EDISON, N.J.- On Friday, the Metro Conference announced the All-Academic Teams for both Men's and Women's Cross Country with a total of 245 student-athletes from across the Metro earned the honor including 11 student-athletes from Niagara.

On the men's side Ryan Capo (Environmental Science), Frankie Payne (Secondary Education) and Brendan Wangler (Accounting) were honored.

On the women's side Ryanna Brady (Criminal Justice), Alexa Briggs (Nursing), Mercedez Covey (Criminology), Haley Haskett (Sport Management), Olivia Meier (Environmental Science), Annabell Pacouloute (Political Science), Addison Pound (Psychology) and Natalia Seremetis (Marketing) were honored.

To be eligible for the Metro All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.

The 2026 championships will be held at Blue Sky Sports Complex for the first time, with Manhattan University serving as host for the 32nd time.