NEW ORLEANS — The UTSA track & field program has garnered team and individual academic accolades from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA).
Both the men's and women's squads were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, which requires a cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field of 3.0 or higher. The women own a 3.22 team GPA and the men boast a 3.18 team GPA following the spring semester.
Additionally, 11 Roadrunners were tabbed USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes, three more than last year.
On the men's side, Bashiru Abdullahi, Sam Healy, Trevion McCalla, Joel McFarlane, Jemuel Miller, Diego Pettorossi, Dennis Phillips and Grant Szalek were honored. Abdullahi, McFarlane and Szalek are repeat honorees.
For the women, Oreoluwa Adamson, Lacee Barnes and Ingeborg Gruenwald all collected the award for the second straight year.
To be named an All-Academic Athlete, one must have met the following criteria:
- 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
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