SAC Men's and Women's Track & Field Individuals and Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

NEW ORLEANS – All-Academic Athletes for the 2020 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track & Field season were announced on Thursday (July 16) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Representing the SAC were 16 individuals (11 men, 5 women) and nine teams (four men, five women). 

Here are the criteria for being named an All-Academic Athlete and Team.

Division II Track & Field All-Academic Individuals

• Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. 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]. 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 grades 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 the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Division II Track & Field All-Academic Teams

• The cumulative GPA (not 2018-19 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. 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].
• Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
• The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:

1. Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List including the most recent grading period;
2. Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes including the most recent grading period;
3. Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.

SAC Men's Track & Field Student-Athletes

SAC Men's Track & Field Teams

SAC Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes

SAC Women's Track & Field Teams