NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Carleton College distance runners Jeremy Fong '23 (Niiza-Shi, Japan/Christian Academy in Japan) and Clara Mayfield '23 (Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan) were both selected to the Academic All-America® Division III Track & Field/Cross Country team for 2022-23 in voting by the College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly the College Sports Information Directors of America [CoSIDA]).
 
The Academic All-America program recognizes excellence in both the classroom and competition. At total of 50 men and 54 women were selected to the first, second and third Academic All-America squads. Fong and Mayfield were both third-team picks. Carleton is the only school from the MIAC and 1 of only 16 NCAA Division III schools to have Academic All-Americans for both men's and women's track & field/cross country in 2022-23.
 
Carleton student-athletes have now earned the Academic All-America Award a total of 35 times overall, including 10 first-team selections, 18 second-team picks, and 7 third-teamers (see full list of Carleton honorees below.) The track & field/cross country programs have accounted for 15 of those 15 Academic All-America honors. Fong's award is the eighth earned by the Carleton men's program while Mayfield took home the seventh honor for the women's program.
 
Mayfield graduated in June after majoring in biology. She wrapped up her time racing for the Knights with nine All-America awards to her résumé, tied for the third-highest total for a Carleton woman. She was the first Carleton woman to earn All-America recognition three times in cross country, including a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships in helping Carleton to a fourth-place showing, its best-ever result at nationals. Mayfield added a third-place finish in the mile run at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships and both a third-place result in the 10K and fourth-place finish in the 5K at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Only four Carleton women earned All-America status in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field during the same academic year. Mayfield joined Anna Prineas as the only individuals to accomplish that feat twice. Mayfield collected 18 All-Region honors during her career and accumulated 15 All-MIAC awards, including six conference individual titles. She anchored Carleton squads that won the MIAC Cross Country Championships in 2019 and 2022.
 
Fong majored in sociology/anthropology with minors in cross-cultural studies and European studies. He collected All-MIAC recognition six times and earned multiple Academic All-MIAC awards. A member of the 2019 MIAC Champion cross country team, Fong received all-conference honorable mention in the 800-meter run and 4x400 relay at the 2021 MIAC Outdoor Championships. He secured All-MIAC status by virtue of his third-place result in the 1000-meter run at the 2023 conference indoor meet and added his final All-MIAC Honorable Mention as Carleton finished fourth in the 4x400-meter relay at the same meet.
 
The MIAC saw four other student-athletes honored as well, as Gustavus senior Birgen Nelson and Saint Benedict junior Fiona Smith were both first-team Academic All-America honorees on the women's side, while Saint John's juniors Carter Grove and Lloyd Young were both third-team honorees on the men's side.
 
Additionally, Matt Wilkinson '22—a two-time Academic All-American and eight-time All-American, including national titles in both the 3000-meter steeplechase and 5000-meter run at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships—was a first-team selection this year while racing for the University of Minnesota (D-I).
 
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by their sports information director.

Carleton College Academic All-Americans®

Academic Year	Student-Athlete	Academic All-America Team	Sport/Position
1992-93	Scott Hanks	Football (1st team)	Tight End
1994-95	Jon Bougie	Men's At-Large (2nd team)	Track & Cross Country
1994-95	Lydia Neilsen	Women's At-Large (2nd team)	Swimming
1995-96	Kevin Theissen	Men's At-Large (3rd team)	Track & Cross Country
1997-98	Max Harper	Men's At-Large (2nd team)	Swimming
1988-99	Josh Wilhelm	Men's Basketball (2nd team)	Forward
1999-2000	Sandra Helquist	Women's At-Large (3rd team)	Track & Field
2000-01	Jeff Thurk	Football (2nd team)	Defensive Line
2000-01	Carl Tape	Men's At-Large (2nd team)	Soccer
2002-03	Jason Brown	Men's At-Large (1st team)	Swimming
2002-03	Matt Hooley	Men's Track/Cross Country (3rd team)	Track & Cross Country
2003-04	Britta Vietenheimer	Women's At-Large (2nd team)	Swimming
2005-06	David Watson	Men's Soccer (3rd team)	Midfielder
2007-08	Ted Marschall	Men's At-Large (3rd team)	Swimming
2008-09	Ted Marschall	Men's At-Large (2nd team)	Swimming
2010-11	Will Taylor	Football (2nd team)	Offensive Line
2010-11	Simone Childs-Walker	Women's Track/Cross Country (1st team)	Track & Cross Country
2011-12	Simone Childs-Walker	Women's Track/Cross Country (1st team)	Track & Cross Country
2012-13	Simon Ginet	Men's Soccer (1st Team)	Forward
2012-13	Erik Klontz	Men's At-Large (1st team)	Swimming
2013-14	David Stillerman	Baseball (2nd Team)	Infield
2014-15	Amelia Campbell	Women's Track/Cross Country (2nd team)	Track & Field
2015-16	Hart Hornor	Men's Track/Cross Country (1st team)	Track & Cross Country
2015-16	Amelia Campbell	Women's Track/Cross Country (1st team)	Track & Field
2015-16	Ruth Steinke	Women's Track/Cross Country (2nd team)	Track & Cross Country
2017-18	Ziyi Wang	Women's At-Large (2nd team)	Golf
2018-19	Tris Dodge	Men's Track/Cross Country (2nd team)	Track & Cross Country
2019-20	Natalie Maurice	Softball (2nd team)	Catcher
2019-20	Matt Wilkinson	Men's Track/Cross Country (2nd team)	Track & Cross Country
2020-21	Aaron Forman	Men's Soccer (1st Team)	Goalkeeper
2020-21	Matt Wilkinson	Men's Track/Cross Country (1st team)	Track & Cross Country
2021-22	Travis Brown	Football (2nd team)	Defensive Back
2021-22	Ryan McGregor	Football (2nd team)	Defensive Back
2022-23	Jeremy Fong	Men's Track/Cross Country (3rd team)	Track & Cross Country
2022-23	Clara Mayfield	Women's Track/Cross Country (3rd team)	Track & Cross Country