NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its annual academic awards this week, with UIndy garnering multiple team and individual accolades. Both the Greyhound men's and women's squads earned All-Academic Team status, while two-time national champ
Zoe Pentecost was named the 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year—one of 10 Greyhounds to earn All-Academic honors as individuals.
Both UIndy teams maintained the minimum 3.0 cumulative team GPA to be considered for the award. The UIndy women compiled a 3.39 team GPA as one of 137 Division II women's teams on the list, while the Greyhound men's 3.28 team GPA put them among 101 men's squads to be recognized.
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. Joining Pentecost on on the list were
Emily Bonser,
Hadley Fisher,
Cole Hurt,
MaKenna Maschino,
Hallie Montgomery Ailliyah Reese,
Tom Saint-Juvin,
Mackenzie VanBibber.