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

Tyynismaa (Tama, Iowa/South Tama) earns her first career CSC Academic All-America honor after compiling a 3.84 undergraduate grade-point average while majoring in mathematics. She paired her academic success with one of the most decorated seasons in program history, collecting eight NCAA All-America honors across the indoor and outdoor campaigns while sweeping the American Rivers Conference Most Valuable Performer awards.

A five-time A-R-C Performer of the Week during the 2025-26 season, Tyynismaa captured conference indoor titles in the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and as a member of the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. During the outdoor season, she claimed conference championships in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and as part of the and 4x400-meter relay team. 

At the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, Tyynismaa earned All-America honors with seventh-place finishes in the 60-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay, while placing eighth in the 60-meter dash and 10th in the 200-meter dash . She followed that performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin, finishing as the national runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles, fifth in the 4x400-meter relay, seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 15th in the 100-meter dash.

Following her standout season, Tyynismaa was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Midwest Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year on May 29. She became the seventh women's track athlete in Wartburg history to receive the honor, joining Missy Buttry (2003), Heidi Porter (2007), Hannah Baker (2008), Nevada Morrison (2012), Tashina McAllister (2014) and Aubrie Fisher (2021).

Eleven of the 45 members of the Academic All-America® Division III women's track and field/cross country teams hold a perfect 4.00 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 15 first team members have an undergraduate GPA of 3.94. The entire 45-member team has an undergraduate GPA of 3.91.

The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators 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), JoJo Tyynismaa (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country, 3rd team)