DIII Women’s Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year & All-Academic Individuals Announced

NEW ORLEANS — Amy Regan of Stevens, Melanie Winters of Baldwin Wallace and Amelia Glueck of Illinois Wesleyan have been named the Female Scholar Athletes of the Year in NCAA Division III Track & Field for the 2015-16 season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the recently completed academic year, these three women were the most exceptional among a group of 423 women who earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

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Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest finishing performers at the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships who achieved All-Academic status. Those who won individual championship titles ranked higher in the tie-breaking process and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final tiebreaker.

Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor season for a total of four categories, but Regan swept both track awards, giving us three.

Regan, a senior majoring in Engineering Management, earned a GPA of 3.837. The native of Green Brook, New Jersey is the first athlete from Stevens to be named the Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year and Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. Regan simply dominated the DIII distance scene this season, sweeping both the indoor (3000/5000) and outdoor distance titles (5000/10000), posting an average margin of victory by 15 seconds.

Winters, a senior majoring in Creative Writing, maintained a GPA of 3.479. The native of Stow, Ohio is the first from Baldwin Wallace to be named Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Winters helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a national title thanks to a strong performance in all of her events, especially the long jump (5.95m or 19-6¼) and high jump (1.69m or 5-6½), where she placed first and fourth, respectively.

Glueck, a sophomore whose major is undeclared, had a perfect 4.00 GPA this year. The native of Pekin, Illinois is the first woman from IWU to be named Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Glueck’s winning effort in the long jump (6.02m or 19-9) gave the Titans 10 big points as they won the national title.

All-Academic Individuals

Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 423 women from 129 institutions earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2015-16 track & field season.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the student athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship
• Finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org

The team with the most All-Academic honorees was the University of Chicago with 19, followed by MIT and Nebraska Wesleyan with 13. Middlebury came in fourth with 12 and UW-Stout led all Wisconsin programs with 11.