Men's and Women's Track & Field Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams

Aug. 4, 2010

NEW ORLEANS - On Monday, Aug. 2, the University of Cincinnati men's track & field team was one of 73 teams to earn All-Academic Team distinction from the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association and the Bearcats made a clean sweep of the award when the women's team was one of 151 teams selected to the same honor from the USTFCCCA on Wednesday.

The men's team was one of four BIG EAST Conference schools to earn the honor, joining DePaul, Rutgers, and Louisville. The Big East led all conferences on the women's side as 12 members notched All-Academic status, including DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Rutgers, St. John's, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, USF, Villanova, and West Virginia.

The Bearcats were also one of 68 institutions to have both their men's and women's squads named to the All-Academic Team. UC's men's and women's programs also earned the honor in 2009.

In order to be nominated for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor, the program must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative grade-point average. Both the men's and the women's teams compiled identical 3.22 team GPAs.