NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its annual academic awards Friday, with UIndy garnering multiple team and individual accolades. Both the Greyhound men's and women's teams earned All-Academic Team status, while 16 Greyhounds nabbed All-Academic honors as individuals.
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Both UIndy squads maintained the minimum 3.00 cumulative team GPA to be considered for the award. The UIndy women compiled a 3.47 team GPA as one of 130 Division II women's teams on the list, while the Greyhound men's 3.36 team GPA put them among 86 men's squads to be recognized.
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Meanwhile, individual honorees needed a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 while also achieving an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) during either the indoor or outdoor season. Greyhounds to make the cut on the women's side included
Lauren Bailey,
Brittney Clark,
Berenice Cleyet-Merle,
Katrinia Hopkins,
Lauren Joseph,
Madelyn Miller,
Zoe Pentecost,
Melissa Spencer,Â
Hannah Stein and
Taylor Strnad, while the UIndy men honored were
Keeton Adams,
Alexander Brown-Baez,
Sam DeWitt,
Ben Nagel,
Jacob Stamm and
Devon Whitaker
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