NEW ORLEANS — The UTSA track & field program has received team and individual academic accolades from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA).
Both the men's and women's squads were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, which requires a cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field of 3.0 or higher. The men own a 3.24 GPA and the women boast a 3.29 GPA.
Eight Roadrunners also were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes. Bashiru Abdullahi, Joel McFarlane, Andrew Pirog and Grant Szalek collected certificates in the men's side, and Oreoluwa Adamson, Lacee Barnes, Ingeborg Gruenwald and Alanah Yukich from the women's team also met the following criteria:
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher
• 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 for the multi-events, 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 their place on the NCAA Division I
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