Emory Track & Field Earns All-Academic Honors from the USTFCCCA

The Emory University men’s and women’s track and field teams were recognized as All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), based on the team members’ performance in the classroom during the 2009-10 season.

The Emory men’s team’s cumulative grade point average of 3.45 ranked the squad third among the 68 Division III teams recognized, behind only Kenyon College (3.50) and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (3.46).  The Eagles were one of four University Athletic Association (UAA) teams honored, joining Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Chicago, and Washington University (Mo.).  Earlier in the year, Emory men’s track and field team members Alex Greenhouse and Steve Dry were named ESPN the Magazine Academic all-Americans and won NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

The Emory women’s team recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.61, tying the squad with Ursinus for the second highest grade point average among the 106 institutions recognized, and trailing only Haverford College’s 3.66 team GPA.  Emory was one of five UAA women’s teams recognized, joining Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Washington and the University of Rochester. 

The USTFCCCA recognizes all men’s and women’s track and field teams which record cumulative grade point averages of 3.01 or greater as All-Academic teams.  Team grade point averages from both the indoor and outdoor seasons are combined in determining the team’s qualifying GPA.