2018 Indoor #AETF All-Academic Teams Released
BOSTON – 20 standouts were named to the 2018 America East Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams, the league office announced on Wednesday.
National Champion Elinor Purrier headlines the two teams. The New Hampshire senior won the women’s mile at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was named to the All-Academic Team for the third time during an indoor season.
Purrier is joined by Tara Belinsky and Cara Sherman (Albany), Samantha Beyar and Allison Davis (Binghamton), Lauren Magnuson (Maine), Kerstin Darsney, Jennifer Lee and Alli Wood (UMass Lowell) and Katie Nolan (Vermont). The combined GPA of the ten women is an astounding 3.86.
The Men’s All-Academic Team carries a combined GPA of 3.72 and is led by UMass Lowell, which is represented by four student-athletes. The team includes Jack Fitzgerald (Binghamton), Andrew Clement (Maine), Paul Hogan, Hamza Naveed, Chris Skelly and Rino Tonelli (UMass Lowell), Eric Brogioli, Michael Shanahan and Edward Speidel (New Hampshire) and Michael Watts (Stony Brook).
To be eligible for All-Academic, student-athletes must have sophomore athletic eligibility, attain a 3.30 minimum grade-point average and be a contributor on their team. The squad is voted on by a committee made up of America East student-athlete support and athletic communications administrators as well as faculty athletic representatives.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country. In addition to the All-Academic program, Elite 18 Awards are bestowed in each of the conference’s sponsored sports. Additionally, a Scholar-Athlete, someone who distinguishes himself/herself as the top student-athlete in his/her sport, is awarded. From that group, one male and one female is selected the America East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The conference also recognizes all student-athletes who achieve at least a 3.0 GPA on its Academic Honor Roll, with those achieving a 3.50 average or better receiving Commissioner’s Honor Roll status. The Presidential Scholar-Athlete award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student. Finally, the Academic Cup is presented to the institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade-point average during that academic year.
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