Greenwood, Ind. – (6/23/2026) – Gwynedd Mercy University sophomore Tyson Scheitrum (Harrisburg, Pa.) was recognized as one of the Nation's top student-athletes with his selection to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Team (.PDF). The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the Nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and maintained at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) while ranking among the Top-50 performers at the NCAA regional competition (cross country) or among the Top-50 regional performers in an event (indoor or outdoor track and field), not including relays.
 
The 2025 AEC Men's Field Athlete of the Year, Scheitrum (1^st, 38.60, 10 points) combined with sophomore Dasmen Williams (Chester, Pa.) (2^nd, 37.30, 8 points) to earn Gwynedd Mercy University 18 points in the AEC Championship's Discus; they respectively garnered All-AEC First and Second Team honors for the event. Scheitrum also garnered an All-AEC Second Team laurel with a second-place finish (2^nd, 43.95, 8 points) in the Hammer. He finished the meet with 22 of the Griffins' 59 championship points as he also scored four points with a fourth-place finish (4^th, 11.55, 4 points) in the Shot Put.
 
Earlier in the spring, Scheitrum continued his assault on the Red and Gold's all-time throwing lists as he posted a University record in the Hammer (2^nd, 44.01) at Rowan University's Oscar Moore Invitational (Apr. 11) and the Discus twice; first at West Chester University's Purple and Gold Opener (5^th, 39.89 on Mar. 20-21) and again at Widener University's Danny Curran Invitational (9^th, 41.30 on Mar. 27-28). His throws earned Honor Roll recognition on each AEC Men's Track and Field Weekly Report (Mar. 31, Apr. 13, Apr. 21, Apr. 27) this season.
 
Academically, the computer information science major is a three-time member of the Gwynedd Mercy University Athletics Academic Elite (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026) and he was recognized on the 2024-2025 AEC All-Academic Team.
 
The Academic All-America program is conducted by the members of the CSC and separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First, Second, and Third Team Academic All-America honorees for the at-large programs will be announced on July 14, 2026.