TRACK & FIELD COLLECTS USTFCCCA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS
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The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their annual All-Academic Teams and Athletes on Monday afternoon, featuring the UNLV track & field team on both lists. Both sets of honors come through head coach Carmelita Jeter’s second season in the 2024-25 academic year, picking up another set of academic accolades in the offseason.
As a team, the Rebels put together a 3.48 cumulative GPA for their NCAA Squad List, eclipsing the 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale requirement by the organization.
Individually, the Rebels tabbed three student-athletes as USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes, marking the second straight season that UNLV has been featured with multiple student-athletes on the list. Of the student-athletes mentioned are Jayda Bushay (Applied Health Sciences), Grace Cunningham (Psychology) and Krishna Jayasankar (Management). Cunningham claimed her second major academic award after being named the CSC Academic All-District list earlier this summer.
In order to qualify individually, student-athletes must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, as well as completing at least two semesters or three quarters at their nominating institution. They also were required to meet some athletic marks as well in order to qualify for the honor, picking up the mark during either the indoor or outdoor season. During the indoor season, student-athletes needed to finish the season ranked in the top 96 in any event or in the top 48 in any championship relay. During the outdoor season, they must have finished in the top 48 in the East or West Region and have participated in any of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Both season’s rankings had to be verified via TFRRS.
To get updates on all things Rebel track & field, links to the season’s meets can be found on the team’s schedule page. You can also get live updates on how the Scarlet & Gray are faring on the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram accounts.