semesters at USF while pursuing her degree in Recreation & Sport Management with a perfect 4.00 GPA, Vollrath, was also recognized as a NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CCAC All-Academic honoree in both sports for the first time this year.

Ramos and Trenter also have produced productive results throughout their respective careers.

Ramos, a two-year member of both the cross country and track & field teams, just missed out on all-conference accolades this past winter at the 2026 CCAC Indoor Championships with a fourth place finish as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team.  A sophomore majoring in Political Science, Ramos also collected NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CCAC All-Academic recognition for the first time this year in each sport.

Trenter, a five-year member of the track & field program, completed her career this past spring, highlighted by her first All-District recognition and her fourth NAIA Scholar Athlete and third CCAC All-Academic honor.

The graduate senior, who earned her Biology undergraduate degree from USF last May before gaining her Master's degree in Health Administration this past year, is a two-time outdoor national qualifier as a part of the 2022 4x400-meter relay and 2023 4x100-meter relay units.  She has accumulated a total of three all-conference accolades, with two coming as part of the 2022 4x400-meter relay and 2023 4x100-meter relay indoor units and one on the outdoor side as part of the 2023 4x100-meter relay team.

Trenter is a four-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CCAC All-Academic honoree in track & field and has earned Dean's Lists honors in nine of her ten semesters while at USF.

The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions – NCAA I, II and III and NAIA.  Academic All-America honorees will be announced later this month.

For the complete list of award recipients, go to List.

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