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Tennessee Track & Field Honored With USTFCCCA Academic Awards
July 22, 2019 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS -- Both Tennessee men's and women's track & field squads were named All-Academic Team award recipients in a press release from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Monday afternoon. Additionally, 10 members of the program were selected as All-Academic Individual honorees.
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The Vols and Lady Vols were two of 366 Division I teams honored by the USTFCCCA for their academics. Programs on the list achieved a cumulative team grade-point average above a 3.00 following this past spring semester.
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Tennessee's women boasted a 3.29 GPA overall, while the men came out with a 3.02 GPA. This marks the fourth-straight season that both teams have been recognized by the USTFCCCA for their success in the classroom under program director Beth Alford-Sullivan.
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The Big Orange also had 10 student-athletes tabbed as All-Academic Individuals: Andrew Ference (business administration), Joseph Maxwell (marketing), Seth Whitener (business analytics), Tamia Crockett (biological sciences), Lenysse Dyer (psychology), Minttu Hukka (kinesiology), Hannah Jefcoat (recreation/sport management), Maia McCoy (communication and information), Kim Spritzky (kinesiology) and Layla White (sociology).
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With 10 honorees in 2019, Tennessee's track program has produced double-digit All-Academic Individual honorees three times in the past four seasons.
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To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honors, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and excelled in either the indoor or outdoor season. For indoor season consideration, the student-athlete must have been ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or top 48 in a relay. For outdoor qualification, the student-athlete must have competed in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
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For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
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The Vols and Lady Vols were two of 366 Division I teams honored by the USTFCCCA for their academics. Programs on the list achieved a cumulative team grade-point average above a 3.00 following this past spring semester.
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Tennessee's women boasted a 3.29 GPA overall, while the men came out with a 3.02 GPA. This marks the fourth-straight season that both teams have been recognized by the USTFCCCA for their success in the classroom under program director Beth Alford-Sullivan.
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The Big Orange also had 10 student-athletes tabbed as All-Academic Individuals: Andrew Ference (business administration), Joseph Maxwell (marketing), Seth Whitener (business analytics), Tamia Crockett (biological sciences), Lenysse Dyer (psychology), Minttu Hukka (kinesiology), Hannah Jefcoat (recreation/sport management), Maia McCoy (communication and information), Kim Spritzky (kinesiology) and Layla White (sociology).
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With 10 honorees in 2019, Tennessee's track program has produced double-digit All-Academic Individual honorees three times in the past four seasons.
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To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honors, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and excelled in either the indoor or outdoor season. For indoor season consideration, the student-athlete must have been ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or top 48 in a relay. For outdoor qualification, the student-athlete must have competed in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
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For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
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