NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Utica University track and field team continued to bolster its large collection of accolades from the 2025-26 campaign by attaining an array of team and individual academic honors courtesy of the USTFCCCA. Earlier this week, the Louisiana-based organization released its list of All-Academic Teams and individual All-Academic Athletes. Both the men's and women's programs managed to achieve All-Academic Team status, while seven women and six men achieved individual All-Academic honors. Below are the criteria and selections for this year's USTFCCCA academic award recipients:

All-Academic Teams
Utica Men's Track and Field - 3.16 Team GPA
Utica Women's Track and Field - 3.29 Team GPA

Criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Team:
Cumulative team GPA 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 other than 4.0 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.

Both Pioneer teams managed to fulfill these rigorous academic requirements.

Individual Women's Track & Field Honorees
Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer) | Junior | Biochemistry
Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) | Sophomore | Health Education & Physical Education
Catherine Manna (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) | Sophomore | Occupational Therapy
Lilly Messler (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville) | Sophomore | Accounting
Lacey Simmons (Vernon Center, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) | Freshman | Finance
Laura Suppa | Graduate | MBA
Marlo Townsend (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) | Sophomore | Occupational Therapy

Individual Men's Track & Field Honorees
Spencer Borghardt (Smithtown, NY/St.Anthony's) | Senior | Business Management
Tobias Jeralds (Canaan, NY/Chatham Central) | Senior | Finance
Aaron Johnson (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley) | Freshman | Adolescent Ed. Social Studies
Forest Martin (Poland, NY/Poland Central) | Junior | Business Management
Joshua Talbot (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) | Senior | Physical Therapy
Tanner Warren (Mohawk, NY/Central Valley Academy) | Junior | Health Education & Physical Education

Criteria to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Athlete:
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 listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated in 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.

The 2025-2026 squad had some of the greatest team and individual success in the history of the Utica track and field program. During the course of the season, the team had six NCAA National Championship Qualifiers, and will return four of those five athletes for this upcoming campaign. Make sure to follow the team on social media as they head into a much-anticipated 26-27 campaign!

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