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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, Five Student-Athletes Garner All-Academic Athlete Honors

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, Five Student-Athletes Garner All-Academic Athlete Honors

Complete USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Team (.pdf)Complete USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Athletes (.pdf)

Complete USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Team (.pdf)Complete USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Athletes (.pdf)

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's track and field teams have been recognized as a U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCC) All-Academic Team while five student-athletes have garnered All-Academic honors.

For a team to qualify for All-Academic Team honors, each gender must have a team grade point average at least 3.1 on a 4.0 scale of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility.

The BW, who were one of 175 NCAA Division III teams and one of five Ohio Athletic Conference programs to be honored, carried a 3.29 grade point average.  The Yellow Jacket women, who were one of 2017NCAA Division III teams and one of five OAC team programs to be recognized, carried a 3.49 grade point average.

In order for a student-athlete to qualify, the athlete must have carried a grade point average of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period and have finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals listed on TFRRS.  In addition, any athlete not among the top 50, but who participated at the indoor or outdoor championships are eligible.

The break down of Yellow Jacket student-athletes honored is listed below:

Name Year Hometown (High School) Major GPA
Abby Collier Jr. Dublin (Coffman) Communication Sciences and Disorders 3.547
Drexton Friscone  So. Columbia (Columbia Station)  Nursing 3.411
 Rylee Gorrell Fr.  Grove City, Pa. (Grove City Area) Media Production  3.931 
Hope Murphy Sr. Mogadore Hospitality & Tourism Management & Marketing 3.926
 Christian Pfeiffer Sr. Amherst  Sustainability & Environmental Science 3.563