NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Gustavus track & field teams recently earned academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the 2023 outdoor season. Seven Gusties received All-Academic Athlete recognition, while both the men’s and women’s squads were named All-Academic Teams. The Gustie men and women earned All-Academic Team recognition with a 3.22 and 3.51 team GPA, respectively.
The following Gusties earned All-Academic Athlete recognition:
Name, Major(s)
Kate Carlson (So., Inver Grove Heights), Exercise Physiology
Megan Geraets (So., Mankato), Chemistry Teaching and Chemistry
Madi Kes (Jr., Jordan), Environmental Studies
Danielle Miller (Jr., Waconia), Exercise Physiology with a Pre-PT Focus
Birgen Nelson (Sr., Edina), Political Science and Classical Languages with an environmental studies minor
Annika Poe (Sr., Big Lake), Nursing
Josh Beiswanger (Sr., Mankato), Exercise Physiology
Division III Track & Field All-Academic Athletes 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 certifiable 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.
Division III Track & Field All-Academic Teams Criteria
- Cumulative team GPA (not 2022-23 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.
- Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.