For the 16th consecutive year the Colorado College men's and women's track and field teams earned the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's All-Academic Team award, while eight Tigers were named All-Academic Athletes in 2023-24.
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The women's team posted a 3.78 cumulative grade-point average, tied for the third-highest in Division III, while the men had a 3.68 cumulative GPA, ranking No. 7 in Division III.
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To earn the All-Academic Team award, the cumulative GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter.
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Colorado College joined Trinity University as the only institutions from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference to have both teams recognized for the 2023-24 season.
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In addition, six members of the women's team, recent graduates
Kendall Accetta and
Emma Fowkes, rising senior
Isabel Olson, rising juniors
Ella Fullerton and
Alison Mueller-Hickler and rising sophomore
Gabriela Lues were named All-Academic Athletes by the USTFCCCA, while recent graduate
James Settles and rising junior
Josh Williams were selected from the men's squad.
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To qualify for the All-Academic Athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and either finish the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS or compete in the Indoor or Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Accetta, Settles and Williams ran at the 2024 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, while Fowkes, Olson, Fullerton, Mueller-Hickler and Lues were ranked in the Division III Top 50 at the end of the season.
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