Chestnut Hill College Women's Track and Field and Cross Country athlete Soleil Casseus has been named to the 2025-2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Women's Track and Field/Cross Country team in an announcement made by the organization and the CSC Academic All-America® committee.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field or court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes Women's Track and Field/Cross Country honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
To be eligible for Academic All-District® Track and Field/Cross Country accolades, student-athletes must be at least at sophomore athletically and academically, have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and record at least one top 50 individual performance in their respective region in either cross country, indoor track or outdoor track. Eligible nominees will be based off of TFRRS performance list rankings at the time of nomination. Graduate students must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA in both their undergraduate and graduate programs.
Casseus competed in four different track events during the 2026 outdoor season, recording her best efforts in the 3,000-meter steeplechase where she finished the season ranked 24th in the East Region with a time of 14:19.98 and a seventh place finish at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championships. She also competed at 400 meters, 800 meters and 1,500 meters; recording personal best times of 2:59.73 and 6:02.44 in the latter two event respectively.
The sophomore runner also competed in cross country in the fall and was the Griffins' number two runner all season while recording her best race time at the CACC championship (24:46.6 for 5,000-meters).
An exercise science major, Casseus has earned CACC Academic Honor Roll and Dean's List accolades in each of her first three semesters at Chestnut Hill, after enrolling as a mid-year transfer in Spring of 2025. Earlier this spring she was named an 2026 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award winner for Track and field earning second team honors.
Academic All-District® honorees are reviewed by a group of Academic All-America® committee members for consideration for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® national ballot, where first, second and third team Academic All-America® honorees are chosen by the CSC Division II membership and the Academic All-America® core committee.
