NEW ORLEANS -- The 2022-23 Wayne State University women's track and field squad received USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) All-Academic Team recognition for recording a 3.61 cumulative grade-point average, which was good for first in the GLIAC and No. 15 nationally. In addition, 10 members of the team received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
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"One of our program's key goals each year is to finish with the highest GPA that we can as a team," said head coach Grant Lofdahl. "The student-athletes as a group take that pretty seriously and this year, they truly did an outstanding job in the classroom. Finishing the academic year ranked in the top 15 in the country, and with the best cumulative team GPA in the GLIAC, is a fitting end to the past track and field season. We as coaches are very proud of our 10 individual All-Academic recipients and the entire squad."
The criteria for a team be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Team:
- The cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, certifiable by the institution's registrar. 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].
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
- Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List 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 including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
The 10 Warriors receiving All-Academic Athlete honors were Thailyia Christensen (Flushing, Mich.), Kaleigh Flowers (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Emily Gordon (Northville, Mich.), Reagan Justice (Canton, Mich.), Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich.), Elyse Miller (Woodhaven, Mich.), Makayla Sumrall (Roseville, Mich.), Briana Vojinov (Brownstown, Mich.), Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.), and Avery Wilson (Davison, Mich.).
The criteria to be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Athlete:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. 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.
- Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic-or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season.
