Wildcats second as a team in GLIAC
| NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Northern Michigan University Track and Field team has been named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2024 All-Academic Team, the organization announced. In addition, Leah Root, Madi Szymanski, Crystal Walker, and Ellyse Wolfrath were named All-Academic Athletes. The cumulative team GPA for all student-athletes must be 3.0 or higher in order to qualify. The Wildcats held an outstanding GPA of 3.58 to earn the honor. It was the 23rd highest team GPA in the country and the second best among GLIAC schools (Wayne State – 3.66). Criteria to be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Athlete:Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. 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]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season. Leah Root (Elementary Special Education), Madi Szymanski (Nursing), Crystal Walker (Business) and Ellyse Wolfrath (Nursing) were each honored individually for Northern. |
