NEW ORLEANS – The Utah track & field team had 14 student-athletes honored with the USTFCCCA All-Academic award while also being recognized for the all-academic team award.
Utah's team GPA of 3.59 was tied for third-best among Big 12 Conference institutions and the 14th season overall that the Women of Utah have earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award.
Of the 14 honorees for Utah, nine have earned this accolade multiple times. This year's group includes,
Chelsea Amoah,
Morgan Carter,
Haley Duvall,
Sona Kourilova,
Emily Martin,
Kyla Martin,
Katarzyna Nowakowska,
Annastasia Peters,
Lindsey Peters,
Kinzlee Riddle,
Bri Rinn,
Mackenzie Rogers,
Erin Vringer and
Millie Wilcox.
Vringer and E. Martin lead the way with their fourth time earning this award while this is the third for rogers. This year's award marks the second time for Amoah, Kourilova, K. Martin, A. Peters, Rinn and Wilcox.
To be considered an NCAA Division I All-Academic Athlete:
- Cumulative GPA: 3.25 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].
- Athletic criteria for the award can be met in either the indoor season, the outdoor season, or both:
- 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 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 or three (3) quarters at the certifying institution.
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