The Wayne State College men's track and field team saw five athletes named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District Team released Tuesday morning and selected by College Sports Communicators.  Senior Alex Brandt earned Academic All-District honors for a third straight season while seniors Quentin Dreyer and Wyatt Nissen, junior Jake Peitz and sophomore Jaxson Ninete were first-time honorees.  Dreyer also advanced to the Academic All-American ballot with honorees for first, second and third team to be announced July 16. 
            The College Sports Communicators Academic All-America program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field and in the classroom.  Eligible nominees must maintain a minimum 3.50 grade point average and post a performance in the top 50 of his/her event in the Central Region.
            Brandt, a senior from Grand Island (Northwest HS), maintained a 3.96 grade point average majoring in business/finance and mathematics.  He placed eighth in the decathlon at the NSIC Outdoor Championships with 5,646 points and earned the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic With Distinction Award.  Brandt ranked 29^th in the NCAA Central Region in the decathlon and was 33^rd during the indoor season in the heptathlon.
            Dreyer, a senior from Manning, Iowa (Des Moines Area CC), carried a 4.00 grade point average this year majoring in skilled and technical sciences education.  During the outdoor season, he placed seventh in the 1,500-meter run with a career-best time of 3:53.93.  Dreyer scored points in two events during the indoor season, finishing sixth in the 1,000-meter run (2:32.76) and seventh in the one mile run (4:16.90) and earned the NSIC Elite 18 Award as the top scholar athlete at a conference championship event. 
            Nissen, a senior from Albion (Boone Central HS), recorded a 3.76 grade point average while majoring in sport management.  He earned All-NSIC honors running legs on two relays at the NSIC Outdoor Championships – the first place 4 x 100-meter relay team and the second-place 4 x 400-meter relay team that set a new school record with a time of 3:12.73 at the conference meet.  Nissen also finished 11^th in the 200-meter dash and had an NCAA provisional mark of 21.09 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the South Dakota Challenge (4/12/25).
            Peitz, a junior from Hartington (Hartington-Newcastle HS), had a 3.55 grade point average majoring in family consumer science/foods and nutrition.  He earned a sixth-place medal in the hammer throw at the NSIC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 172' 0" and ranked 17^th in the NCAA Central Region.  Peitz also ranked in the top 50 in the discus and shot put during the outdoor season.
            Ninete, a sophomore from Elkhorn (Elkhorn HS), produced a 3.95 grade point average majoring in history this season.  He recorded a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw (187' 9") at the NSIC Outdoor Championships and ranked 10^th in the Central Region in the event.  Ninete also had top 50 marks in the discus and ranked 15^th in the Central Region during the indoor season in the weight throw.