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Six Tar Heels Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals
July 16, 2020 | Track & Field, Academics
NEW ORLEANS – Six Tar Heels were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals for the 2020 track and field season, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Thursday. Five women and one man from the North Carolina teams received individual recognition while both the men's and women's programs were named to the list of USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams for 2020.
Mady Clahane, Paige Hofstad, Anna Keefer, Emerson Porter and Jill Shippee were the five women to be recognized for their outstanding efforts in the classroom as well as in competition. Alex Milligan was the sole representative for the Tar Heels on the men's side.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the student athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25, and they must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
For a team to qualify, a squad must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during the most recent grading period.
Mady Clahane, Paige Hofstad, Anna Keefer, Emerson Porter and Jill Shippee were the five women to be recognized for their outstanding efforts in the classroom as well as in competition. Alex Milligan was the sole representative for the Tar Heels on the men's side.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the student athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25, and they must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
For a team to qualify, a squad must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during the most recent grading period.
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