EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's track and field team's Blake Postler earned second team Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators for 2026. CSC announced its Academic All-America Teams on Tuesday this week. 

Postler is the third men's Academic All-America selection for the Blugolds since 2020. The sophomore scored 21 points during his races for the Blugolds at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships this past season. He won the 400m hurdles and became the second Division III athlete to ever finish the race under 50 seconds with a school record final time of 49.88 seconds. Postler also took third in the 110m hurdles with a school record time of 13.88 seconds. Finishing the weekend, he anchored the 4x400 relay team to a fourth place finish. Blake's scoring helped the Blugolds finish fifth overall with 34 points. 

During the Indoor Track & Field Championships, the D.C. Everest native earned placed fifth in the 60m hurdles and anchored the Blugolds' fifth place 4x400 relay team. 

In the classroom, Postler posted a cumulative 3.80 grade point average while majoring in social work. Blake is the 13th Blugold in the men's program history to earn Academic All-America status.

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