NEW ORLEANS – Seattle University's men's and women's track & field teams were both honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academic excellence Thursday as each was named an All-Academic Team for 2019-20.
Under the direction of third-year Head Coach Kelly Sullivan, the Redhawk women held a cumulative GPA of 3.467 while the men were honored with a team GPA of 3.221.
The academic award follows a stellar spring quarter in the classroom for SU's squads as men's and women's track & field and cross country teams all totaled better than a 3.3 team GPA for the final term of the year. Additionally, 22 women and 16 men earned Spring Western Athletic Conference All-Academic honors. Earlier in the year, 16 total Redhawks from cross country were named to the Fall WAC All-Academic Team and 23 track athletes earned Winter WAC All-Academic honors at the conclusion of the indoor season.
A total of 199 men's programs and 264 women's programs were honored by the USTFCCCA. Here is the criteria for being named an All-Academic Team.
Division I 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, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. 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].
- 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:
- 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;
- Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
