2025 Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-G-MAC Teams

2025 Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-G-MAC Teams

At the end of another successful outdoor track and field season, both the Hillsdale College men's and women's teams brought home major honors as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced its All-G-MAC teams on Thursday.

On the men's side, junior Ben Haas was named the G-MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Haas also was the Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for the G-MAC and cemented his honor by becoming Hillsdale's first double NCAA DII national champion on the men's side by capturing the national title in the hammer throw with a winning mark of 66.31 meters on May 22nd in Pueblo, Colorado. The hammer throw title adds to Haas' 2025 indoor weight throw national title, which the junior captured in March with a program and G-MAC record-setting mark of 22.89 meters on the biggest stage.

Haas was a double champion at the G-MAC Outdoor Championships in early May, winning titles in both the hammer throw and the shot put. He holds the Hillsdale school records in the weight throw, hammer throw, and indoor and outdoor shot put.

On the women's side, two athletes won major G-MAC awards. Freshman Allison Kuzma was named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year for Outdoor Track, after a sensational finish at the NCAA DII national championships in Pueblo, Colorado on May 22 that saw her place third in the nation in the 10,000m run with a time of 35:02.50. A breakout star from Zeeland, Michigan, Kuzma dominated the 10K race at the G-MAC Championships in early May, winning the race by nearly 90 seconds over second place to add a second G-MAC title to her indoor 5,000m crown. Kuzma also finished second at the G-MAC Cross Country championships in the fall.

Along with Kuzma, senior Nicole Marshall was Hillsdale's third-ever recipient of the Elite 26 award, honoring the athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing in the G-MAC Outdoor Championship meet. Marshall graduated with a perfect 4.0 from Hillsdale and a degree in Biochemistry in the spring, serving as her class' Valedictorian at the commencement ceremony. A multi-time placer in the G-MAC both indoors and outdoors, Marshall is heading to medical school in the fall to become a doctor.

Both Haas and Kuzma were among the eight Charger men and women to earn All-G-MAC honors for their performances this spring. On the men's side, senior Richie Johnston earned first team All-G-MAC honors after repeating as the conference champion in the 3,000m steeplechase, while junior Connor McCormick earned second team honors for his runner-up finish in the pole vault.

On the women's side, juniors Tara Townsend in the pole vault, Anna Roberts in the 3,000m steeplechase, and Averi Parker in the discus all received first team honors along with Kuzma after capturing G-MAC titles in their respective events. Senior Marilyn Popplewell also earned second team All-G-MAC honors for her runner-up finish in the javelin at the G-MAC Outdoor Championships.