Trio of Owls claim spots on Academic All-District Team

The Kenyon College Owls had three student-athletes listed on the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Men's Track & Field Team. The Kenyon honorees — Josh Greville, Noah Hopkins, and Owen Rodstrom — were all members of the junior class this past season.

To be eligible for the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete had to be a key contributor who produced a Top-50 performance in the region in a single, individual event (relays not included). The student-athlete also had to be on the team's active roster for at least two years and had to possess a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average.

Greville nailed down the athletics criteria in multiple events. During the indoor season he had a regional rank of fifth in the heptathlon, 20th in the triple jump, and 46th in the 60-meter hurdles. When the schedule flipped to outdoor competition, he ranked 31st in the triple jump and 47th in the 400-meter run. In the classroom, Greville excels as a double-major in biology and environmental studies.

Hopkins is a physics major and a distance specialist. He not only ran on the track team, but as a member of Kenyon’s cross country team. He gained Academic All-District status through results in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. His performance in that event at the Denison Lid-Lifter on March 29 placed him in the No. 45 spot in the regional ranking.

Rodstrom, like Hopkins, competed as a member of both Kenyon’s cross country and track and field teams. In the classroom, he’s a mathematics major. On the track, he also solidified his academic honor through the 3,000-meter steeplechase event. On May 8 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight meet, Rodstrom ran a 9:36.34, which moved him up to the No. 17 spot in the regional ranking.Greville and Rodstrom are now two-time winners of the CSC's Academic All-District award, while Hopkins was a first-time winner.