AUSTIN, Texas - Widener Women's Cross Country and Track & Field member Gabby Nye was garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-American on Monday (July 15).

Nye becomes the first Pride member to receive the honor since Nick D'Alessandro of Baseball in 2019.

In order to be eligible for CSC Academic All-American, an individual must have a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative GPA and meet high athletic standards. Out of a select group of student-athletes, members of the CSC vote for Academic All-Americans. This year approximately 30,000 nominations were submitted with approximately 2,000 members selected to the team. Within women's cross country and track & field, a nominee must be in the top 50 individual performance at an NCAA regional competition for cross country and top 50 regional in an event for track & field.

Nye is joined by 45 other recipients across all three teams. This year the Shippensburg, Pa. native earned a spot on the second team following her successes on the course and track. During the cross country season, Nye would take first at MAC Championships with a 22:33.5 only to go on to drop more than 30 seconds at NCAA Metro Regionals where she took second with a 22:01.3. The cross country season concluded at NCAA Championships for the third time in her career where she ran a personal best 21:48.5 on Nov. 23 to place 42nd overall, the highest finish from a Widener student-athlete at a nationals.

The indoor track and field season continued to display her talents as Nye captured first in all three of her individual events. Her mile (5:01.16) would push her run at the Tufts Final Qualifier meet where she ran a personal best 4:54.99 to qualify for NCAA Championships. While at NCAA Championships, the distance specialist would place ninth in preliminaries with a 4:57.74 and end up placing 10th in finals later on in the meet with a 4:56.38 to be named a Second Team All-American for her second straight year. Moving to the outdoor season did not slow as she transitioned to the 5k at conference championships where she clocked a 17:56.78 to take first. A couple weeks later a 16:34.06 would earn her a spot at NCAA Championships in the 5k where she took 12th in a 16:50.57. Her time would earn her another Second Team All-American honor. 

Nye's classroom activities reflect her hard work as she holds a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA while majoring in biology/pre-physical therapy and spanish. Outside the classroom, she is heavily involved in the Chester Community Clinic, Widener's Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Mission of Mercy in PA, and a Widener University tutor. 

For her accomplishments in the classroom and in sport, Nye was named MAC Senior Scholar Athlete for Cross Country, named to the 2024-25 PhillySIDA Academic All-Area teams, named to the Academic All-MAC teams, and to the USTFCCCA Metro Region teams.

To read the full College Sports Communicator's press release, click here.