AUSTIN, Texas - College Sports Commuinicators (CSC) announced their 2024-25 Academic All-America women's track & field/cross country teams today with standout student-athlete, and four-time All-American, Emily Swanson earning second team honors.

Swanson, a heptathlon and pentathlon student-athlete from Odell, Nebraska, closed out a stellar career at USF dominating both in the classroom and on the track. Throughout her academic journey at USF,  she maintained a 3.87 undergraduate GPA along with a 3.91 graduate GPA while earning numerous academic and athletic awards. A consistent leader, Emily made the Dean's List nine consecutive semesters and graduated with dual undergrad degrees in exercise science and business administration while also earning a masters in business administration.

Athletically, Emily redefined the heptathlon and pentathlon event at USF. She's a four-time National All-American, three in the pentathlon and one in the heptathlon, and holds school records in the 60m hurdles, pentathlon, 100m hurdles, outdoor high jump, and heptathlon. During the 2024-25 season alone, she smashed nine school records—including conference benchmarks indoors—captured the NSIC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year, and twice placed First Team USTFCCCA All-American. 

Her well-rounded excellence has now earned her a coveted spot on the CSC Academic All-America Team, a progression from her CSC All-District selection, solidifying her status as one of the nation's premier scholar-athletes.

Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. The all-time list of 42,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world's most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.

Teams are announced year round and amplified by CSC member colleges, universities, and conferences on a wide local, regional, national, and even international scope. Nominating and voting for Academic All-America® is an exclusive right of College Sports Communicators members.

CSC began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 42,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.