17 Student-Athletes Earned USTFCCCA Academic Honors

July 15, 2024 | Track and Field

Men and Women team recognized on All-Academic Teams

By: Herman Shelton, Associate Director/Athletic Communications

NEW ORLEANS – Seventeen Colorado student-athletes were named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I All-Academic Athlete list, while both the men's and women's teams earned spots on the All-Academic Team list for the 2023-24 NCAA Division I indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, the USTFCCCA announced Monday, July 15.

Women

Ella Baran		ME Environment
Eva Bruce		Communication
Samree Dishon		Psychology
Katie Doucette		MS Organizational Leadership
Abbey Glynn		Psychology and Leadership and Community Engagement
Bailey Hertenstein		MS Integrative Physiology
Avery McMullen		Integrative Physiology
Amanda Opp		Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Emma Pollak		Marketing
Allie Routledge		Environmental Engineering

Men

Jake Derouin		Creative Technology and Design
Brendan Fraser		Outdoor Recreation Economy Grad Certificate
Elias Lindgren		PHD Student-Computer Science
Kole Mathison		Integrative Physiology
Drake Miller		Mechanical Engineering
Cole Romig		Mechanical Engineering
Charles Welch		Integrative Physiology/Psychology Double Major

A total of 176 Division I men's teams were recognized by the USTFCCCA for earning a 3.00 GPA or higher. Colorado's men's team earned a 3.16 GPA, securing a spot on the All-Academic Team for the 2023-24 NCAA Division I Men's Track & Field season. On the women's side, 239 Division I women's teams were recognized. Colorado's women's team earned a 3.329 GPA, earning their spot on the team for the 2023-24 NCAA Division I Women's Track & Field season.

The women's team has made the All-Academic Team for 13 consecutive seasons, first appearing on the list in 2011.

To qualify for the team award, the squad must have a team cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better. CU's women recorded a 3.384 GPA and the men totaled a 3.026 GPA.

Individual athletes must have a GPA of 3.25 and have met either 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 in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.

For the full list, please visit: USTFCCCA All-Academic