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DII Track & Field Scholar Teams of the Year & AllAcademic Teams Announced
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
July 28, 2016
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NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Team of the Year and AllAcademic Team honors for the 201516 NCAA Division II Track & Field season were announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Though indoor men’s national champion Tiffin came up short in its bid to sweep the outdoor crown, the Dragons did manage to take both the indoor and outdoor Scholar Team of the Year award. The women’s Scholar Team of the Year awards went to this year’s national champions: Lincoln (Mo.) claimed the indoor award while Pittsburg State took the outdoor honor. PDF Release As the highestplacing teams with at least a 3.00 cumulative team grade point average at this season’s indoor and/or outdoor NCAA Division II Championships, these teams stood out among 117 women’s teams and 66 men’s programs that combined academic and athletic achievement to earn AllAcademic Team honors this season. The full list of AllAcademic teams can be found below. Tiffin’s men won their firstever national title during the indoor season with a dramatic finish in the 4×400, edging Adams State by two points, 4947. The Dragons followed that up with a share of runnerup honors at the Outdoor Championships. All the while, the Dragons carried a cumulative 3.36 team grade point average and were represented by six individuals who earned AllAcademic honors – the latter of which tied for ninthmost in the country.
MEN’S SCHOLAR TEAM AWARD HISTORY Indoor Track & Field 2016: Tiffin 2015: Findlay 2014: Ashland 2013: Grand Valley State 2012: Findlay 2011: Chadron State 2010: Ashland 2009: Ashland 2008: Minnesota State 2007: Grand Valley State Outdoor Track & Field 2016: Tiffin 2015: Findlay 2014: Ashland 2013: Western State 2012: Western State 2011: Johnson C. Smith 2010: Ashland 2009: Ashland 2008: North Dakota 2007: Grand Valley State Western State
WOMEN’S SCHOLAR TEAM AWARD HISTORY Indoor Track & Field 2016: Lincoln (Mo.) 2015: Central Missouri
The Dragons followed in GLIAC rival Findlay’s footsteps from a year ago with their sweep. With their NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field national title in March, the Lincoln (Mo.) women earned their thirdever Indoor Scholar Team of the Year honor. The Blue Tigers defeated Hillsdale by a narrow twopoint margin, 6058. Lincoln (Mo.) finished the academic year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.13, and added nine women to the list of AllAcademic Individual honorees. Among those nine were indoor 200meter champ Yanique Ellington and 200meter runnerup Venicha Baker. The Pittsburg State women captured their firstever national title in women’s track & field in May, and followed it up Thursday with their firstever Scholar Team of the Year award. The Gorillas edged out Saint Augustine’s by a single point, 5251, to win the NCAA crown.
2014: Adams State 2013: Grand Valley State 2012: Grand Valley State 2011: Grand Valley State 2010: Ashland 2009: Lincoln (Mo.) 2008: Adams State 2007: Lincoln (Mo.) Outdoor Track & Field 2016: Pittsburg State 2015: Central Missouri 2014: Johnson C. Smith 2013: Johnson C. Smith 2012: Grand Valley State 2011: Grand Valley State 2010: Grand Valley State 2009: Lincoln (Mo.) 2008: Abilene Christian 2007: Lincoln (Mo.)
In the classroom, PSU carried a cumulative team GPA of 3.33. Only three teams in the country had more AllAcademic Individual honorees than did Pittsburg State with 11. National shot put runnerup Cassie Caswell led the way for the Gorillas.
