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:
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| 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 |