{"id":46357,"date":"2019-07-23T14:37:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=46357"},"modified":"2019-07-23T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:37:26","slug":"track-and-field-earns-team-academic-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=46357","title":{"rendered":"Track and field earns team academic honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW ORLEANS – The Fort Hays State men’s and women’s track and field programs both earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award for the third year in a row, announced Monday (July 22) by the organization. The Tigers were also well represented on the individuals list, with six student-athletes earning All-Academic Individual honors.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic award, student-athletes must compile a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and reach a provisional or automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships in either indoor or outdoor seasons.

Student-athletes earning the All-Academic award include Israel Barco<\/a>, Brett Meyer<\/a>, Kolt Newell<\/a>, Seppe van ‘t Westende<\/a>, Mirena Goncalves<\/a> and Mattie Rossi<\/a>.

To earn the team academic distinction, a program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Tiger women amassed a 3.44 GPA while Tiger men accumulated a 3.22 GPA to earn the honor. A total of 209 NCAA DII programs earned All-Academic Team status in 2018-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Name<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n GPA<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Event<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Mark<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Major<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Israel\n Barco<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.32\n <\/td>\n Distance\n Medley Relay (I)\n <\/td>\n 9:52.8\n <\/td>\n Chemistry\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Mirena\n Goncalves<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.45\n <\/td>\n 5000m\n (O)\n <\/td>\n 17:21.9\n <\/td>\n Health\n & Human Performance\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Brett\n Meyer<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.31\n <\/td>\n 1,500m\n (O)\n <\/td>\n 3:44.2\n <\/td>\n Health\n & Human Performance\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 800m\n (O)\n <\/td>\n 1:51.4\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Mile\n (I)\n <\/td>\n 4:04.2\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 800m\n (I)\n <\/td>\n 1:52.2\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Distance\n Medley Relay (I)\n <\/td>\n 9:52.8\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Kolt\n Newell<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.25\n <\/td>\n High\n Jump (I)\n <\/td>\n 6-11\n <\/td>\n Health\n & Human Performance\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n High\n Jump (O)\n <\/td>\n 6-11\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Mattie\n Rossi<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.64\n <\/td>\n Pentathlon\n (I)\n <\/td>\n 3258\n <\/td>\n Agricultural\n Business\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Seppe\n van ‘t Westende<\/a>\n <\/td>\n 3.57\n <\/td>\n Distance\n Medley Relay (I)\n <\/td>\n 9:52.8\n <\/td>\n Business\n Administration\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

\n\n(I) – Indoor \/ (O) – Outdoor \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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