HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech Nordic skiers
Bridget Burns and
Greta Hansen have been named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District® At-Large teams for the second straight year. The honor is selected by College Sports Communicators to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.
Bridget Burns is a junior and holds a 3.94 grade-point average in Environmental Engineering. She has been a two-time NCAA Championship qualifier, placing 22nd in the classic and 38th in skate. Burns was named to the All-CCSA team and was an All-Central Region skier after placing third in the classic. She had five CCSA podium finishes in 2026 while also running cross country in the fall.
Greta Hansen is a junior Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology student with a 3.92 GPA. She also went to the NCAA Championship for the second straight season and placed 25th in the classic and 30th in skate. Hansen was named All-CCSA and was the third-ranked skier in the conference with a pair of individual wins and seven podium finishes. She was All-Central Region with a second-place finish in the classic. Hansen was named the team's most outstanding skier and also ran cross country in the fall.
CSC Academic All-America® candidates must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA in at least their sophomore year academically and athletically, and they must meet certain sport-specific playing-time requirements. The at-large program covers all NCAA-sponsored sports that do not have their own voting process.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes At-Large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division. Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. NCAA, NAIA, and College Division Women's At-Large Academic All-America® First-, Second-, and Third-team honorees will be announced on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
