La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Men's Cross Country/Track and Field team had five student-athletes earn academic honors on Tuesday. Graduate student Dirk Lueck of Berlin (H.S.), juniors Aidan Matthai of Wauwatosa (East), Grant Matthai of Wauwatosa (East), Cael Schoemann of Hartford (Union) and sophomore Collin Conzemius of La Crosse (Aquinas), have been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District® Cross Country/Track and Field Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday. 

Dirk Lueck, Track and Field

• This is the first time Lueck has earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.
• Lueck is studying biology and geography with a 3.85 grade point average.
• He qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles where he finished 13th in the preliminaries.
• His fastest time during the outdoor season in the 400 hurdles came at the UWL Uncaged Open where he ran a time of 52.66.
• Lueck was a member of the Distance Medley Relay Team that earned NCAA All-America honors with a fifth place finish at the NCAA III Indoor National Championships.
• Lueck was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Scholar Athlete. 

Aidan Matthai, Cross Country and Track and Field

• This is the first time Aidan Matthai has earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.
• Matthai is majoring in statistics and has a 3.95 grade point average.
• He earned NCAA III All-America honors in cross country by finishing fifth overall and was a member of the Eagles national championship team. 
• Other highlights from the cross country season included finishing fifth at the WIAC Championships and second at the NCAA III North Region Championships. 
• He finished the indoor track and field season by picking up two NCAA All-America honors as he finished seventh in the 3000-meter run and fourth in the 5000-meter run. Scoring in both of these events helped the Eagles claim the NCAA III Indoor National Championship.
• Then during the outdoor track and field season, Matthai earned NCAA All-America honors in the 10000-meter run with his fifth place finish at the NCAA III Outdoor Championships. He also placed place 18th in the 5000-meter run. 

Grant Matthai, Cross Country and Track and Field

• This is the second time Grant Matthai has earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.
• Matthai is majoring in statistics and holds a 4.00 grade point average. 
• In cross country, Matthai was an NCAA All-American as he finished third individually and was a member of the Eagles national championship team. 
• He also captured the WIAC Cross Country championship with a time of 23:34.5.
• Matthai continued his success into the indoor track and field season as he earned NCAA All-America honors in the 3000-meter run and the 5000-meter run. He won the 5000-meter national title while finishing fourth to help contribute to the Eagles winning the team national championship. 
• At the NCAA III Outdoor championships, Matthai finished fourth individually in the 10000-meter run while he was ninth in the 5000-meter run. His performance at the outdoor championships helped the Eagles win the team national title. 

Cael Schoemann, Track and Field

• This is the second time Schoemann has earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.
• Schoeman is majoring in political science and carries a 3.50 grade point average. 
• At the NCAA III Indoor Championships, Schoeman defended his national title in the 800-meter run for his second championship of his career. 
• Then during the outdoor season, Schoemann earned his third straight NCAA All-America honor in the 800-meter run with his third place finish at the NCAA III Outdoor Championships. 
• Schoemann also won both the WIAC Indoor and Outdoor Championship in the 800-meter run. 

Collin Conzemius, Track and Field

• This is the first time Conzemius has earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.
• Conzemius is majoring in marketing and has a 3.60 grade point average.
• During the indoor season, Conzemius won the WIAC Championship in the 400-meter run while finishing third at the NCAA III Indoor Championships. 
• Conzemius also picked up an NCAA III All-America honor as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team which finished third at indoor nationals. 
• At the NCAA III Outdoor Championships, Conzemius would once again pick up NCAA All-America honors in both the 400-meter run and the 4x400-meter relay. Conzemius finished second in both events. 

The 2025 Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track, in the field, and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's track& field honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
  
First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 16, 2025.
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.