Sampath and Fortune of Women's Cross Country Garner 2025 CACC All-Academic Team Honors

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Senior Julia Fortune and graduate student Kara Sampath of the University of Bridgeport women's cross country program were named to the CACC's 2025 All-Academic Team on Friday in recognition of their outstanding achievements both academically and competitively.

The Purple Knight duo, listed below, are part of just 20 total student-athletes from nine different schools to earn recognition on the CACC's All-Academic Team for 2025.

2025 Bridgeport Women's Cross Country CACC All-Academic Team Selections

Julia Fortune – Senior | 3.91 GPA | Biology

Kara Sampath – Graduate Student | 4.00 GPA | Criminal Justice and Human Security

CACC All-Academic Team CRITERIA:

*Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore athletically and academically.
*A student-athlete must be in their second year at current institution.
*Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale)
*A first-year graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both an undergraduate and a grad student.
*A second-year graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) just in their graduate studies program.
*Competed in 2/3s (67%) of team's tournaments/meets or competed in the CACC Championship of the respective sport.

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