Track and Field

Women's Academic Awards Announced by the USTFCCCA

NEW ORLEANS – All-Academic Teams and Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field seasons were announced on Monday, July 21 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Team:
  1. Cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.10 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter, computed by the following method:
    1. Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
    2. Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
    3. Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
    4. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then 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.
       
  2. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
A total of six Landmark Conference women's track and field programs were named to the 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. Programs included: Catholic University, Drew University, Elizabethtown College, Moravian University, University of Scranton, and Susquehanna University. The USTFFFCA Team Academic announcement can be found here.

Criteria to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Athlete:
  1. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. 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.
     
  2. Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
    1. Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
    2. Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
       
  3. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
A total of 18 Landmark Conference women's track and field student-athletes were named as a 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete. The USTFFFCA Academic Athlete announcement can be found here.
 
Student-Athlete Institution Major
Zoey Brown Catholic University Biology
Brigid Byrnes Catholic University Nursing
Madi Fuerst Catholic University Criminology
Kate Inglis Catholic University Nursing
Clare Marsh Catholic University Politics
Mia McConnell Catholic University Elementary Education
Emily Moehringer Catholic University Nursing
Emily Camlet Drew University Statistics & Italian
Isabella Cowger Elizabethtown College Actuarial Science
Abigail Giamoni Moravian University Health Sciences
Tara Smurla Moravian University Early Childhood Special Education
Kara Vashey Moravian University Accounting
Samantha Hoffmann University of Scranton Nursing
Samantha Sharrow University of Scranton Psychology
Molly White University of Scranton Communication
Remi Acord Susquehanna University Bio Chem
Hannah Alderfer Susquehanna University Education
Ainslee Binkley Susquehanna University Environmental Studies