CALIFORNIA (May 31) – The California (PA) women's track & field team featured a group of five student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Wednesday afternoon, as senior Kailee Bunyard (Columbia, Md./Atholton), senior Divonne Franklin (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll), sophomore Tatum Hoffman (Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley), senior Nicole Naumann (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and senior Sydney Urbine (Centerville, Pa./Beth-Center) earned the accolade.

With the honor, all five student-athletes are eligible for consideration on the CSC Academic All-America Teams that will be announced next month. The CSC Academic All-America program replaces the former CoSIDA Academic All-America program after CoSIDA recently rebranded the organization as College Sports Communicators.

Bunyard broke the indoor school record in the 60-meter hurdles and earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) status for the fourth time in her career this season. She scored at the league championships in both sprint hurdles this year after sweeping the titles in the sprint hurdles during the 2022 campaign. Bunyard maintains a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) while completing a degree in criminal justice with a concentration in criminology and a minor in forensic investigation and cyber forensics.

Franklin received academic all-district laurels for the third-consecutive year after being a 2022 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American. She captured a pair of individual national titles over the weekend at the NCAA Championships and received First-Team All-America honors four times in 2023. Franklin completed four three-peats at the PSAC Championships as a senior was named Outstanding Track Athlete at both league meets after shattering multiple all-time and championship records. She completed her bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in pre-medicine and a minor in chemistry with a 3.64 GPA in 2022. The Philadelphia native boasts a 4.00 GPA while pursuing her master's degree in exercise science and health promotion with a concentration in rehabilitation science.

Hoffman earned All-PSAC accolades in the pentathlon at the PSAC Indoor Championships before missing the outdoor season due to injury. She set personal records in four events while competing in the pentathlon at the league meet this winter. Hoffman holds a 3.62 GPA while majoring in earth science with a concentration in meteorology.

Naumann competed at four PSAC Cross Country Championships from 2019-22, plus competed in seven different events over her track & field career. She earned her bachelor's degree as a dual major in graphic design and art studio with a 3.90 GPA in 2022 and maintains a 3.90 GPA in graduate school while pursuing a degree in exercise science and health promotion with a concentration in sport psychology.

Urbine received All-PSAC First-Team status in cross country this fall after previously garnering second-team honors in the spring of 2021. She set a personal best in the 800-meter run during the outdoor season after being a member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay at the indoor championships. Urbine boats a 3.95 GPA while completing a degree in PreK-4 education.

To qualify for the academic all-district honors, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically while maintaining a cumulative 3.50 GPA or higher. Additionally, each institution is capped at five nominees in the women's track & field/cross country program.