University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Track & Field Earns Multiple Academic Honors from the USTFCCCA
07.17.2023 | Track and Field
FULL USTFCCCA RELEASE
NEW ORLEANS – The UNC Asheville track & field teams earned multiple academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams, the organization announced recently. The men's and women's teams were recognized as All-Academic Teams. Furthermore, Claudia Prieto was named an All-Academic Athlete.
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To be eligible, the cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. 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].
UNC Asheville joined Charleston Southern, High Point and Gardner-Webb as Big South schools that have earned this honor.
To qualify, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. Individuals must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution. For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season). For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I list.
Prieto, who earned the same honor last year, was one of just 13 Big South student-athletes to earn All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA.
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NEW ORLEANS – The UNC Asheville track & field teams earned multiple academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams, the organization announced recently. The men's and women's teams were recognized as All-Academic Teams. Furthermore, Claudia Prieto was named an All-Academic Athlete.
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To be eligible, the cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. 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].
UNC Asheville joined Charleston Southern, High Point and Gardner-Webb as Big South schools that have earned this honor.
To qualify, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. Individuals must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution. For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season). For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I list.
Prieto, who earned the same honor last year, was one of just 13 Big South student-athletes to earn All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA.
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