Ashland Track & Field Teams, Individuals Lauded For Academics By USTFCCCA

It was a big day of academic honors for Ashland University's track and field program on Monday (July 15), as the Eagle men's and women's teams were named All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), and 17 Eagles landed USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete status.
 
Here is the criteria for a team be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Team:

• The cumulative grade-point average (not 2023-24 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, certifiable by the institution's registrar.
• Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.

Ashland's women had a 3.40 cumulative GPA, and the AU men boasted a cumulative GPA of 3.08.
 
Here is the criteria to be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Athlete:

• Minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Data must be certifiable by the institution's registrar.
• Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.
• Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
• The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season.

The Eagle 17 to earn 2023-24 individual honors are:
 

NAME	MAJOR	CUMULATIVE GPA THROUGH SPRING '24
Elizabeth Adams	Exercise Science	3.444
Jade Avance	Dietetics	3.355
Kaylyn Barnette	Education	3.262
Kara Fields	Business	3.879
Kelsey Kinsley	Education	3.791
Emma Liberatore	Sports Management	3.780
Sarah Masuoka	Education	3.681
Leslie Pollock	Exercise Science	3.538
Odessa Smith	Education	3.928
Molly Winner	Education	3.600
Lucas Anderson	Undecided	3.688
Wyatt Cory	Education	3.473
Brenden Jackson	Exercise Science	3.810
Brock Janowicz	MBA	3.664
Daylen Madison	Business	3.613
Caden Morris	Business	3.408
Justin Patrick	Business	3.775

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