Men's Track and Field

Track and Field Teams Garner USTFCCCA Academic Awards

CANTON, Ga. - The USTFCCCA announced individuals and teams who stood out in all areas of being a student-athlete with their academic honors. Five teams from this past season made their way to the All-Academic Team List with new members Southwestern and Trinity joining in along with many student athletes.

The teams who earned Academic Team Honors were:
Men's Teams Women's Teams
Berry Berry
Centre Centre
Millsaps Millsaps
Sewanee Sewanee
Rhodes Rhodes
*Southwestern and Trinity both made the list but were not SAA members yet.
 

To receive this award Teams had to meet ALL the following criteria:

  1. Cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.10 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter, computed by the following method:
    1. Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
    2. Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
    3. Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
    4. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.
  2. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
The individuals who received All-Academic Athlete honors were:
 
Berry
Alden McDonald
Tucker Wright

Centre
Dirk Gambrel
Logan Isaacs
Janea Bottinelli
Callie Gormley
Chloe Hein
Serena McNeilly
Amari Robinson

Rhodes
Olivia Freeman
Sewanee

Southwestern
Ella Lewis
Arden Neff

Trinity
Bocar Diagana
Jackson Gallagher
Pierce Jackson
Nic Ladreyt
Orie Piken
Ryan Tresaugue
Addison Doss
Annabelle Lanik
Danya Selber
 

This was awarded to all nominated student-athletes who meet ALL the following criteria:

  1. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.
  2. Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
    1. Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
    2. Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
  3. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.

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