Four athletes from the Wayne State College women's track and field team were named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team released Tuesday morning and selected by College Sports Communicators.  Junior thrower Olivia Schwarzrock was a repeat selection while seniors Hailey Baker and McKenna Markle and sophomore Torrance Tso received the award for the first time.
            Eligible nominees must maintain a minimum grade average of 3.50 or higher and have posted a top 50 mark in her respective event(s) within the Central Region.
            Schwarzrock, a junior from Gibbon, Minnesota (Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop HS), recorded a 3.85 grade point average majoring in forensic science.  She posted a fourth-place finish in the shot put, ranking 12^th in the Central Region, with a personal-best mark of 45' 10" and earned a seventh-place medal during the indoor season in the shot put at 43' 7 ¼". 
            Baker, a senior from Blair (Blair HS), maintained a grade point average of 3.57 majoring in education.  She earned All-NSIC honors this season with a second-place finish in the hammer throw (180' 10") at the NSIC Outdoor Championships to rank 10^th in the NCAA Central Region.  During the indoor season Baker was 12^th in the weight throw.
            Markle, a senior from Ponca City, Oklahoma (Cowley College), accumulated a 3.75 grade point average majoring in criminal justice.  She produced a sixth-place medal in the hammer throw at the NSIC Outdoor Championships with a top mark of 153' 1".  Markle had top 50 marks in the hammer throw and in the weight throw during the indoor season.
            Tso, a sophomore from Norfolk (Norfolk HS), had a 3.68 grade point average majoring in psychology and criminal justice.  She earned All-NSIC honors and was an NCAA outdoor national qualifier in the discus placing third at the NSIC Outdoor Championships with a top throw of 154' 2".  Tso was ninth in the Central Region and 17^th in NCAA Division II in the discus this season.