Nebraska, South Carolina Named 2009 Division I Men’s Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year

Nebraska, South Carolina Named 2009 Division I Men’s Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year



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NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Thursday that the University of Nebraska and the University of South Carolina were selected as the 2009 Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year, respectively.



Nebraska, the 2009 Division I Men’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year, concluded 2009 indoor campaign with a fifth place finish at the Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships. The fifth-place finish at the indoor championships for the Cornhuskers tied a program-best at the championship meet, and the school’s highest finish since 1996. Nebraska also finished second at the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships



The Cornhuskers maintain a team cumulative GPA of 3.074. Seven other programs with a top-25 finish at indoor nationals earned All-Academic Team honors for their academic and athletic achievements this season.



South Carolina, the 2009 Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year, earned the Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year distinction by virtue of a sixth-place finish at the outdoor national championships and maintaining a team cumulative GPA of 3.090. The sixth-place finish for the Gamecocks was the program’s best effort at the outdoor national championships. Prior to the national meet, South Carolina finished second overall at the East Regional Outdoor Championships and fourth overall at the SEC Outdoor Championships.



Joining South Carolina on the All-Academic Teams list are seven other schools that finished in the top-25 at the outdoor championships.



DIVISION I ALL-ACADEMIC TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS



In addition to the Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced the men’s 2009 Division I All-Academic Track and Field Teams. A total of 67 Division I programs were recognized as men’s 2009 All-Academic Teams.



DePaul University led all institutions with a 3.419 team cumulative GPA, followed by Brown University with a 3.390 team cumulative GPA, and Yale University with a 3.370 team cumulative GPA.



The Ivy League led all conferences again this year with six teams selected as All-Academic Teams for 2009 – Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale. The Big 12 Conference followed with five teams selected to the list. The Colonial Athletic Association and the Southern Conference each had four teams selected as All-Academic Track and Field Teams.



The selection of the All-Academic Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year award is based on a combination of academic and athletic achievements, with the top honor going to the team that had the combination of best overall finish at the respective Division I Indoor or Outdoor National Championships and cumulative GPA.



To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative grade-point average.



2009 USTFCCCA Division I Men’s All-Academic Track and Field Teams:



School
Conference
GPA

DePaul University
Big East Conference
3.419

Brown University
Ivy Group
3.390

Yale University
Ivy Group
3.370

Butler University
Horizon League
3.347

Harvard University
Ivy Group
3.294

University of San Francisco
West Coast Conference
3.262

Lafayette College
Patriot League
3.260

Lipscomb University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.230

Loyola University Chicago
Horizon League
3.229

Dartmouth College
Ivy Group
3.220

University of Tulsa
Conference USA
3.212

Saint Louis University
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.211

University of Portland
West Coast Conference
3.210

Weber State University
Big Sky Conference
3.210

University of Vermont
America East Conference
3.208

Stanford University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.203

Rice University
Conference USA
3.190

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Southern Conference
3.189

Duke University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.184

Samford University
Southern Conference
3.180

University of Richmond
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.170

Columbia University
Ivy Group
3.165

Drake University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.150

Iowa State University
Big 12 Conference
3.150

Utah State University
Western Athletic Conference
3.141

University of Detroit Mercy
Horizon League
3.140

Brigham Young University
Mountain West Conference
3.130

Bucknell University
Patriot League
3.130

North Dakota State University
The Summit League
3.130

Kansas State University
Big 12 Conference
3.125

Rider University
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.124

University of Missouri, Columbia
Big 12 Conference
3.123

Georgia State University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.120

Montana State University - Bozeman
Big Sky Conference
3.120

Idaho State University
Big Sky Conference
3.117

Purdue University
Big Ten Conference
3.110

Quinnipiac University
Northeast Conference
3.110

Sacred Heart University
Northeast Conference
3.099

University of North Dakota
Great West Conference
3.098

Wake Forest University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.096

Oklahoma State University
Big 12 Conference
3.094

University of South Carolina, Columbia
Southeastern Conference
3.090

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Big Ten Conference
3.086

Central Michigan University
Mid-American Conference
3.081

Wofford College
Southern Conference
3.080

Boise State University
Western Athletic Conference
3.078

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Big 12 Conference
3.074

University of Louisville
Big East Conference
3.070

South Dakota State University
The Summit League
3.063

University of Idaho
Western Athletic Conference
3.060

High Point University
Big South Conference
3.052

College of William and Mary
Colonial Athletic Association
3.050

Lehigh University
Patriot League
3.050

Coppin State University
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
3.045

University of Cincinnati
Big East Conference
3.042

Miami University (Ohio)
Mid-American Conference
3.040

Indiana State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.032

Stony Brook University
America East Conference
3.030

University of California, Riverside
Big West Conference
3.030

University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Colonial Athletic Association
3.020

Northeastern University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.012

Cornell University
Ivy Group
3.010

Pennsylvania State University
Big Ten Conference
3.010

University of Maine, Orono
America East Conference
3.010

Davidson College
Southern Conference
3.000

Loyola Marymount University
West Coast Conference
3.000

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Missouri Valley Conference
3.000






Keith J. Nunez

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

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Email: keith@ustfccca.org