GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Wartburg College senior Lance Sobaski has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® Second Team for the 2025-26 men's track & field/cross country season, the organization announced.

Sobaski (Brighton, Iowa/Washington) earns the first CSC Academic All-America® honor of his career while extending Wartburg's streak to six consecutive years with at least one CSC Academic All-American selection.

One of the nation's top distance runners, Sobaski collected NCAA Division III All-America honors across cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field during the 2025-26 academic year. He opened the year with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, South Carolina, earning cross country All-America recognition.

During the indoor season, Sobaski garnered First Team All-America honors in both the 3,000-meter run and the distance medley relay. He followed that with another standout outdoor campaign, finishing as the NCAA Division III national runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while adding a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run to earn two more All-America honors.

Sobaski was also named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Week on March 30 after producing one of the fastest steeplechase performances in Division III history. Competing at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Missouri, he crossed the finish line in 8:40.85, the third-fastest time in NCAA Division III history at the time.

More recently, Sobaski competed alongside Wartburg alumnus Christopher Collet at the Portland Track Festival, where he became just the fifth Division III athlete to break the 8:40 barrier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Sobaski finished first in 8:37.25, followed by Collet in 8:38.49, with the performances ranking second and third, respectively, on the NCAA Division III all-time list.

Sobaski posted a 3.67 undergraduate GPA with a degree in Business Administration. 

The CSC Academic All-America® men's track & field/cross country Division III team had eight repeat selections from the 2024-25 listings. The 15-member Division III first team had a 3.90 average undergraduate GPA. Additionally, the members of the CSC Academic All-America® men's track & field/cross country Division III teams had 15 student-athletes who hold a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate or graduate degree programs. 

The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.


WARTBURG TF/XC CSC ALL-AMERICA
1984: Dan Houston (Men's At-Large, 2nd team) – Men's Track and Field
1990: Brad Thompson (Men's At-Large, 2nd team) – Men's Cross Country, Track and Field
1991: Todd Houge (Men's At-Large, 3rd team) – Men's Cross Country, Track and Field
1992: Todd Houge (Men's At-Large, 1st team) – Men's Cross Country, Track and Field
1993: Robyn Olson (Women's At-Large, 2nd team) – Women's Track and Field
1994: Robyn Olson (Women's At-Large, 1st team) – Women's Track and Field
1995: Wendy Ahrendsen (Women's At-Large, 3rd team) – Women's Track and Field Robyn Olson (Women's At-Large, 1st team) – Women's Track and Field
1996: Jeff Allen (Men's At-Large, 1st team) – Men's Cross Country
2000: Kendall Ricklefs (Men's At-Large, 2nd team) – Men's Cross Country
2001: Jenni Donohue (Women's At-Large, 1st team) – Women's Track and Field Brianne Schoonover (Women's At-Large, 2nd team) – Women's Track and Field
2002: Brianne Schoonover (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team)
2003: Brent Showalter (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team)
2004: Brent Showalter (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Kelly Foley (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team)
2006: Kevin Balster (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2007: Kevin Balster (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team)
2008: Hannah Baker (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2009: Hannah Baker (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team)
2010: Hannah Baker (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Jenny Kordick (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2012: Emily Eimers (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team) Sarah Hoffman (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Laura Sigmund (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team)
2013: Daniel Bonthius (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Alana Enabnit (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team) Kayla Hemann (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2014: Daniel Bonthius (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Colt Feltes (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Kayla Hemann (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team)
2015: Daniel Bonthius (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Colt Feltes (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Kayla Hemann (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Taylor Moore (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2018: Ashlyn Bagge (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) 2020: Carina Collet (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Erica Rittgers (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)
2021: Carina Collet (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Aubrie Fisher (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Dallas Wright (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team)
2022: Aubrie Fisher (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Dallas Wright (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Cross Country & Track and Field Record Book 162
2023: Aubrie Fisher (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team) Shaelyn Hostager (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Connor Lancial (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 1st team)
2024: Aubrie Fisher (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team) Shaelyn Hostager (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team) Jacob Green (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team) Tyler Schermerhorn (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team
2025: Lance Sobaski (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country, 2nd team)