Contact: Rachel Balinao, Athletics Communication Graduate Assistant, rabalinao@noctrl.edu

(Feb. 4, 2026) - The North Central College women's triathlon team has been named a Scholar All-America Team by the College Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA) and USA Triathlon following the fall 2025 season, with freshman Jordan Haupt also earning individual Scholar All-America honors.

To receive Scholar All-America Team honors, all student-athletes on the roster must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher. Individual Scholar All-American recipients must finish among the top 21 varsity athletes in their division and uphold a GPA of at least 3.5 during the fall semester.

Haupt, a diagnostic medical sonography major, completed the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship in one hour, sixteen minutes, and eight seconds. Her ninth place finish earned her Division III Freshman of the Year Honors.

North Central was one of 35 schools across all divisions to receive team Scholar All-America recognition. Haupt was one of 10 Division III student-athletes to earn individual honors. 

The academic accolades follow a remarkable season for the Cardinals, who captured their fourth consecutive national championship. The women's triathlon program became the first team in the school's athletic history to accomplish a four-peat.