Team Academic Awards | Individual Academic Awards
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico men’s and women’s cross country teams were named Division I All-Academic teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday.
Additionally, a pair of All-American from the women’s team, Alice Wright and Calli Thackery, were accorded individual All-Academic honors.
After a strong cross country season last fall, which culminated in the UNM women’s seventh-straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships, the Lobos are now being recognized for their work in the classroom.
The first honor, the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, recognizes teams that registered a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or higher during the academic year.
The UNM women, with a team GPA of 3.71, were one of eight Mountain West schools to earn the honor, and were tops in the conference. The women also tied for the eighth-best GPA out of the 242 Division I institutions that were recognized.
The men’s team, which combined for a 3.59 GPA, also claimed the highest GPA among the six MW men’s teams that were honored. The Lobo men finished with the sixth-best GPA out of the 189 DI teams that were recognized.
Individually, the Lobos also produced strong academic results, as Wright and Thackery, 2016 cross country All-Americans, earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for their combined efforts in competition and in the classroom.
The individual award is awarded to student-athletes who posted a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and finished in the top 25 finishers (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American at the national meet.