Six Tigers earn CSC Academic All-District honors

CSC Academic All-District Teams
by Riley Hubbard
Six Tigers earn CSC Academic All-District honorsSix Tigers earn CSC Academic All-District honors

AUBURN, Ala. – Six Auburn student-athletes have received At-Large Academic All-District honors, the College Sports Communicators announced on Tuesday. Olivia Ahern, Bryn Bartman, Hannah Hagle and Julianne Huff from the Auburn gymnastics team picked up the distinction, while women’s golfers Katie Cranston and Anna Davis were also tabbed Academic All-District.

The team includes student-athletes from across the country in sports including lacrosse, fencing, golf, beach volleyball, water polo, rifle, gymnastics and others.

The honor is the first for Auburn gymnastics’ sophomores Ahern and Bartman and senior Hagle, while junior Huff picks up the second of her career. All four were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll this season.

Ahern competed in every meet for the Tigers in 2026, going on both beam and floor. She set career highs in both events, reaching a 9.9 on beam vs. Alabama (2/20) and a 9.9 on floor twice. The Memphis product put together a 9.860 NQS on floor and a 9.855 on beam as she scored a 9.8 or higher 10 times on floor and earned All-SEC on floor with a 9.85 at the conference meet.

Bartman, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, competed on floor in every meet this past year and score a 9.8 or better in all but two meets. She reached a career-high 9.85 five times as a sophomore. She also competed on bars three times for the squad.

Hagle, the team’s lone senior in 2026, had an outstanding season on beam for the squad. She earned a spot in the lineup in all 14 meets on beam and tied a career high at the Metroplex Challenge (2/15), scoring a 9.9. She reached a 9.8 or better in 11 meets for the Tigers. In addition, the San Augustine, Texas, product provided depth on bars.

Huff had an outstanding season as a junior as the Hoover, Alabama product competed in the all-around 12 teams to lead the Tigers. She finished No. 21 in the nation in the all-around with a 39.395 NQS, having six scores of 39.375 or higher. Huff reached a career-high 39.525 on two occasions and won the all-around four times. In addition, she set career highs on bars (9.925), beam (9.875) and floor (9.950) this season and won two event titles on floor. She secured All-SEC for her efforts on floor.

In her final season on the Plains, Auburn senior Katie Cranston picked up an individual tournament victory at the UCF Challenge (-9, 207). Cranston participated in nine events and finished the season with a 73.27 scoring average. The Oakville, Ontario, native also recorded 59 birdies throughout the season and claimed match play victories during the quarterfinals and semifinals of the SEC Championship. The Auburn senior graduated this spring with a degree in communication, where she posted a 3.81 cumulative grade point average.

Junior Anna Davis was named a WGCA All-American honorable mention and second team All-SEC performer this season after posting a 71.09 scoring average across 13 events, the second-lowest single season scoring average in program history. Davis won three tournaments individually this season to set a new program record for most individual victories in a career: Tar Heel Invitational (203, -7), The Nanea Invitational (209, -10) and NCAA Simpsonville Regional (206, -10). Davis, a communication major, has been named CSC Academic All-District in two consecutive seasons.

The 2026 Academic All-District Women's At-Large team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The NCAA Women’s At-Large Academic All-America team honorees will be announced on Aug. 7.