Cain and Men’s Track & Field Honored by USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS – The All-Academic Teams and All-Academic Athletes for the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field seasons were announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
More than 150 teams were honored by the USTFCCCA on Wednesday.
The Falcons qualified with a 3.4 grade-point average.
Cumulative team GPA (not 2021-22 academic year, not semester) of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter, computed by the following method:
Senior Gideon Cain from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, was also named an All-Academic Athlete.
Overall, there were more than 500 athletes who were named All-Academic Athletes in NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field.
Here is the criteria to be named an All-Academic Athlete:
Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. 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.
Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
Must have finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the indoor descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
For a complete list of honorees, click here.