All Academic Teams Maryville (Mo.) Women, Sioux Falls Men Post Top Team GPAs The USTFCCCA also announced Friday the 2016 Division II AllAcademic Track & Field teams. A total of 117 women’s teams and 66 men’s teams earned the distinction as a result of earning a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or higher. With a cumulative team GPA of 3.75, the women of Maryville (Mo.) led all NCAA DII programs for the second consecutive season. Among all divisions and both genders, Maryville was second overall in 201516. They were followed at the DII level by Cedarville, Central Missouri, Truman State and Wayne State (Neb.). Sioux Falls was the top men’s team in DII this academic year with a 3.56 team GPA, ahead Bentley at 3.42 and Maryville (Mo.) at 3.41. The full list of AllAcademic Teams is listed below in alphabetical order by team. 2016 USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAMS MEN’S NCAA DII TRACK & FIELD
Institution
GPA
Adams State University Adelphi University Anderson University (South Carolina) Ashland University Assumption College Augustana University (South Dakota) Azusa Pacific University Bellarmine University Bentley University
3.07 3.24 3.19 3.02 3.05 3.18 3.02 3.24 3.42
California Baptist University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State UniversitySan Marcos California University of Pennsylvania Cedarville University Central Washington University Chadron State College
3.07 3.05 3.09 3.03 3.23 3.15 3.21
Colorado School of Mines
3.24
Colorado State UniversityPueblo Columbus State University
3.09 3.02
Dallas Baptist University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Florida Southern College Franklin Pierce University Grand Valley State University Harding University Hillsdale College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Johnson C. Smith University Lewis University
3.28 3.04 3.05 3.03 3.03 3.13 3.20 3.16 3.36 3.12
Malone University Maryville University of Saint Louis Metropolitan State University of Denver Michigan Technological University Minot State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Northern State University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University
3.00 3.41 3.09 3.13 3.05 3.06 3.27 3.10 3.18
Northwood University (Michigan) Oklahoma Christian University Pittsburg State University Queens University of Charlotte Roberts Wesleyan College Saint Leo University Seattle Pacific University Southwest Baptist University St. Cloud State University
3.25 3.20 3.09 3.19 3.29 3.07 3.16 3.36 3.03
St. Martin’s University The College of Saint Rose The University of Findlay Tiffin University Truman State University University of Alaska Anchorage University of California, San Diego University of Central Missouri University of Indianapolis University of Mary
3.05 3.04 3.27 3.36 3.37 3.09 3.05 3.18 3.11 3.05
University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Sioux Falls University of Tampa Walsh University
3.03 3.56 3.22 3.26
Wayne State College (Nebraska) West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia Wesleyan College Western State Colorado University William Jewell College
3.18 3.30 3.09 3.04 3.11
2016 USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAMS WOMEN’S NCAA DII TRACK & FIELD
Institution
GPA
Adams State University Adelphi University American International College Anderson University (South Carolina) Angelo State University Ashland University Assumption College Augustana University (South Dakota) Azusa Pacific University Bellarmine University Bentley University Black Hills State University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania California Baptist University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Chico California State UniversitySan Marcos California University of Pennsylvania CarsonNewman University
3.25 3.45 3.35 3.48 3.01 3.42 3.23 3.31 3.31 3.53 3.44 3.16 3.13 3.44 3.24 3.17 3.12 3.35 3.28
Cedarville University Central Washington University Chadron State College Clarion University of Pennsylvania Colorado School of Mines Colorado State UniversityPueblo Columbus State University Concordia University, St. Paul Daemen College Dallas Baptist University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Emporia State University Florida Institute of Technology Florida Southern College Fort Lewis College Franklin Pierce University Georgian Court University Grand Valley State University
3.62 3.34 3.25 3.35 3.37 3.37 3.37 3.33 3.35 3.23 3.38 3.53 3.28 3.46 3.18 3.28 3.25 3.29
Harding University Hillsdale College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Johnson C. Smith University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lake Erie College Lake Erie College Lee University LeesMcRae College Lewis University Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Lincoln University of Missouri Lindenwood University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
3.42 3.34 3.13 3.53 3.29 3.32 3.32 3.23 3.24 3.37 3.05 3.13 3.32 3.10
Malone University
3.41
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mars Hill University Maryville University of Saint Louis Merrimack College Metropolitan State University of Denver Michigan Technological University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Minnesota State University Moorhead Minot State University Missouri Southern State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Montana State University Billings Northern Michigan University Northern State University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University
3.31 3.37 3.75 3.49 3.14 3.49 3.13 3.47 3.21 3.48 3.34 3.35 3.25 3.39 3.38 3.49
Northwood University (Michigan) Nova Southeastern University Oklahoma Christian University Pittsburg State University Queens University of Charlotte Roberts Wesleyan College Saginaw Valley State University Saint Leo University Seattle Pacific University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Southern Connecticut State University Southwest Baptist University St. Cloud State University St. Martin’s University Stonehill College Tarleton State University
3.31 3.12 3.42 3.33 3.22 3.53 3.40 3.14 3.49 3.05 3.12 3.49 3.12 3.51 3.23 3.31 3.26 3.10
The College of Saint Rose The University of Findlay Tiffin University Truman State University University of Alaska Anchorage University of California, San Diego University of Central Missouri University of Charleston (West Virginia) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Indianapolis University of Mary University of Minnesota Duluth University of Montevallo University of Nebraska at Kearney University of New Haven University of North Alabama University of Sioux Falls University of Southern Indiana University of Tampa
3.25 3.46 3.36 3.55 3.41 3.20 3.59 3.20 3.36 3.16 3.34 3.16 3.40 3.40 3.10 3.52 3.47 3.34 3.24
University of Tampa
3.24
University of the District of Columbia
3.20
University of Wisconsin, Parkside Upper Iowa University Ursuline College Walsh University Wayne State College (Nebraska) Wayne State University (Michigan) West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia Wesleyan College Western State Colorado University William Jewell College Wingate University Winona State University
3.02 3.19 3.25 3.49 3.55 3.26 3.11 3.41 3.30 3.30 3.19 3.44
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
July 28, 2016
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NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Team of the Year and AllAcademic Team honors for the 201516 NCAA Division II Track & Field season were announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Though indoor men’s national champion Tiffin came up short in its bid to sweep the outdoor crown, the Dragons did manage to take both the indoor and outdoor Scholar Team of the Year award. The women’s Scholar Team of the Year awards went to this year’s national champions: Lincoln (Mo.) claimed the indoor award while Pittsburg State took the outdoor honor. PDF Release As the highestplacing teams with at least a 3.00 cumulative team grade point average at this season’s indoor and/or outdoor NCAA Division II Championships, these teams stood out among 117 women’s teams and 66 men’s programs that combined academic and athletic achievement to earn AllAcademic Team honors this season. The full list of AllAcademic teams can be found below. Tiffin’s men won their firstever national title during the indoor season with a dramatic finish in the 4×400, edging Adams State by two points, 4947. The Dragons followed that up with a share of runnerup honors at the Outdoor Championships. All the while, the Dragons carried a cumulative 3.36 team grade point average and were represented by six individuals who earned AllAcademic honors – the latter of which tied for ninthmost in the country.
