NEW ORLEANS— Rising junior high jumper Amrit Rehal (Alpharetta, Ga.) and the Babson College women's track & field team were honored for their success in the classroom when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2026 All-Academic awards last week. 

Rehal earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic individual selection for the second straight season, while the Beavers were among 219 Division III programs to achieve All-Academic Team honors after concluding the spring semester with a 3.38 team grade-point average. Under the direction of head coach Russ Brennen, the Green and White received All-Academic Team accolades for the 19th consecutive season. Teams must maintain a 3.10 GPA or better in order to qualify for the award.

In order to qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have compiled at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and have competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship, or finished the regular season ranked in the top-50 nationally in an individual event or in the top-35 in a relay event.

A Finance and Strategy & Consulting major, Rehal put together another outstanding season this past spring, highlighted by earning All-America second team honors with a 13th place finish in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championships. She posted the top performance in the NCAA East Region and broke her own program record by clearing 5-feet, 6-inches at the Farley Inter Regional Meet at Williams on May 9. Her mark of 5-6 ranked 15th in Division III among all high jumpers in Division III in 2026.

The Beavers scored a program-best 72.5 points at this year's NEWMAC track & field championships and came in fifth place for the third time since 2021. The Green and White went on to finish in a tie for 16h at the New England Division III Championships, including a third-place showing in the high jump by Rehal.