NEW ORLEANS, LA - Three members of the Utica University track & field team garnered U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country All-Academic honors, as announced by the USTFCCCA. To be eligible athletes must have met the following criteria: 

• Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. 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]. Data must be certified by the institution's registrar.
• Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
• Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
  • Must have finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
  • Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the indoor descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.

On the men's team, Hunter Logan (Fort Plain, NY/Herkimer College) and Billie Mays III (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) were named to the All-Academic team while Laura Meade (Glenville, NY/Scotia-Glenville) received honors as a member of the women's team. Additionally, the Utica women's track & field team was honored as recipients of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award with a cumulative 3.21 GPA.