Big South Track & Field Programs Earn 2022-23 USTFCCCA Academic Honors
Eight Big South track & field programs (four women's and four men's) have been honored as U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams, the organization announced recently.
To be eligible,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, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office. 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].
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 on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
* Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
Below are the Big South's honorees for 2022-23:
Women's All-Academic Teams
Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
High Point
UNC Asheville
Men's All-Academic Teams
Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
High Point
UNC Asheville
Meanwhile, 13 Big South student-athletes (10 women, three men) were named All-Academic Athletes by the USTFCCCA. To qualify, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office. 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]. Individuals must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution. For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season). For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I list.
Women's All-Academic Athletes
Chloe Greene, Charleston Southern
Chaneal Harris, Charleston Southern
Destiny Wallace, Charleston Southern
Lindsay Cooper, High Point
Alicia Dawson, High Point
Mackenzie Horn, High Point
Sydney Horn, High Point
Anjali Mead, High Point
Rachel Vesper, High Point
Claudia Prieto, UNC Asheville
Men's All-Academic Athletes
Michael Calhoun, Charleston Southern
Micah Gilpatric, Charleston Southern
Chris Van Niekerk, High Point