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NCAA DII TF All-Academic TeamsAll-Academic Teams & Scholar Teams of the Year in NCAA DII Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Teams of the Year and All-Academic Team honors for the 2016-17 NCAA Division II Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field seasons were announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
In order to be in contention for Scholar Team of the Year, a program must finish highly at the respective national championship meet and have at least a 3.00 cumulative team GPA.
Indoor Scholar Teams of the Year |
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Year
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Men’s Winner
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Women’s Winner
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| 2017 | Tiffin | Adams State |
| 2016 | Tiffin | Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 2015 | Findlay | Central Missouri |
| 2014 | Ashland | Adams State |
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2013
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Grand Valley State
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Grand Valley State
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2012
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Findlay
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Grand Valley State
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2011
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Chadron State
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Grand Valley State
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2010
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Ashland
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Ashland
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2009
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Ashland
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Lincoln (Mo.)
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2008
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Minnesota State
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Adams State
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2007
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Grand Valley State
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Lincoln (Mo.)
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Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year |
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Year
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Men’s Winner
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Women’s Winner
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| 2017 | Lincoln (Mo.) | Grand Valley State |
| 2016 | Tiffin | Pittsburg State |
| 2015 | Findlay | Central Missouri |
| 2014 | Ashland | Johnson C. Smith |
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2013
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Western State
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Johnson C. Smith
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2012
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Western State
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Grand Valley State
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2011
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Johnson C. Smith
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Grand Valley State
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2010
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Ashland
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Grand Valley State
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2009
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Ashland
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Lincoln (Mo.)
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2008
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North Dakota
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Abilene Christian
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2007
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Grand Valley State/Western State
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Lincoln (Mo.)
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Tiffin was named the Men’s Indoor Scholar Team of the Year after winning the indoor team title and maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.11. This is the second year in a row that the Dragons were bestowed this honor.
Adams State was named the Women’s Indoor Scholar Team of the Year after winning the indoor team title over Grand Valley State and maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.213. This is the first time since 2014 that the Grizzlies were named Indoor Scholar Team of the Year.
Lincoln (Mo.) was named the Men’s Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year after a runner-up finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Blue Tigers maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.06 during the 2017 campaign. This marks the first time in program history that Lincoln (Mo.) has been named a Scholar Team of the Year.
Grand Valley State was named the Women’s Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year after finishing a game runner-up to West Texas A&M. The Lakers held down a cumulative GPA of 3.258. GVSU was also named Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
All-Academic Teams
There were 191 teams honored by the USTFCCCA for their academics (115 women’s, 76 men’s).
The women of California Baptist University maintained the highest cumulative GPA of any team in NCAA Division II. The Lancers were in a class of their own with a 3.86 GPA.
Cedarville University’s women finished a distant second to Cal Baptist with a GPA of 3.631, while the women of Drury University held down a GPA of 3.63.
The top cumulative GPA of any men’s team belonged to Drury University with its 3.459. Bentley University finished a distant second at 3.44.
See below for a full list of those All-Academic Teams in NCAA Division II Track & Field.
We’ll announce those individuals who earned All-Academic honors tomorrow.
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams – NCAA Division II Men’s Track & Field |
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| Institution | GPA |
| Academy of Art University | 3.01 |
| Adams State University | 3.014 |
| Adelphi University | 3.32 |
| Alderson Broaddus University | 3.1 |
| American International College | 3.1 |
| Assumption College | 3.06 |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) | 3.28 |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3.053 |
| Bellarmine University | 3.29 |
| Bentley University | 3.44 |
| Black Hills State University | 3.083 |
| California Baptist University | 3.097 |
| California State University, East Bay | 3.25 |
| Carson-Newman University | 3.02 |
| Cedarville University | 3.232 |
| Central Washington University | 3.034 |
| Chadron State College | 3.241 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 3.27 |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo | 3.257 |
| Columbus State University | 3.0529 |
| Concordia University, St. Paul | 3 |
| Drury University | 3.459 |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 3.17 |
| Emporia State University | 3.05 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 3.019 |
| Florida Southern College | 3.17 |
| Fort Hays State University | 3.27 |
| Franklin Pierce University | 3.18 |
