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Nine Owls Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
7/22/2025 10:26:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice men's and women's track and field teams had a combined nine 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 3.7305 GPA, which ranks sixth among all qualified teams, while the men's team under head coach Jon Warren posted a 3.495 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 Saniya Friendly (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Riana Green (sport management), Julia Johannesdottir (undeclared), 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), Jack Greaves (mechanical engineering) and Juan Marais (biosciences).
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 3.7305 GPA, which ranks sixth among all qualified teams, while the men's team under head coach Jon Warren posted a 3.495 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 Saniya Friendly (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Riana Green (sport management), Julia Johannesdottir (undeclared), 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), Jack Greaves (mechanical engineering) and Juan Marais (biosciences).
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