18 Athletes and Seven Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
Team Release |
Men's Release |
Women's Release
Eighteen Empire 8 Athletic Conference (E8) student athletes, four women's teams and three men's teams earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors.
A total of 420 women from 127 institutions and 297 men from 106 institutions earned the individual all-acdemic honor.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met either of the following athletic standards:
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Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship
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Finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org
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MEN |
INSTITUTION |
MAJOR |
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Sean Locker |
Alfred |
Materials Science and Engineering |
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Stephen Gomez |
Ithaca |
Music Education, Trumpet |
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Peter Girardi |
SJFC |
Biology |
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Robert Pinto |
Stevens |
Computer Engineering |
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Sam Kaczmarek |
Utica |
Nursing |
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WOMEN |
INSTITUTION |
MAJOR |
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Christine Benway |
Ithaca |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
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Taryn Cordani |
Ithaca |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
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Leigh Martino |
Ithaca |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
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Natalie Meyer |
Ithaca |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
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Alex Rechen |
Ithaca |
Clinical Exericise Science |
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Alexa Rick |
Ithaca |
Clinical Health Studies |
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Brandy Smith |
Ithaca |
Business Administration |
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Hannah Brackley |
Nazareth |
Business Finance |
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Paige Willson |
SJFC |
Business |
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Taylor Youngkrans |
SJFC |
Education |
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Amira Dardir |
Stevens |
Chemistry |
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Amy Regan |
Stevens |
Engineering Management |
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Sarah Wiatr |
Utica |
Occupational Therapy |
The Empire 8 had four of the 170 women's teams awarded academic accolades, while three of the 99 men's teams honored were from the E8. Teams need a 3.10 GPA or better to tally the all-academic status.
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Ithaca Women |
3.46 |
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Nazareth Women |
3.54 |
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SJFC Women |
3.39 |
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Stevens Women |
3.37 |
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Ithaca Men |
3.37 |
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SJFC Men |
3.24 |
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Stevens Men |
3.41 |