Men's Cross Country Earns USTFCCCA Academic Honors
After displaying excellence in the classroom and on the course, the student-athletes of the Central Connecticut men's and women's cross country teams were acknowledged by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. Sophomores Elias Field and Eddie Nicholas were also named All-Academic Athletes.
Both teams were named to the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country All-Academic lists for achieving a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. Overall, 199 men's team earned All-Academic recognition. The CCSU men's cross country team earned a combined GPA of 3.39 for the fall of 2020.
USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC RELEASE
USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS
There were 287 individuals who earned All-Academic Individuals in Division I. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and have either qualified for the national championship meet or finished top-5 at their respective conference championship. Field ran a personal-best and placed fourth, while Nicholas also ran a personal-best and placed fifth at the NEC Championships.