MEN’S SCHOLAR TEAM AWARD HISTORY Indoor Track & Field 2016: Tiffin 2015: Findlay 2014: Ashland 2013: Grand Valley State 2012: Findlay 2011: Chadron State 2010: Ashland 2009: Ashland 2008: Minnesota State 2007: Grand Valley State Outdoor Track & Field 2016: Tiffin 2015: Findlay 2014: Ashland 2013: Western State 2012: Western State 2011: Johnson C. Smith 2010: Ashland 2009: Ashland 2008: North Dakota 2007: Grand Valley State Western State
WOMEN’S SCHOLAR TEAM AWARD HISTORY Indoor Track & Field 2016: Lincoln (Mo.) 2015: Central Missouri
The Dragons followed in GLIAC rival Findlay’s footsteps from a year ago with their sweep. With their NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field national title in March, the Lincoln (Mo.) women earned their thirdever Indoor Scholar Team of the Year honor. The Blue Tigers defeated Hillsdale by a narrow twopoint margin, 6058. Lincoln (Mo.) finished the academic year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.13, and added nine women to the list of AllAcademic Individual honorees. Among those nine were indoor 200meter champ Yanique Ellington and 200meter runnerup Venicha Baker. The Pittsburg State women captured their firstever national title in women’s track & field in May, and followed it up Thursday with their firstever Scholar Team of the Year award. The Gorillas edged out Saint Augustine’s by a single point, 5251, to win the NCAA crown.
2014: Adams State 2013: Grand Valley State 2012: Grand Valley State 2011: Grand Valley State 2010: Ashland 2009: Lincoln (Mo.) 2008: Adams State 2007: Lincoln (Mo.) Outdoor Track & Field 2016: Pittsburg State 2015: Central Missouri 2014: Johnson C. Smith 2013: Johnson C. Smith 2012: Grand Valley State 2011: Grand Valley State 2010: Grand Valley State 2009: Lincoln (Mo.) 2008: Abilene Christian 2007: Lincoln (Mo.)
In the classroom, PSU carried a cumulative team GPA of 3.33. Only three teams in the country had more AllAcademic Individual honorees than did Pittsburg State with 11. National shot put runnerup Cassie Caswell led the way for the Gorillas.
