NEW ORLEANS, La.—Junior John Hanscom (Hadley, Mass.), sophomore Brian Ronayne (Reading, Mass.) and the Babson College men's cross country program were recognized for their success in the classroom when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its annual academic awards on Thursday. 

Hanscom and Ronayne were among 355 student-athletes that earned USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic honors, which requires a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale while finishing in the top 25 percent of their respective regional championship meet.

In addition to the individual awards, the Beavers were among 195 Division III programs to collect All-Academic team honors for the sixth consecutive season after wrapping up the fall semester with a cumulative team GPA of  3.37. Teams must have must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other qualifiers.

After competing in just one race in 2024, Roynane had a terrific 2025 season that saw him narrowly miss out on receiving both all-conference and all-region accolades. He recorded the top 8k time of his career (25:46) at the Connecticut College Invitational on October 18 and followed it up by placing 17th with a time of 26:29 at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship on November 1. 

Ronayne capped the season by running a time of 25:58 to place 39th overall in the NCAA East Regional at the Hopkinton (N.H.) Fairgrounds on November 16. 

Hanscom had a breakout campaign that saw him record the five best 8k times of his career. He set a new personal best of 25:59 at the Hopkinton XC Fest in New Hampshire on October 10 and improved 17 places at the NEWMAC Championship to finish 24th overall with a time of 26:44.

Hanscom concluded the year with another strong performance at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds running a time of 26:06 to place 47th overall after finishing 79th on the same course back in 2024. 

Under the direction of head coach Russ Brennen, Babson came in third with the second lowest point total in program history at the NEWMAC Championship and matched the best finish in school annals by placing sixth at the NCAA East Regional.