NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
announced its annual academic awards Thursday, with several Southern Conference teams and individuals honored.
Four men’s teams and six women’s teams were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, while eight men and nine women earned All-Academic Individual distinction. Furman, UNCG, Samford and Wofford each saw both their men’s and women’s teams honored, Mercer and Samford were honored on the women's side.
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors:
- The cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution’s NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office. 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].
- The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution’s NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
- Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
- Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, a student-athlete:
- Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office. 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].
- Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution.
- Athletic criteria for the award:
- For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
- For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams (men)
Furman
UNCG
Chattanooga
Wofford
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals (men)
Adam Beucler, Furman
Cameron Ponder, Furman
Dylan Schubert, Furman
Matthew Smith, Furman
Matthew Grigg, Samford
Ty Kimberlin, Samford
Tripp Marcus, Samford
Titus Moore, Samford
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams (women)
Furman
Mercer
UNCG
Samford
Chattanooga
Wofford
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals (women)
Megan Marvin, Furman
Jenna Mulhern, Furman
Abigail Robertson, Furman
Camryn Wennersten, Furman
Brittany Bishop, Samford
McKenzie Hogue, Samford
Erin Long, Samford
Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
Netanya Linares, Wofford