| Grand Valley State University | 3.024 |
| Harding University | 3.26 |
| Hillsdale College | 3.141 |
| Humboldt State University | 3.06 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 3.09 |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 3.2843 |
| Lake Erie College | 3.19 |
| Le Moyne College | 3.172 |
| Lee University | 3.01 |
| Lees-McRae College | 3.04 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 3.02 |
| Lincoln University of Missouri | 3.06 |
| Lindenwood University | 3.21 |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | 3.022 |
| Lubbock Christian University | 3.11 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 3.301 |
| McKendree University | 3.03 |
| Minot State University | 3.082 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 3.059188 |
| Northern State University | 3.1599 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | 3.18 |
| Northwood University (Michigan) | 3.053 |
| Nova Southeastern University | 3.12 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 3.151 |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | 3.2404 |
| Rogers State University | 3.14 |
| Seattle Pacific University | 3.315 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 3.09 |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | 3.117 |
| Stonehill College | 3.23 |
| The University of Findlay | 3.31 |
| Tiffin University | 3.11 |
| Truman State University | 3.18 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 3.13 |
| University of California, San Diego | 3.068 |
| University of Central Missouri | 3.197 |
| University of Mary | 3.21 |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | 3.06 |
| University of Montevallo | 3.024 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 3.116 |
| University of Sioux Falls | 3.32 |
| University of Tampa | 3.22 |
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | 3.13 |
| Walsh University | 3.25 |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 3.224 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3.223 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 3.09 |
| Western Oregon University | 3.13 |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | 3.021 |
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams – NCAA Division II Women’s Track & Field |
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| Institution | GPA |
| Adams State University | 3.213 |
| Adelphi University | 3.476 |
| Alderson Broaddus University | 3.2 |
| American International College | 3.42 |
| Angelo State University | 3.14 |
| Ashland University | 3.39 |
| Assumption College | 3.3 |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) | 3.45 |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3.33 |
| Bellarmine University | 3.52 |
| Bentley University | 3.41 |
| Black Hills State University | 3.368 |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 3.1 |
| California Baptist University | 3.86 |
| California State University, Chico | 3.139 |
| California University of Pennsylvania | 3.462 |
| Carson-Newman University | 3.38 |
| Cedarville University | 3.631 |
| Central Washington University | 3.355 |
| Chadron State College | 3.587 |
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania | 3.481 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 3.3 |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo | 3.587 |
| Columbus State University | 3.35397 |
| Concordia University, St. Paul | 3.45 |
| Drury University | 3.63 |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 3.24 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) | 3.16 |
| Emporia State University | 3.38 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 3.286 |
| Florida Southern College | 3.52 |
| Fort Hays State University | 3.469 |
| Fort Lewis College | 3.15 |
| Franklin Pierce University | 3.23 |
| Georgian Court University | 3.1589 |
| Grand Valley State University | 3.258 |
| Harding University | 3.47 |
| Hillsdale College | 3.441 |
| Humboldt State University | 3.17 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 3.48 |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 3.5623 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 3.249 |
| Lake Erie College | 3.27 |
| Le Moyne College | 3.37 |
| Lee University | 3.52 |
| Lees-McRae College | 3.19 |
| Lewis University | 3.36 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 3.54 |
| Lincoln University of Missouri | 3.307 |
| Lindenwood University | 3.48 |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | 3.249 |
| Lubbock Christian University | 3.53 |
| Malone University | 3.292 |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania | 3.11 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 3.579 |
| McKendree University | 3.43 |
| Merrimack College | 3.27 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 3.21 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3.43 |
| Minot State University | 3.4 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 3.30907 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 3.3 |
| Northern Michigan University | 3.39 |
| Northern State University | 3.3689 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | 3.52 |
| Northwood University (Michigan) | 3.224 |
| Nova Southeastern University | 3.28 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 3.357 |
| Pittsburg State University | 3.27 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 3.378 |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | 3.41 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 3.353 |
| Saint Augustine’s University | 3.202 |
| Saint Leo University | 3.216 |
| San Francisco State University | 3.33 |
| Seattle Pacific University | 3.403 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 3.19 |
| Shorter University | 3.0149 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 3.458 |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | 3.536 |
| Southern Arkansas University | 3.09 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 3.02 |
| Southwest Baptist University | 3.51 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | 3.02 |
| St. Cloud State University | 3.15 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | 3 |
| Stonehill College | 3.43 |
| Texas A&M University-Commerce | 3.11 |
| The University of Findlay | 3.39 |
| Tiffin University | 3.27 |
| Truman State University | 3.55 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 3.54 |
| University of California, San Diego | 3.202 |
| University of Central Missouri | 3.487 |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | 3.22 |
| University of Mary | 3.41 |
| University of Minnesota, Duluth | 3.21 |
| University of Montevallo | 3.4 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 3.455 |
| University of New Haven | 3 |
| University of North Georgia | 3.326 |
| University of Sioux Falls | 3.524 |
| University of Southern Indiana | 3.4603 |
| University of Tampa | 3.24 |
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | 3.151 |
| Upper Iowa University | 3.52 |
| Ursuline College | 3.18 |
| Walsh University | 3.533 |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 3.547 |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 3.336 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3.256 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 3.37 |
| Western Oregon University | 3.41 |
| Western State Colorado University | 3.22 |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | 3.088 |
| Wingate University | 3.223 |
| Winona State University | 3.45 |