Kolbe Named ASUN Most Outstanding Women's Track Performer of the Year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a record-breaking spring to garner national attention, Smilla Kolbe has been named ASUN Most Outstanding Women's Track Performer of the Year. She also joins Aidan O'Gorman, Robert Pedroza and Celine D'Anna on the ASUN All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.

She becomes the second Osprey in program history to be named with such honors, following in the footsteps of Brianna Frazier in 2012. This also comes off the heels of being named ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year on the women's side last outdoor season, as well as for the past two seasons for indoor track.

"Smilla [Kolbe] is very dedicated and works very hard. That combination with her drive and talent yielded some great races this spring," said head coach Jeff Pigg. "I'm very proud of her and happy to hear she won this award."

This is the second outdoor ASUN All-Academic honor for Kolbe and the fifth total of her career between cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons. D'Anna joined Kolbe as a part of the women's team with back-to-back seasons with outdoor selections.

Kolbe holds a perfect 4.0 GPA pursuing her degree in psychology all while setting program and national marks in the women's 800m and 1500m races. D'Anna also holds a perfect 4.0 GPA majoring in kinesiology, while breaking the program record on multiple occasions for the 400m hurdles race.

On the men's squad, this is Pedroza's first-career ASUN All-Academic Team recognition for outdoor season, as well as his second overall earning academic honors this past indoor season. O'Gorman continues to raise the bar with his third outdoor selection and eighth overall in his illustrious Osprey career.

O'Gorman holds a 3.8 GPA while majoring in coastal engineering and taking home his first-career First Team All-ASUN title in the men's outdoor 10,000m race. Pedroza holds a 3.8 GPA majoring in sport management putting up stellar times in the men's 800m.

Kolbe, O'Gorman and Pedroza will all represent the Ospreys in regional postseason competition, as they recently qualified for the NCAA East Regional First Round set for May 28-31 at Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.

ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Honors

Smilla Kolbe - ASUN Most Outstanding Women's Track Performer of the Year & All-Academic Team
Senior; Hanover, Germany

Holds a 4.0 GPA while majoring in Psychology.
2025 All-ASUN First Team (Outdoor: 800m)
ASUN Meet Record-Holder (Outdoor: 800m)
ASUN Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, 2x (Apr. 9, 2025 | May 7, 2025)
Held the top women's 800m time in the country with a mark of 1:59.02 at the East Coast Relays.
No. 1 in UNF history, No. 1 in Visit Jax Track history, No. 1 in NCAA Division I East Region and nationally.
The third-fastest in NCAA Division I history and is the No. 7 time in the world.
Defended her ASUN 800m crown while re-breaking her own ASUN meet record at 2:00.33.
Placed first in 1500m race at 4:13.77 for first overall at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
Her lone 1500m time currently ranks top 20 in the NCAA East Region as well.
Also clocked a time of 53.98 for a lifetime best in her lone 400m run of the season at Georgia Tech.
Placed first overall in the Florida Relays during the 800m race for her outdoor debut at 2:01.18.

Celine D'Anna - ASUN All-Academic Team
Senior; Lecanto, Fla.

Holds a 4.0 GPA while majoring in Kinesiology.
2025 All-ASUN First Team (Outdoor: 400mH)
2025 All-ASUN Third Team (Outdoor: 4x400m)
Holds program record for 400mH with time of 59.29 placing third at East Coast Relays.
Hit lifetime best mark in 200m race with time of 25.10 at ERAU Running Elements Classic.
Also earned the runner-up position in 400mH race clocking 1:00.36 at Embry-Riddle.

Aidan O'Gorman - ASUN All-Academic Team
Sixth Year; New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Holds a 3.8 GPA while majoring in Coastal Engineering.
2025 All-ASUN First Team (Outdoor: 10,000m)
Earned his first-ever ASUN title in the 10,000m race with a time of 30:15.97 on his home track.
Holds program record for 10,000m with time of 28:18.59 placing third overall at the Raleigh Relays.
Holds program record for 5000m with time of 13:48.34 placing 11th overall at Wake Forest Invitational.
Also added a top-five finish in the UCF Black & Gold Challenge with a time of 3:45.05 in the 1500m race.

Robert Pedroza - ASUN All-Academic Team
Senior; Key West, Fla.

Holds a 3.8 GPA while majoring in Sport Management.
2025 All-ASUN Second Team (Outdoor: 800m)
Holds program record for 800m with time of 1:47.37 placing ninth overall at the Florida Relays.
Third top-two finish in the ASUN 800m race placing as the runner-up clocking 1:48.73.
Won the 1500m race in the East Coast Relays earning a time of 3:42.65.
Also placed sixth in his final home meet of his career in the 800m with a time of 1:49.01.
Opened the season as the runner-up in the 1500m clocking 3:42.32 during the UCF Black & Gold Challenge.