List of All-Academic Teams | Men’s Individual All-Academic | Women’s Individual All-Academic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico track & field team earned a number of academic accolades to close out July as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its All-Academic Honors.
Under head coach Joe Franklin, both the men’s and women’s track & field teams were recognized as All-Academic Teams, a distinction bestowed to teams that register a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or higher during the academic year.
10 Lobos, five men and five women, were also named All-Academic Individuals by the USTFCCCA.
For the team awards, the New Mexico men set a new program record with a team GPA of 3.53, the best among the 142 teams honored as All-Academic. Last season, the Lobo men held the second-best GPA among the honorees.
The men were also just one of four Mountain West men’s teams to be selected, and have maintained at least a 3.2 for 10 straight semesters.
The UNM women, with a team GPA of 3.52, were one of seven schools in the MW to earn the honor. The women rank 23rd out of the 218 Division I institutions that were recognized.
The Lobo women have logged at least a 3.3 GPA for 20 straight semesters.
Individually, the Lobos also produced strong academic results, with 10 student-athletes earning All-Academic honors for their combined efforts in competition and in the classroom.
The individual award is awarded to student-athlete who attain a 3.25 GPA and either finished the regular season indoors ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event (as per the the official NCAA proof-of-performance list) or participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.
On the men’s side, five student-athletes were recognized, including CoSIDA Academic All-American Sam Trigg. Tanner Battikha, Elmar Engholm, Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen and Emil Danielsson also earned the honor.
For the New Mexico women, CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Alice Wright and Sophie Connor both met the criteria along with Jannell Hadnot, Kieran Casey and Sophie Eckel.
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