Both UKTF Teams, 17 Individuals Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Status
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Both the Kentucky men’s and women’s track and field teams in addition to 17 individual students – 10 men and seven women – picked up All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
To earn All-Academic status, teams had to have a cumulative GPA better than 3.0. Teams with that GPA and top NCAA finishes are considered for Scholar Team of the Year.
All told, 360 NCAA Division I teams were honored for their academics by the USTFCCCA.
Breaking it down further, 218 of those were women’s teams compared to 142 men’s programs.
To qualify for individual USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:
- For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
- For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
All-Academic Teams
- Women’s Team: 3.227 GPA
- Men’s Team: 3.09 GPA
All-Academic Individuals
Women (seven)
- Ellen Ekholm
- Amy Hansen
- Katy Kunc
- Caroline McCaslin
- Michelle McKinney
- Brandi Walker
- Jill Weston
Men (10)
- Logan Bryer
- Noah Castle
- David Cline
- Fred Dorsey
- Ian Jones
- Kendall Muhammad
- Ethan Shalaway
- Jacob Thomson
- Caleb Wilt
- Ben Young
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