Ava Connerty of Triton (Ill.) was named the 2025 NJCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year. Connerty, who maintained a term GPA of 3.9, won the 100-meter hurdles and was a member of the third-place 4×400 relay team at the 2025 NJCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This is the first time in program history that an athlete from Triton has been named National Track Scholar Athlete of the Year in outdoor track & field.