NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's track and field teams have been recognized as a U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCC) All-Academic Team while 13 student-athletes have garnered All-Academic honors.
For a team to qualify for All-Academic Team honors, each gender must have a team grade point average at least 3.1 on a 4.0 scale of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility.
The BW men, who were one of 169 NCAA Division III teams and one of three Ohio Athletic Conference programs to be honored, carried a 3.282 grade point average. The Yellow Jacket women, who were one of 210 NCAA Division III teams and one of four OAC team programs to be recognized, carried a 3.499 grade point average.
In order for a student-athlete to qualify, the athlete must have carried a grade point average of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period and have finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals listed on TFRRS. In addition, any athlete not among the top 50, but who participated at the indoor or outdoor championships are eligible.
The break down of Yellow Jacket student-athletes honored is listed below:
Name |
Year |
Hometown (High School) |
Major |
GPA |
Morgan Aloi |
Jr. |
Sylvania (Northview) |
Nursing |
3.671 |
Abby Collier |
Sr. |
Dublin (Coffman) |
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
3.627 |
Rylee Gorrell |
So. |
Grove City, Pa. (Grove City Area) |
Media Production |
3.966 |
Jameire Honzu |
Fr. |
Warren (Harding) |
Psychology |
3.333 |
Mason Kiesel |
Sr. |
New London (South Central) |
Exercise Science |
3.972 |
Hope Murphy |
Sr. |
Mogadore |
Strategic Marketing |
3.926 |
Wesley Noeth |
So. |
Powell (Olentangy Liberty) |
Exercise Science & Pre-Allied Health & Pre-Physical Therapy |
3.345 |
Kitar Olsen |
So. |
Whitefish, Mont. |
Cybersecurity Analyst |
3.820 |
Christian Pfeiffer |
Sr. |
Amherst |
Management |
4.000 |
Will Prato |
Jr. |
Massillon (Jackson) |
Exercise Science & Pre-Allied Health & Pre-Physical Therapy |
3.720 |
Katie Plecko |
Sr. |
Rootstown |
Sustainability & Spanish |
3.730 |
Sam Sikorski |
Jr. |
Columbia Station (Columbia) |
Healthcare Management |
3.698 |
Amari Waddy |
So. |
Fort Campbell, Ky. |
Pre-Allied Health & Pre-Physical Therapy |
3.485 |