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CASTRO NAMED TO CACC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
January 30, 2026

CASTRO NAMED TO CACC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE 2025 CACC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE 2025 CACC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (1/30/26)  The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has named 12 men and 20 women to its 2025 Cross Country All-Academic Team, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. The 32 athletes recognized come from 10 conference member institutions.

Dominican University had one runner named to the men's all-academic team: David Castro.

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must possess a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and be in his/her second year at his/her current institution. New for 2025-26, honorees must also either compete in at least two-thirds of their team's meets or run in the CACC Championship race.

Georgian Court University led the conference with four men's honorees. Thomas Jefferson University and Wilmington University each placed four student-athletes on the women's list. Combined, the Lions, Rams and Wildcats claimed six total honorees apiece. The complete sets of winners can be viewed at the links above.

Wilmington University's Carter Sparwasser owns a perfect 4.00 GPA, the only male on this year's list to accomplish that feat. He is joined by seven such females, including Wildcat teammates Tiffany Banning, Amy Chomo, Angie Chomo, and Maddie Minnick. Also meeting all criteria and attaining 4.00 GPAs were Kara Sampath of the University of Bridgeport, Georgian Court's Brenna Sullivan, and Danalee Brock of Holy Family University.

The CACC All-Academic Team was instituted during the 2004-05 academic year.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.