SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Baptist men's track and field team earned six College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District awards on Tuesday.
Dwyane Fleming,
Josh Kearse,
Hudson Cunningham,
Ayo Toritsju,
Damien Williams and
Maddox Motley qualified for the honor. It marks the second straight year that OBU has put six student-athletes, the CSC nomination limit, on this list.
To qualify, a student-athlete must have been of sophomore standing, possess at least a 3.50 grade point average and had a top-50 regional standing in a single event (indoor or outdoor) or top-50 effort at a NCAA Cross Country regional. Below you'll find info on OBU's winners.
Cunningham,
Biology (1): The sophomore posted two, top-50 regional finishes during the year in the 3,000 steeplechase and 5,000. During the GAC Championships, he took fifth in the steeple with a personal-best time and All-GAC effort of 9:25.67.
Fleming,
Management (1): Not only did the junior take home Men's Most Valuable Athlete at the GAC Outdoor Championships, but he also earned four First Team All-American certificates during the NCAA Championship. Fleming took top national honors in the 100- and 200-meter dash events as well as on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Kearse,
Exercise Science (2): He posted a regional mark of No. 21 in the 1,500 (3:54.90) attained at Arkansas' John McDonnell Invite. Kearse also took home All-GAC Honorable Mention accolades in the same event during the GAC Championship in May.
Motley,
Nursing (1): The sophomore had multiple regional bests. He posted the No. 25 heptathlon score (4,434 points) at Pitt State's Boo Rogers Combined Events. In the outdoor season, Motley had top-21 marks in the decathlon (6,082 points) and javelin (60.64m). His point total in the decathlon helped him earn All-GAC Second Team Honors.
Toritsju,
Exercise Science (1): The newcomer from Nigeria first had the eighth-best indoor regional time in the 400 at 47.35 attained at the Arkansas Qualifier. Then during the outdoor season, Toritsju had the same placement in the 400 as well as the 18th-best time in the 200 (21.22). Plus, at the end of the season, he earned First Team All-American status in the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays.
Williams,
Computer Science (1): During the 2025 cross country campaign, Williams placed 11th at the Central Regional Championship with a time of 30:55.2 Then in outdoor season, he had the third- and fourth-best regional times in the 10,000 and 5,000, respectively. Plus, during those races at the GAC Outdoor Championship, he took runner-up in those two events and earned All-GAC First Team.
() number indicates career number of CSC Academic All-District awards
