INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's track duo of
Nolan King and
Luke Shappell have been voted to the Men's Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives.
King completed his degree in just three seasons with the program, registering a 3.97 grade point average while studying Sport Management. King just missed scoring in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships, ultimately placing 11th overall at the outdoor championships, while also competing on the team's 4x100 relay team. He entered the postseason ranked No. 10 in the 3K steeple with a personal best time of 9:24.22, putting him No. 6 on IU Indy's all-time list.
Shappell recently finished his junior season while maintaining a 3.88 grade point average while majoring in Biology. On the track, he was the 2026 Horizon League Champion in the 1,500m event, clocking a school record time of 3:45.37 in the finals. He's now a six-time Horizon League All-Academic Team honoree during his IU Indy running career. He entered the postseason ranked No. 2 in the league in the 5,000m event with a school record time of 14:07.79 from the WashU. Distance Carnival earlier this season.
Student-athletes are listed in alphabetical order by school and ties are not broken. Honorable mentions are student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic Team.
2026 Valeo Men's Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Team
Luke Adamczyk, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Neary, Detroit Mercy
Joshua Otten, Detroit Mercy
Nolan King, IU Indianapolis
Luke Shappell, IU Indianapolis
Karsten Grundahl, Milwaukee
Zac Schmidt, Milwaukee
Sam Schreiber, Milwaukee
Colton O'Hara, Northern Kentucky
Tyler Donovan, Oakland
Carter McCalister, Oakland
Colten Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Patrick Statzer, Wright State
Michael Ballone, Youngstown State
Blaze Fichter, Youngstown State
Jaden Kirkwood, Youngtown State
Lukas Lang, Youngstown State
Connor Shingleton, Youngstown State
Trenton Shutters, Youngstown State
Men's Outdoor Track Honorable Mentions
Anthony Buford, Milwaukee
Josh Cygan, Milwaukee
Tim Maidment, Milwaukee
Pierce Grzymkowski, Oakland
Josiah Bird, Purdue Fort Wayne
Colin Gasson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Noah Morris, Purdue Fort Wayne
