INDIANAPOLIS - RMU track and field athletes Julia Dill and Maizee Fry earned 2026 Valeo Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Honors, the league office announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Dill, a senior mechanical engineering student, was selected to the 2026 Valeo Women's Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team after an incredible season for the Colonials. Dill was the lone qualifier for RMU for the 2026 NCAA East First Round Regional and is set to compete on Thursday night in the 10,000m. At the 2026 #HLTF Outdoor Championships, Dill led the Colonials to a third-place finish, marking their highest finish at the outdoor championships since joining the Horizon League. Dill brought home two individual conference championships, winning the 5000m and the 10000m. In the 5000m Dill posted a meet record time of 16:27.91. She was also named to the 2026 Valeo Women's Indoor #HLTF All-Academic Team this winter. 

Fry, a graduate student studying secondary education, was named an honorable mention. At the outdoor championships, Fry totaled eight points, finishing fourth in the shot put and sixth in the discus. Fry finished the outdoor season with a first-place finish and four other top-five finishes. She was previously a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll as well as the RMU Dean's list. 

All-Academic Team Criteria and Procedure

• To be eligible for the Valeo Horizon League All-Academic team, student-athletes must:
• Participate in 50% of the team's overall contests to be eligible for postseason awards. Exceptions are pitchers for baseball and softball; they will need to participate in 20% of their team's overall games.
• Have completed one (1) year at the member school (excluding summer school) and passed 24 semester (or 36 quarter) credit hours at that institution. Eligible candidates must have completed one academic year before the start of their athletic season.
• Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.00 scale.

2026 Valeo Women's Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team

Grace Steffes, Detroit Mercy

Isabel Roloff, Milwaukee

Anna Szepieniec, Milwaukee

Olivia VanZeeland, Milwaukee

Kallie Volk, Milwaukee

Cameron Bittermann, Northern Kentucky

Sierra Kendall, Northern Kentucky

Olivia Kennedy, Northern Kentucky

Kylei Anderson, Oakland

Jamie Giese, Oakland

Victoria Sanders, Oakland

Ava Genovese, Purdue Fort Wayne

Bella Hodges, Purdue Fort Wayne

Ali Sparks, Purdue Fort Wayne

Riley Tate, Purdue Fort Wayne

Julia Dill, RMU

Sydney Thompson, Wright State

McKinley Fielding, Youngstown State

Ainsley Hamsher, Youngstown State

Caleigh Richards, Youngstown State

Women's Outdoor Track Honorable Mentions

Katie Burns, Milwaukee

Makenna Scott, Oakland

Francesca Carlo, Purdue Fort Wayne

Ellie Zagel, Purdue Fort Wayne

Maizee Fry, RMU

Lexus Solarz, Youngstown State