15 Yellow Jackets Named Academic All-ACC

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech track and field has placed an impressive 15 women and 10 men on the 2025 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Academic Teams, as announced by the conference on Friday.

Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must have competed in the ACC Outdoor Championships and/or NCAA Outdoor Championships during the most recent season.

Men’s Academic All-District Honorees:
Billy Carlton | Sophomore | Biomedical Engineering

Matthew Castronuovo | Sophomore | Biomedical Engineering

Chris Cherono | 5^th Year Senior | Biomedical Engineering

Myles Collins | 5^th Year Senior | Business Administration

Winston DeCuir | Sophomore | Construction, Science, and Management

John Higinbotham | 5^th Year Senior | Biology

Tahir Hines | Freshman | Business Administration

Kamren Kennedy | Sophomore | Literature, Media and Communications

Charles Smith | 5^th Year Senior | Masters in Mechanical Engineering

Caden Terrell | Sophomore | Computational Media

Alex Thomas | 5^th Year Senior | Civil Engineering

Devin Wade | 5^th Year Senior | Industrial Engineering

 

Women’s Academic All-District Honorees:
Mary Brady | Senior | Biomedical Engineering

Jill Catton | Senior | Business Administration

Kelsey Chambers | Sophomore | Psychology

Lottie Chappel | Sophomore | Business Administration

Grace Driskill | 5^th Year Senior | Masters in Computational Science and Engineering

Carla du Plessis | 5^th Year Senior | Computer Science

Erin Fegans | 5^th Year Senior | Psychology

Sheleah Harris | 5^th Year Senior | Masters in Digital Media

Kate Jortberg | 5^th Year Senior | Industrial Engineering

Gracie Martson | Junior | Mechanical Engineering

Kendall Ward | Sophomore | Biology

Ameia Wilson | Graduate Student | Masters in International Affairs

Kimmi Woods | Graduate Student | Masters in Analytics

The men’s team is highlighted by Billy Carlton and John Higinbotham, both of which represented Georgia Tech in the NCAA East Prelims in their respective events.

The women’s team is highlighted by Mary Brady, Kate Jortberg, Grace Driskill, Ameia Wilson, and Kendall Ward, of which competed in the NCAA East Prelims. Ward went on to finish her sophomore season competing in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. after marking a new personal best and an eighth-place finish in the NCAA East First rounds.

Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

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