All Academic Teams Maryville (Mo.) Women, Sioux Falls Men Post Top Team GPAs The USTFCCCA also announced Friday the 2016 Division II AllAcademic Track & Field teams. A total of 117 women’s teams and 66 men’s teams earned the distinction as a result of earning a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or higher. With a cumulative team GPA of 3.75, the women of Maryville (Mo.) led all NCAA DII programs for the second consecutive season. Among all divisions and both genders, Maryville was second overall in 201516. They were followed at the DII level by Cedarville, Central Missouri, Truman State and Wayne State (Neb.). Sioux Falls was the top men’s team in DII this academic year with a 3.56 team GPA, ahead Bentley at 3.42 and Maryville (Mo.) at 3.41. The full list of AllAcademic Teams is listed below in alphabetical order by team. 2016 USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAMS MEN’S NCAA DII TRACK & FIELD
Institution
GPA
Adams State University Adelphi University Anderson University (South Carolina) Ashland University Assumption College Augustana University (South Dakota) Azusa Pacific University Bellarmine University Bentley University
3.07 3.24 3.19 3.02 3.05 3.18 3.02 3.24 3.42
California Baptist University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State UniversitySan Marcos California University of Pennsylvania Cedarville University Central Washington University Chadron State College
3.07 3.05 3.09 3.03 3.23 3.15 3.21
Colorado School of Mines
3.24
Colorado State UniversityPueblo Columbus State University
3.09 3.02
Dallas Baptist University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Florida Southern College Franklin Pierce University Grand Valley State University Harding University Hillsdale College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Johnson C. Smith University Lewis University
3.28 3.04 3.05 3.03 3.03 3.13 3.20 3.16 3.36 3.12
Malone University Maryville University of Saint Louis Metropolitan State University of Denver Michigan Technological University Minot State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Northern State University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University
3.00 3.41 3.09 3.13 3.05 3.06 3.27 3.10 3.18
Northwood University (Michigan) Oklahoma Christian University Pittsburg State University Queens University of Charlotte Roberts Wesleyan College Saint Leo University Seattle Pacific University Southwest Baptist University St. Cloud State University
3.25 3.20 3.09 3.19 3.29 3.07 3.16 3.36 3.03
St. Martin’s University The College of Saint Rose The University of Findlay Tiffin University Truman State University University of Alaska Anchorage University of California, San Diego University of Central Missouri University of Indianapolis University of Mary
3.05 3.04 3.27 3.36 3.37 3.09 3.05 3.18 3.11 3.05
University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Sioux Falls University of Tampa Walsh University
3.03 3.56 3.22 3.26
Wayne State College (Nebraska) West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia Wesleyan College Western State Colorado University William Jewell College
3.18 3.30 3.09 3.04 3.11
2016 USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAMS WOMEN’S NCAA DII TRACK & FIELD
Institution
GPA
Adams State University Adelphi University American International College Anderson University (South Carolina) Angelo State University Ashland University Assumption College Augustana University (South Dakota) Azusa Pacific University Bellarmine University Bentley University Black Hills State University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania California Baptist University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Chico California State UniversitySan Marcos California University of Pennsylvania CarsonNewman University
3.25 3.45 3.35 3.48 3.01 3.42 3.23 3.31 3.31 3.53 3.44 3.16 3.13 3.44 3.24 3.17 3.12 3.35 3.28
Cedarville University Central Washington University Chadron State College Clarion University of Pennsylvania Colorado School of Mines Colorado State UniversityPueblo Columbus State University Concordia University, St. Paul Daemen College Dallas Baptist University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Emporia State University Florida Institute of Technology Florida Southern College Fort Lewis College Franklin Pierce University Georgian Court University Grand Valley State University
3.62 3.34 3.25 3.35 3.37 3.37 3.37 3.33 3.35 3.23 3.38 3.53 3.28 3.46 3.18 3.28 3.25 3.29
Harding University Hillsdale College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Johnson C. Smith University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lake Erie College Lake Erie College Lee University LeesMcRae College Lewis University Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Lincoln University of Missouri Lindenwood University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
3.42 3.34 3.13 3.53 3.29 3.32 3.32 3.23 3.24 3.37 3.05 3.13 3.32 3.10
Malone University
3.41
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mars Hill University Maryville University of Saint Louis Merrimack College Metropolitan State University of Denver Michigan Technological University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Minnesota State University Moorhead Minot State University Missouri Southern State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Montana State University Billings Northern Michigan University Northern State University Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Nazarene University
3.31 3.37 3.75 3.49 3.14 3.49 3.13 3.47 3.21 3.48 3.34 3.35 3.25 3.39 3.38 3.49
Northwood University (Michigan) Nova Southeastern University Oklahoma Christian University Pittsburg State University Queens University of Charlotte Roberts Wesleyan College Saginaw Valley State University Saint Leo University Seattle Pacific University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Southern Connecticut State University Southwest Baptist University St. Cloud State University St. Martin’s University Stonehill College Tarleton State University
3.31 3.12 3.42 3.33 3.22 3.53 3.40 3.14 3.49 3.05 3.12 3.49 3.12 3.51 3.23 3.31 3.26 3.10
The College of Saint Rose The University of Findlay Tiffin University Truman State University University of Alaska Anchorage University of California, San Diego University of Central Missouri University of Charleston (West Virginia) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Indianapolis University of Mary University of Minnesota Duluth University of Montevallo University of Nebraska at Kearney University of New Haven University of North Alabama University of Sioux Falls University of Southern Indiana University of Tampa
3.25 3.46 3.36 3.55 3.41 3.20 3.59 3.20 3.36 3.16 3.34 3.16 3.40 3.40 3.10 3.52 3.47 3.34 3.24
University of Tampa
3.24
University of the District of Columbia
3.20
University of Wisconsin, Parkside Upper Iowa University Ursuline College Walsh University Wayne State College (Nebraska) Wayne State University (Michigan) West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia Wesleyan College Western State Colorado University William Jewell College Wingate University Winona State University
3.02 3.19 3.25 3.49 3.55 3.26 3.11 3.41 3.30 3.30 3.19 3.44
