NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Minnesota State Moorhead track & field was showcased as part of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Awards on Monday. Both the Dragon men and women were named All-Academic Teams while seven student-athletes were tabbed as All-Academic individuals.Â
The Dragon individual honorees included
Kiley Kranz,
Allysah Larson,
Hunter Petersen,
Jared Gregoire,
Colin O'Farrell,
Jaiden Peraza and
Frosty Wisnewski.Â
Individual student-athletes earn USTFCCCA All-Academic with a nomination from their head coach while meeting the following criteria:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution's registrar.
- Must have been academically eligible at the National Championships in the respective season that his or her athletic mark was achieved in.
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- Athletic Criteria: Must have achieved ONE of the following:
- Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS.
- In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
- Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS.
- In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Â
- Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
MSUM's men's team bolstered a 3.02 cumulative GPA while the Dragon women held a 3.50 mark for the academic year.Â
Teams are earn USTFCCCA All-Academic with a nomination from their head coach while meeting the following criteria as a collective:
- The cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, certifiable by the institution's registrar. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0].
- The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
- Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List including the most recent grading period;
- Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
