Martinez-Rodriguez Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, St. Cloud State Track & Field Earns All-Academic Team Award
7/20/2026 4:47:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Martinez-Rodriguez owns 4.00 grade point average, team boasts a 3.26 cumulative GPA
NEW ORLEANS – Graduate jumper Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain) and St. Cloud State Track & Field have been named recipients of 2026 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Academic awards, as announced by the organization on July 20. Martinez-Rodriguez earned All-Academic Athlete honors, while the team earned the All-Academic Team Award. It is the first USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honor of Martinez-Rodriguez's career and the second consecutive season the team has been honored.
For an individual to be named an All-Academic Athlete, they must have a cumulative GPA of a 3.25 or higher through the end of the semester of competition and have achieved one of the following athletic criteria: (1) finished the season among the top 50 individuals listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS, (2) participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, (3) competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS, (4) participated in a relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships or (5) competed as a member of a relay team on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution).
Martinez-Rodriguez holds a 4.00 cumulative GPA as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student while also previously finishing her undergraduate degree with a 4.0 GPA. After leaping to new career bests in the high jump and triple jump she was tied for No. 32 in the high jump (1.69m/5-6.5) and tied for No. 44 in the triple jump (11.75m/38-6.75) on the indoor lists.
The Madrid, Spain native posted six individual event wins over the course of the entire season, including the high jump at the NSIC Indoor Championships on February 27, becoming just the seventh Husky to win an event at the indoor NSIC Championships and first since Natalie Gottschalk (2015-19) won the pentathlon in 2018. At the meet, she scored 14 of the team's 18.5 points in the meet including 10 points for winning the high jump.
Earlier this summer, Martinez-Rodriguez earned the second CSC Academic All-District® honors of her career (2023-24 and 2025-26). Additionally, she was a 2025-26 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winner and is a two-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member (2025-26 winter and 2026 spring) and a two-time NSIC All-Academic Team selection (2025-26 winter and 2026 spring).
For a program to be named an All-Academic Team, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office.
As a team, the Huskies own a 3.26 cumulative GPA, earning the award for the second consecutive season.
USTFCCCA Athletes Release | USTFCCCA Teams Release
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
St. Cloud State
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For an individual to be named an All-Academic Athlete, they must have a cumulative GPA of a 3.25 or higher through the end of the semester of competition and have achieved one of the following athletic criteria: (1) finished the season among the top 50 individuals listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS, (2) participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, (3) competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS, (4) participated in a relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships or (5) competed as a member of a relay team on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution).
Martinez-Rodriguez holds a 4.00 cumulative GPA as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student while also previously finishing her undergraduate degree with a 4.0 GPA. After leaping to new career bests in the high jump and triple jump she was tied for No. 32 in the high jump (1.69m/5-6.5) and tied for No. 44 in the triple jump (11.75m/38-6.75) on the indoor lists.
The Madrid, Spain native posted six individual event wins over the course of the entire season, including the high jump at the NSIC Indoor Championships on February 27, becoming just the seventh Husky to win an event at the indoor NSIC Championships and first since Natalie Gottschalk (2015-19) won the pentathlon in 2018. At the meet, she scored 14 of the team's 18.5 points in the meet including 10 points for winning the high jump.
Earlier this summer, Martinez-Rodriguez earned the second CSC Academic All-District® honors of her career (2023-24 and 2025-26). Additionally, she was a 2025-26 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winner and is a two-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member (2025-26 winter and 2026 spring) and a two-time NSIC All-Academic Team selection (2025-26 winter and 2026 spring).
For a program to be named an All-Academic Team, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office.
As a team, the Huskies own a 3.26 cumulative GPA, earning the award for the second consecutive season.
USTFCCCA Athletes Release | USTFCCCA Teams Release
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
St. Cloud State
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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