EDISON, NJ (July 29, 2024) – Six MAAC Track and Field teams were named recipients of the USTFCCCA Team Academic Award along with 3 individual student-athletes earning All-Academic Athlete distinction, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). These teams were honored for their achievement in the classroom for the 2024 academic year.
The criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic Team is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher from all the student athletes on the institution’s NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field.
| 2024 USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Teams |
| School |
GPA |
| Iona University |
3.395 |
| Marist College |
3.56 |
| Quinnipiac University |
3.65 |
| Rider University |
3.21 |
| Siena College |
3.57 |
| 2024 USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Teams |
| School |
GPA |
| Iona University |
3.453 |
| Marist College |
3.586 |
| Mount St. Mary's University |
3.14 |
| Quinnipiac University |
3.51 |
| Rider University |
3.42 |
| Siena College |
3.74 |
Three MAAC student-athletes earned the title of All-Academic Athlete. The criterion for this honor is a
minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution, and 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.
| 2024 USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Athletes |
| Name |
School |
| Matt Rankin |
Iona University |
| Lachlan Wellington |
Iona University |
| 2024 USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Athletes |
| Name |
School |
| Teagan Schein-Becker |
Rider University |
The full release on the USTFCCC website for each team can be found
here.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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