NEW ORLEANS – Both UTSA track & field programs have been honored with team and individual academic accolades from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA), officials from the coaching association announced. Not only did both squads receive team honors, but 13 Roadrunners garnered individual All-Academic honors.
Both 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 boasted a 3.47 team GPA and the men posted a 3.11 team GPA
In addition, 13 total Roadrunners received honors as USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes, with nine from the women’s team and four from men’s squad.
On the women's side, Oreoluwa Adamson, Ida Breigan and Edlin Laur received repeat honors, while Nyaluet Diew, Shadae Findley, Selma Ims, Mia Lien, Brina Likar and Rachela Pace were honored for the first time. Receiving men’s honors as a repeat honoree was Mike Roth, along with Matthew Mills, Charlie Staddon and Garrett Stokes.
To be named an All-Academic Athlete, one must have met the following criteria:
- A cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, including the most recent grading period, using the standard conversion method.
- Athletic criteria for the award can be met in either the indoor season, the outdoor season, or both:
a. 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).
b. 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 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 place on the NCAA Division I descending order list on TFRRS for Outdoor Track and Field. - Must have completed at least two (2) semesters at the institution.
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