MINNEAPOLIS – Five Augsburg University runners – Max Jacobson (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Zurich International School, Cross Country/Track and Field), Chloe Kintop (SR, Foxboro, Wis./Superior HS/Cross Country), Fritz Landherr (SR, Tracy, Minn./Tracy Area HS/Track and Field), Aaron Puent (SR, La Crosse, Wis./La Crosse Aquinas HS/Cross Country/Track and Field), and Sam Scheuneman (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Burnsville HS/Cross Country) – were named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District Track and Field/Cross Country Team, it was announced on Wednesday.

The 2022-23 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. Top student-athletes are nominated for inclusion on the Academic All-District teams by college and university sports information directors. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.50 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials.

Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced June 28 (women) and June 29 (men).

MAX JACOBSON
In his second year as a member of the cross country team, Jacobson competed in all six meets for Augsburg. He opened the season with a new personal best three-mile time of 16:46.6 and set a new personal record in an 8,000-meter race the following week with a time of 27:15.9 at the Hamline Invitational. At the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, Jacobson placed 124^th with an 8k time of 29:28.7. Also a member of the track and field team, Jacobson competed in the 800-meter run at the Holst Invitational, placing 33^rd with a time of 2:23.26.

CHLOE KINTOP
In her fourth season as a member of the cross country team, Kintop competed in each of Augsburg's six meets throughout the fall. She set a season-best 6,000-meter time of 27:39.4 at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse on October 15 and placed 153^rd at the MIAC Championships with a 6k time of 28:55.7.

FRITZ LANDHERR
In his senior campaign as a member of the track and field team at Augsburg, Landherr competed mostly in the 200 and 400-meter dashes. He set a new season-best 400-meter dash time of 52.38 seconds at the MIAC Championships, placing 21^st in the conference. His highest individual finish of the year came in the indoor season when he placed third in the 400-meter dash at the Carleton University Meet of the Hearts on February 11.

AARON PUENT
A member of both the cross country and track and field teams at Augsburg, Puent competed at six cross country meets in the fall. He set a new personal-best three-mile time of 18:13.6 at the Twin Cities Twilight and clocked a personal-best 8,000-meter time of 30:00.6 at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational. During the track and field season, Puent set four personal records in the mile run (4:55.49), 800-meter run (2:25.66), 400-meter dash (59.20), and 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:11.80).

SAM SCHEUNEMAN
A senior on the Auggie cross country team, Scheuneman competed six times throughout the fall. He set a new personal record with an 8,000-meter time of 32:56.9 at the Hamline Invitational on September 9 and placed 163^rd at the MIAC Championships with a time of 33:06.9.