UD Women's Track & Field Claims 2021 USTFCCCA Academic Honor

NEW ORLEANS – The Scholar Team of the Year and All-Academic Teams for the 2021 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field seasons were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The University of Dallas women's track & field team posted a 3.77 GPA and qualified for the honor consecutive years and four-of-five. The Crusaders are led by head coach Nick Schneigert.

Here is the criteria to be named an All-Academic Team:

Division III Track & Field All-Academic Teams

• Cumulative team GPA (not 2020-21 academic year, not semester) of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter, computed by the following method:
• Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, 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 who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
• Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
• Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then 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.
• Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.