CALIFORNIA (June 18) – The California (PA) women's track & field/cross country teams placed five student-athletes on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday afternoon.

Senior Kailee Bunyard, junior Madeline Curtis, senior Kat Henderson, junior Tatum Hoffman and junior Jing McCann received laurels from the organization. Bunyard and Hoffman earned the accolade for a consecutive year, while Henderson collected the honor for third time in her career.

Bunyard earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) status for the fifth time in her career and broke her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles this winter. She placed second in the finals of the event at the indoor league meet. Bunyard holds a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) while completing a master's degree in criminal justice and criminology with concentrations in behavior crime analysis and forensic linguistics. The Maryland native previously earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice with a concentration in criminology and minor in forensic investigation and cyber forensics while maintaining a 3.97 cumulative GPA.

Curtis received U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) all-region and All-PSAC First-Team laurels during the cross country season. She placed seventh overall at the league race before finishing in eighth place at the NCAA Regional Championships. In the winter, Curtis registered a top-five finish in both the 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run at the PSAC Championships. The 5-foot-2 junior closed the year with a top-five performance in the 1,500-meter run at the outdoor league meet. Curtis maintains a 3.64 cumulative GPA while pursuing a degree in digital media technology.

Henderson garnered USTFCCCA all-region status in both the pentathlon and heptathlon in her first season with the program. She broke the school record and earned All-PSAC honors in the pentathlon during the indoor campaign. Henderson holds a 3.89 cumulative GPA as a graduate student majoring in exercise science and health promotion with concentrations in sport psychology and nutrition. The West Virginia native previously received academic all-district honors in each of the last two years while being a standout at Waynesburg (Pa.), a NCAA Division III program.

Hoffman scored in both the pentathlon and heptathlon at the league championships this season. She placed seventh in the heptathlon with a personal record after missing all of the 2023 outdoor campaign due to injury.  Hoffman maintains a 3.73 cumulative GPA while majoring in earth science with a concentration in meteorology.

McCann received USTFCCCA all-region and All-PSAC honors in the hammer throw, plus set multiple school records this year. She broke the school mark in the weight throw while scoring in the event at the indoor league championships. In the spring, McCann became the program's first All-PSAC thrower in over 15 years by placing third in the hammer throw and eclipsed the school record in the event in three-straight weeks. The Pittsburgh native holds a 3.78 cumulative GPA while pursuing a degree in art with a concentration in secondary education.

To qualify for CSC Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, maintain a cumulative 3.50 GPA and be ranked among the top 50 in an individual event in their respective region on the TFRRS performance list. Additionally, each institution is capped at five nominees in the sport of women's track & field/cross country.

Note, starting in the 2023-24 academic year advancement from Academic All-District submission to the Academic All-America ballot will be determined by subcommittees of the CSC Academic All-America program (formerly CoSIDA). The trio of Curtis, Henderson and McCann were chosen as a CSC Academic All-America finalists and advance to the national ballot with the CSC Academic All-America Teams being announced next month.