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Six `Runners Earn Academic All-District Honors in Pool

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The 2025 Academic All-District® teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The Cal State Bakersfield Athletics Department excitedly announces a program-high six members of the Roadrunner swimming and diving teams who earned Academic All-District® honors: Carolynn Kenney, Astrid Medina, Josiane Hill, Cole Nero, CJ Manuel, and Dillon Smith.

A group heavily filled with sophomores, who are eligible for the first time for one of the most stringent academic honors in all of college sports, this group of `Runners posted multiple notable benchmarks:
  • Cal State Bakersfield reset its previous program-best (5) with six honorees in 2025
  • The men's team has never had more than one honoree in a single year, posting three this year
  • All six honorees are first-time recipients of Academic All-District honors
Women

Sophomore Carolynn Kenney leads the pack of `Runner women with an unblemished 4.00 cumulative GPA. The political science major is also a strong performer in the pool, scoring points in all three sprint freestyle events at the Big West Championships back in February.

Astrid Medina is another sophomore who brings depth to the CSUB roster in a wide range of events, including the 500 Free, 200 Back, and 400 IM. Medina is an accounting major who boasts a 3.93 cumulative GPA.

Rounding out the `Runner trio of sophomores is Josiane Hill, who posted the best results in the pool of this bunch. A biology major with a 3.81 GPA, Hill earned All-Conference honors (Top 8) in both the 100 Fly and 100 Back at the Big West Championships while placing her name in the CSUB Top 5 lists in three different events.

Men

An accounting major with a 3.80 cumulative GPA, Cole Nero paces the `Runner trio of men. The sophomore posted personal-best marks in three different events at the Big West Championships while scoring points for the `Runners in the 200 Back and 400 IM.

CJ Manuel is the fifth and final sophomore in this group of standout `Runners. The kinesiology major owns a 3.63 GPA while posting a pair of B-final placements in the 100 Back and 200 Back.

Senior Dillon Smith wraps up Bakersfield's honorees, posting his best career performance in his final season. On pace to graduate this Spring with a degree in liberal studies, Smith reset his personal best in the 200 Fly at the league championships after doing the same in the 100 Fly at Bakersfield's mid-season meet in Utah.

Academic All-District and All-America

Nominated student-athletes must meet the minimum athletic requirements of competing in at least 50% of the team's meets or placing Top 8 at the Conference meet. Candidates must also maintain at least a 3.50 GPA, one of the most rigorous academic requirements among all national honors programs.

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Academic All-America® honorees will be announced later this month for the swimming and diving programs.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.

~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Josiane Hill

Josiane Hill

Fly/Back
5' 8"
Sophomore
Carolynn Kenney

Carolynn Kenney

Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Astrid Medina

Astrid Medina

Back/Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
She/Her/Hers
CJ Manuel

CJ Manuel

Back/Free
5' 10"
Sophomore
Cole Nero

Cole Nero

Back/IM
6' 3"
Sophomore
Dillon Smith

Dillon Smith

Fly/IM
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Josiane Hill

Josiane Hill

5' 8"
Sophomore
Fly/Back
Carolynn Kenney

Carolynn Kenney

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free
Astrid Medina

Astrid Medina

5' 7"
Sophomore
She/Her/Hers
Back/Free
CJ Manuel

CJ Manuel

5' 10"
Sophomore
Back/Free
Cole Nero

Cole Nero

6' 3"
Sophomore
Back/IM
Dillon Smith

Dillon Smith

5' 8"
Senior
Fly/IM
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