EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's track and field team's Kayla Behkne (Sr. - Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) earned first team Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators for the 2025 season. CSC announced the women's track and field Academic All-America Teams Tuesday.

Behnke is the first member of the Blugolds' women's track and field team to earn first team Academic All-America honors since 2013. A standout in throwing events, Behnke sports a 4.0 grade-point average. Athletically, she earned three first team All-America honors this season with top-eight finishes in discus, weight throw and hammer throw at indoor or outdoor nationals.

Behnke was also the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion in weight throw this indoor season, an event she holds the UWEC school record in. She helped the Blugolds finish fourth as a team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships this spring.

In the classroom, Behnke maintains a perfect GPA despite double majoring in computer science and mathematics and statistics and applied math.