BOSTON, Mass. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association has USTFCCCA has released the All-Academic Track & Field Team.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:
For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org
For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
The America East has seven women, and eight men represented on the All-Academic Track & Field Team. New Hampshire leads the way with eight overall selections to the teams, five men, and three women. The full list of America East honorees can be seen below:
Men’s Track & Field Student-Athletes
Alexander Parenteau, Maine
Hassan Omar, UMBC
Kevin Greene, New Hampshire
Drew Piazza, New Hampshire
John Prizzi, New Hampshire
Jacob Renaud, New Hampshire
Michael Shanahan, New Hampshire
Eric Speakman, Stony Brook
Women’s Track & Field Student-Athletes
Solene Bastien, Albany
Alexandra Baum, Albany
Paulette Fogle, UMBC
Laura Rose Donegan, New Hampshire
Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire
Anne Twombly, New Hampshire
Christina Melian, Stony Brook
In addition, the USTFCCCA selected the men and women’s 2015 All-Academic Teams. These teams all earned the distinction as a result of earning a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or higher. The America East is well represented, having six teams distinguished on the men’s side, and eight on the women’s side
Men’s Track & Field All-Academic Teams
Binghamton
Hartford
Maine
New Hampshire
Stony Brook
Vermont
Women’s Track & Field All-Academic Team
Albany
Binghamton
Hartford
Maine
UMBC
New Hampshire
Stony Brook
Vermont