USTFCCCA 2024 Cross Country Academic Awards
Newark, NJ - The 2024 USTFCCCA Cross Country Academic Awards were announced and boy did the Wolverines not disappoint! We saw some incredible performances from student-athletes in each venue during the 2024 season. You can't have one without the other to complete the student-athlete experience. That's why the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is pleased to honor those individuals and teams that stood out both academically and athletically.
The following Wolverines were announced as Academic winners:
NJCAA ALL ACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS
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Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
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Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
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Abdul Rahaman |
Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
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Kimberly Baker |
Essex County (N.J.) |
Education |
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Kiana Casimir |
Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
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Serena Douglas |
Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
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Ashia Martin |
Essex County (N.J.) |
Business Administration |
CROSS COUNTRY INDIVIDUAL ALL-ACADEMIC CRITERIA: Student athletes from USTFCCCA member programs must meet the following criteria to be eligible.
- 3.40 GPA or higher for academic term of participation (cross country-fall).
- Student-athlete must be considered full-time (12 hours or more) unless a special exemption exists from the NJCAA.
- Must be listed on either Regional or National roster.
The entire team did well overall, winning the all academic team award as well, with a 3.46 GPA for the men and 3.44 GPA for the women.
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ALL-ACADEMIC CRITERIA: Teams from USTFCCCA member programs must meet ALL the following criteria. A program's men's cross country squad and women's cross country squad are considered on a separate basis.
- Minimum 3.20 GPA for academic term of participation (cross country-fall).
- Students must be considered full-time (12 hours or more) unless a special exemption exists from the NJCAA.
- For team ranking and qualification, must have minimum five (5) athletes for a cross country roster, and all athletes must be listed on either Regional or National Roster.
- 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].
- Remedial classes do not figure into GPA.
Congrats to all the Wolverines!