NEW ORLEANS – Dominican men's and women's track and field were named as a 2022 NCAA Division II All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Wednesday after its inaugural season.
More than 100 teams on both the men and women's sides were honored this season. The Penguin men's squad had the ninth highest GPA nationally with a 3.483 while trailing only Cal State East Bay in the West Region. The women's team finished 26th nationally with a GPA of 3.593 while finishing third among West Region schools trailing Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene of the GNAC.
To be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Team a program must meet the following criteria:
- The cumulative GPA (not 2021-22 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, certifiable by the institution's registrar. 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].
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
- Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List including the most recent grading period;
- Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
You can see a full list of the recipients for the women's team by clicking the link
here and the men's recipients can be found by clicking this
link.
