GREENWOOD, Ind. – Missouri Southern women's track & field and cross country student-athletes Adrianne Casey, Briar Gillum, Abby Hobbs, and Keilee Johnson were all named to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team, the organization announced Wednesday.
 
The four Lions were featured on the 2025-26 CSC Academic All-America Third Team.
 
Casey, Gillum, Hobbs and Johnson are the first Academic All-America selections for MSSU women's track & field and cross country since Morgan Ash and Elena Bisotto in 2020 and are the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th honorees in Lions' women's track & field and cross country program history.
 

Adrianne Casey
Jr. | Poplar Bluff, Mo. | Javelin | Exercise Science | 3.64 GPA
Adrianne Casey captured the 2026 NCAA Division II National Championship in the javelin with a career-best 52.71m (172-11). She ranks third all-time in MSSU program history for the event and was named a 2026 All-American by NCAA and USTFCCCA.

Casey competed in 11 meets in 2026 with four titles. She earned All-MIAA honors, with a third place finish in javelin (51.42m, 168-8) at the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championship.

Casey was also named to the 2026 USTFCCCA Central All-Region for Javelin.

Academically, she was selected to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an MIAA Scholar Athlete and to the CSC Academic All-District Team over the 2026 track & field seasons.

 
Briar Gillum
R-Jr. | Rossville, Kan. | Thrower | English Education | 3.73 GPA
Briar Gillum earned All-American status by NCAA and USTFCCCA over both the 2026 indoor and outdoor seasons.

Gillum finished seventh in the weight throw with a personal-best 19.19m (62-11.5) at the 2026 NCAA DII Indoor Championship. She now ranks fourth all-time in MSSU program history.

At the 2026 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, she picked up a trio of All-American honors in shot put (15.40m, 50-6.25, sixth), discus (49.14m, 161-3, ninth) and hammer throw (53.79m, 176-6, 14th).

She was named the 2026 MIAA High Point Award recipient over the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championships after she earned 26 points, including first in discus (173-3, 52.81m) and second in both hammer throw (61.96m, 203-3) and shot put (15.54m, 51-0). Gillum holds the MSSU program record for hammer throw and is second all-time for discus and sixth for outdoor shot put.

In addition to her All-American honors, Gillum was named 2026 USTFCCCA Central All-Region for indoor shot put and weight throw as well as outdoor hammer, discus and shot put. She was tabbed the MIAA Field Athlete of the Week on April 21.

Academically, she was selected to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an MIAA Scholar Athlete and to the CSC Academic All-District Team over the 2026 track & field seasons.

 
Abby Hobbs
Sr. | Rolla, Mo. | Pole Vault | Biology | 4.00 GPA
Abby Hobbs was named a 2026 All-American by NCAA and USTFCCCA after she overcame a pole vault height of 3.80m (12-5.5) for 15th at the 2026 NCAA DII Outdoor Championship.

She competed in 14 meets over the 2026 season with 11 top-10 finishes and an event title. Hobbs won pole vault in her hometown of Rolla at the 2026 Miner Invitational (3.90m, 12-9.5).

She finished 10th at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Championship (3.63m, 11-10.75) and sixth at the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championship (3.88m, 12-8.75).

She ranks sixth in MSSU program history for both outdoor (3.97m, 13-0.25) and indoor (3.91m, 12-10) pole vault.

Academically, she was selected to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an MIAA Scholar Athlete, an MIAA Academic Excellence recipient and to the CSC Academic All-District Team over the 2026 track & field seasons.
  

Keilee Johnson
Sr. | Bates City, Mo. | Javelin | Sports & Recreation Management | 3.52 GPA
Keilee Johnson finished second in the javelin at the 2026 NCAA Division II National Championship with 52.39m (171-10) for All-American honors from NCAA and USTFCCCA.

Johnson competed in 12 meets in 2026 with four event titles. She captured the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championship in javelin with a career-best mark of 54.70m (179-5). Johnson ranks first all-time in MSSU program history for javelin after the All-MIAA heave.

She was also named to the 2026 USTFCCCA Central All-Region for Javelin.

Academically, she was selected to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an MIAA Scholar Athlete and to the CSC Academic All-District Team over the 2026 track & field seasons.