ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Nineteen CCAA student-athletes can proudly call themselves Academic All-District honorees, after the team was announced by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday, June 23.
 
The program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, the field, and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes track & field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
 
Cal State San Marcos paced the conference with five selections, followed by Cal Poly Pomona with four. Chico State had three selections, and Cal State LA and Stanislaus State each placed two on the team. Cal Poly Humboldt and Cal State East Bay each had one representative.
 
Cal Poly Humboldt's Michael Payan, Cal Poly Pomona's Ricardo Vargas, Cal State LA's Wallace Alfamah, and Chico State's Damian Garcia and Trey Suffredini were selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists. They will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 14. Click here to see the complete list of CSC Academic All-District selections.
 
To be considered for the honor, a student-athlete must contribute to the team with at least a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 at their current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50% of the team's contests. No student-athlete is eligible until they have completed one full calendar year at their current institution and are at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
 
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. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
 
For more information about the CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com. To learn more about College Sports Communicators, click here. 

2026 CSC Men's Track & Field Academic All-District Selections from the CCAA
Michael Payan*, Cal Poly Humboldt
Tom McDonnell, Cal Poly Pomona
Nathaniel Sackett, Cal Poly Pomona
Ricardo Vargas*, Cal Poly Pomona
Gavin Hanes, Cal Poly Pomona
Mathew Morgan, Cal State East Bay
Wallace Aflamah*, Cal State LA
Nicholas Delgado, Cal State LA
Solomon German, Cal State San Marcos
Renton McGregor, Cal State San Marcos
Chas O'Bear, Cal State San Marcos
Jayson Oliver, Cal State San Marcos
Ivan Huerta, Cal State San Marcos
Owen Hinz, Cal State San Marcos
Trey Suffredini*, Chico State
Travis Allen, Chico State
Damian Garcia*, Chico State
Elijah Lawrence, Stanislaus State
Luke Giannotta, Stanislaus State