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15 Owls Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
7/17/2024 3:34:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice men's and women's track and field teams had a combined 15 student-athletes named to the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, an award that honors those who excel both in meets and in the classroom, the organization announced.
The men's and women's track and field programs were both recipients of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards. The women's team under head coach Jim Bevan posted a 3.659 GPA while the men's team under head coach Jon Warren posted a 3.489 GPA.
In order to qualify for an individual athlete recognition, the athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale) and be within the top 96 (indoors) or regional top 48 (outdoors) in their respective events. In order to qualify for team recognition a program must finish with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale).
This year's Rice honorees on the women's team are Kennedy Gamble (MBA), Eliza Kraule (computer science), Ginnie Okafor (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Savannah Simms (history), Tara Simpson-Sullivan (sports management), Alice Taylor (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Josie Taylor (earth, environmental & planetary sciences) and Mckyla Van der Westhuizen (sports medicine and exercise physiology).
The Rice men receiving recognition are Cal Abdulky (business), Ese Amata (sports management), Vincent Arousell (undeclared), Ty Hampton (undeclared), Shaun Kerry (neuroscience), Matt Kumar (earth science) and Sam Welsh (data science).
The men's and women's track and field programs were both recipients of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards. The women's team under head coach Jim Bevan posted a 3.659 GPA while the men's team under head coach Jon Warren posted a 3.489 GPA.
In order to qualify for an individual athlete recognition, the athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale) and be within the top 96 (indoors) or regional top 48 (outdoors) in their respective events. In order to qualify for team recognition a program must finish with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale).
This year's Rice honorees on the women's team are Kennedy Gamble (MBA), Eliza Kraule (computer science), Ginnie Okafor (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Savannah Simms (history), Tara Simpson-Sullivan (sports management), Alice Taylor (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Josie Taylor (earth, environmental & planetary sciences) and Mckyla Van der Westhuizen (sports medicine and exercise physiology).
The Rice men receiving recognition are Cal Abdulky (business), Ese Amata (sports management), Vincent Arousell (undeclared), Ty Hampton (undeclared), Shaun Kerry (neuroscience), Matt Kumar (earth science) and Sam Welsh (data science).
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