2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams Announced
NEW ORLEANS – All-Academic Athletes for the 2020 NCAA Division III Track & Field season were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) had 11 men and 17 women from six different institutions represented on the list.
Overall, there were 325 men from 107 institutions and 477 women from 123 institutions who were named All-Academic Athletes.
Division III Track & Field All-Academic 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
- 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 were accepted into the Indoor National Championship, 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 were accepted in the relay at the Indoor National Championship (alternates are excluded), 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.
MEN
| Tony DeYoung | Brockport | Criminal Justice |
| David Bernstein | Cortland | Recreation |
| Brent Di Vittorio | Cortland | Biology |
| Ryan Konotopskyj | Cortland | Sports Management |
| Connor Lewis | Cortland | Exercise Science |
| Nolan Vest | Cortland | Sports Management |
| Joshua Feldberg | Geneseo | Communication |
| Jackson Hays | Geneseo | Education |
| Bryan Ivey | Geneseo | Education |
| Sean McAneny | Geneseo | English |
| Brendan Murphy | Geneseo | Business |
WOMEN
| Mady Dibble | Brockport | Physical Education Teacher Certification |
| Reanne Dressler | Brockport | Athletic Training |
| Chanyce Powell | Brockport | Exercise Physiology |
| Jenna Berry | Geneseo | Education |
| Annibel Coolican | Geneseo | Political Science |
| Anna Flaitz | Geneseo | Mathematics |
| Alexa LaPierre | Geneseo | Chemistry |
| Madison Mulder | Geneseo | Biology |
| Jessica Nischo | Geneseo | Education |
| Roisin O'Neill | Geneseo | Economics |
| Laura Zopf | Geneseo | Biology |
| Amanda Iasparo | Oneonta | Professional Accounting |
| Catarina Burke | Oswego | Criminal Justice |
| Janyll Barber | Plattsburgh | Fitness and Wellness |
| Taylor Canet | Plattsburgh | Psychology |
| Brianna Coon | Plattsburgh | Fitness and Wellness |
| Kallie Villemaire | Plattsburgh | Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
View the full women's list here
In addition there were nine teams named to the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Track & Field All-Academic Team. Congratulations to Fredonia and Plattsburgh's men's teams and Brockport, Buffalo State, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oneonta, Oswego and Plattsburgh's women's teams.
Division III Track & Field All-Academic Team Criteria
- Cumulative team GPA (not 2018-19 academic year, not semester) 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 than 4.0 then must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution's registrar.
