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Men's Track and Field

Men's and Women's Track and Field Collect USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards; 13 Yellow Jackets Named All-Academic Athletes

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's track and field programs each earned the recognition of U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams. There were also 13 student-athletes who were named USTFCCCA All-Academic student-athletes.

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 men's team was one of 165 programs to earn the team recognition, and they represented the Ohio Athletic Conference along with Ohio Northern University. The women's team was one of 220 institutions to be recognized, and one of five OAC squads on the list. Men's track and field had a team GPA of 3.36 and women's had a 3.61 GPA.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, student-athletes must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and either rank among the top 50 individuals or top 35 relay teams on the TFRRS descending-order lists. Otherwise, they must have competed at the indoor or outdoor national championships.

Below are the Yellow Jacket student-athletes who were honored:
 
Name Year Hometown (High School) Major GPA
Donavin Brown Fr. Jamestown, N.Y. (Southwestern) Nursing 3.45
Caden Buccier So. Cleveland (Cuyahoga Heights) Environmental Science 3.41
Mason Kiesel Sr. New London (South Central) Exercise Science 3.97
Kitar Olsen Jr. Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish) Cybersecurity 3.76
Kaden Seredick Fr. Sagamore Hills (Nordonia) Cybersecurity Analyst 3.40
Sam Sikorski Sr. Columbia Station (Columbia) Business of Healthcare 3.70
Amari Waddy Jr. Fort Campbell, Ky. (Fort Campbell) Exercise Science 3.54
Bri Almasy So. Elyria (St. Joseph Academy) Pre-Allied Health & Pre-Physical Therapy 3.53
Amy Burchett Jr. Grove City (Madison Plains) Primary Intervention Specialist 3.93
Megan Hughes Sr. Oregon (Clay) Public Relations 3.95
Lucy McChesney So. Greensburg, Pa. (Salem) Visual Communication Design 3.77
Katie Plecko Sr. Rootstown (Rootstown) Sustainability & Spanish 3.77
Peyton Putnam So. Shelby (Shelby) Music Therapy 3.62
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Players Mentioned

Caden Buccier

Caden Buccier

Distance
Sophomore
Mason Kiesel

Mason Kiesel

Throws
Senior
Kitar Olsen

Kitar Olsen

Throws
Junior
Sam Sikorski

Sam Sikorski

Distance
Senior
Amari Waddy

Amari Waddy

Jumps
Junior
Donavin Brown

Donavin Brown

Distance
Freshman
Kaden Seredick

Kaden Seredick

Distance
Freshman
Bri Almasy

Bri Almasy

Sprints
Sophomore
Amy Burchett

Amy Burchett

Distance
Junior
Megan Hughes

Megan Hughes

Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Caden Buccier

Caden Buccier

Sophomore
Distance
Mason Kiesel

Mason Kiesel

Senior
Throws
Kitar Olsen

Kitar Olsen

Junior
Throws
Sam Sikorski

Sam Sikorski

Senior
Distance
Amari Waddy

Amari Waddy

Junior
Jumps
Donavin Brown

Donavin Brown

Freshman
Distance
Kaden Seredick

Kaden Seredick

Freshman
Distance
Bri Almasy

Bri Almasy

Sophomore
Sprints
Amy Burchett

Amy Burchett

Junior
Distance
Megan Hughes

Megan Hughes

Senior
Distance