CHARLOTTE, N.C. (SMU) -- SMU's Track and Field program had nine student-athletes named to the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team, announced by the league office. 

The Mustang awardees include Kirin Chacchia, a sophomore student-athlete studying Psychology; Kaitlyn Gearin, a graduate student- athlete studying Management; Macey Hilton, a junior student-athlete studying Sport Management; Emily Little, a graduate student-athlete studying Sport Management; Leoni Mierswa, a graduate student-athlete studying Management; Hali Murphy, a junior student-athlete studying Creative Coding; Raelyn Roberson, a graduate student-athlete studying Management; Ariana Sutton, a sophomore student-athlete studying Creative Coding; and Emily Waller, a senior student-athlete studying Accounting with a Real Estate Specialization.  

To be named a member of the All-ACC Academic Team, the student-athletes must excel both on the track and in the classroom. Student-athletes must maintain both a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater throughout their career as well as a 3.00 or greater GPA during the previous semester to be considered. To be selected, the student-athlete must have also participated in either the ACC Championship and/or the NCAA Championship. On the women's side, a total of 268 student-athletes earned All-ACC Academic Team honors.