Six Empire 8 Men's Track and Field Teams Earn 2025-26 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors

Men's Indoor Track and Field | 7/29/2026 10:00:00 AM

Empire 8 institutions Alfred University, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo, Nazareth Universit, St. John Fisher University and Utica University were named 2025-26 NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field All-Academic Teams, announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Here is the criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Team:

  • Cumulative team GPA (not 2025-26 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:
  • Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, 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 who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
  • Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
  • Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then 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.

Nazareth, led the six E8 schools with a team GPA of 3.35, St. John Fisher was right behind with a 3.34 and SUNY Geneseo next with a 3.33 GPA. SUNY Brockport had a 3.27 team GPA while Utica had a 3.16 and Alfred had a team GPA or 3.15.