Men's Outdoor Track & Field 6/24/2026 10:45:00 AM

Six Seahawks Earn Men's Track & Field CSC Academic All-District Honor

The 2026 CSC Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), was announced Tuesday, recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined achievements in competition and the classroom.

Keiser University placed six student-athletes on the Academic All-District Team, including Francesco De Nicola, Charlem Diable, Claudio Pugnetti, Adrian Rivadulla, Sigmund Le Fjeld, and Nikola Vukelja. Among the honorees, Pugnetti was selected as an Academic All-America® finalist and will advance to the national ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will be voted on by CSC members for Academic All-America® recognition. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 14.

Francesco DeNicola, Second Year, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy

Maintained a 4.00 GPA while pursuing his Master of Business Administration.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Secured All-Conference honors as a member of Keiser's runner-up 4x800m relay team at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championships.
Posted a season-best 1:57.30 in the 800m and 4:12.87 in the 1,500m during the outdoor season.
Played a key role in Keiser's conference championship relay success throughout the 2025-26 campaign.
Demonstrated excellence both in competition and in the classroom as one of the program's top graduate student-athletes.

Charlem Diable, Second Year, France

Maintained a 4.00 GPA while pursuing his Master of Business Administration.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Secured All-Conference honors with a runner-up finish in the triple jump at the Sun Conference Indoor Championships.
Won the triple jump at the HBCU Relays Experience with a personal-best leap of 14.57m.
Captured another outdoor victory at the Southeastern Fire Invitational in the triple jump.
Consistently ranked among Keiser's top scorers in the horizontal jumps throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Balanced elite academic achievement with conference-level athletic success.

Claudio Pugnetti, Second Year, Udine, Italy

Maintained a 3.92 GPA while majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference and NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition.
Became a NAIA All-American with a sixth-place finish in the javelin at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships.
Captured the Sun Conference Championship in the javelin with a school-record and facility-record throw of 65.18m, achieving the NAIA "A" standard.
Named Sun Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year after a dominant championship performance.
Qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships for the second consecutive season.
Finished the year as one of the top javelin throwers in the NAIA while earning All-Conference honors.

Adrian Rivadulla, Second Year, Queven, France

Maintained a 3.88 GPA while studying Applied Engineering.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Collected three All-Conference honors during the outdoor season.
Won the Sun Conference Championship in the 800m and helped the Seahawks earn runner-up finishes in relay competition.
Qualified for both the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships during the 2025-26 season.
Broke the Keiser school record in the 800m multiple times, culminating with a personal-best 1:50.71 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships.
Finished just 0.20 seconds shy of advancing to the NAIA Outdoor Championship final.

Sigmund Le Fjeld, Second Year, Kolsås, Norway

Maintained a 3.87 GPA while majoring in Business Administration.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference honors.
Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
Recorded a runner-up finish in the triple jump at the Southeastern Fire Invitational (14.11m).
Added a fourth-place finish in the long jump at the HBCU Relays Experience.
Scored for the Seahawks in multiple horizontal jump events throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Contributed valuable depth to one of the Sun Conference's strongest jumps groups while excelling academically.

Nikola Vukelja, Fourth Year, Krusevac, Serbia

Maintained a 3.94 GPA while majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.
Earned Sun Conference Academic All-Conference recognition.
Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the third time in his career.
Recorded a season-best 2:45.47 in the 1000m during the indoor season.
Competed in the mile, 1000m, and relay events throughout the year.
Served as a valuable veteran presence within Keiser's distance program while balancing success in the classroom and on the track.

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