2019 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Academic Team Awards

NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Teams of the Year and All-Academic Team honors for the 2018-19 NCAA Division II Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field seasons were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.

The Grand Valley State men were crowded the award winners for both the indoor and outdoor seasons while the Adams State women captured the honor during indoors while Lincoln (Mo.) women took home the honor after the outdoor season, respectively.

In order to be considered for Scholar Team of the Year a program must finish highly at the national championship meet and have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA as a team.

Indoor Scholar Teams of the Year History
Year	Men’s Winner	Women’s Winner
2019	Grand Valley State	Adams State
2018	Pittsburg State	West Texas A&M
2017	Tiffin	Adams State
2016	Tiffin	Lincoln (Mo.)
2015	Findlay	Central Missouri
2014	Ashland	Adams State
2013	Grand Valley State	Grand Valley State
2012	Findlay	Grand Valley State
2011	Chadron State	Grand Valley State
2010	Ashland	Ashland
2009	Ashland	Lincoln (Mo.)
2008	Minnesota State	Adams State
2007	Grand Valley State	Lincoln (Mo.)

Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year History
Year	Men’s Winner	Women’s Winner
2019	Grand Valley State	Lincoln (Mo.)
2018	Tiffin	Saint Augustine’s
2017	Lincoln (Mo.)	Grand Valley State
2016	Tiffin	Pittsburg State
2015	Findlay	Central Missouri
2014	Ashland	Johnson C. Smith
2013	Western State	Johnson C. Smith
2012	Western State	Grand Valley State
2011	Johnson C. Smith	Grand Valley State
2010	Ashland	Grand Valley State
2009	Ashland	Lincoln (Mo.)
2008	North Dakota	Abilene Christian
2007	Grand Valley State/Western State	Lincoln (Mo.)

Grand Valley State swept the Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year awards, the first time a program has accomplished the feat since Tiffin in 2016. The Lakers placed third at the indoor national championships and followed it up with a fourth-place showing at outdoors. To go with their success on the track, Grand Valley State compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.05 as a team. It is the first time the Lakers have won the honor during the outdoor season since a split of the title in the debut of the Scholar Team of the Year award following the 2007 season and is the first time the group won the honor during indoor since that same 2007 campaign.

On the women’s side Adams State was named the Women’s Indoor Scholar Team of the Year while Lincoln (Mo.) captured the Outdoor School Team of the Year.

Adams State recorded a team cumulative GPA of 3.34 as they won their first Indoor Scholar Team of the Year for the first time since 2014 after the group won the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships this past March. The Grizzlies have received the award four times in program history.

Lincoln (Mo.), who were crowned the 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor Champions, also won the Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year honors after the group posted a cumulative GPA of 3.12. It is the third time in program history that the Blue Tigers have been the recipients of the award and the first since 2009.

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

In total, 209 programs were honored by the USTFCCCA for their academic achievements.

Breaking it down even further, 130 of those teams were women’s compared to 79 men’s programs who earned the award.

The women’s program from Truman State had the highest cumulative GPA out of any NCAA DII institution at 3.63.

The men’s team with the highest cumulative GPA was Point Loma Nazarene University with a 3.53.

2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams
NCAA Division II Track & Field

Gender	Institution	GPA	Head Coach
MEN	Adelphi University	3.16	Katie Rees	E
MEN	University of Alaska Anchorage	3.17	Michael Friess	E
MEN	Anderson University (South Carolina)	3.14	Kevin Eagle	E
MEN	Augustana University (South Dakota)	3.2	Tracy Hellman	E
MEN	Azusa Pacific University	3.29	Jack Hoyt	E
MEN	Bentley University	3.43	Kevin Curtin	E
MEN	Black Hills State University	3.06	Seth Mischke	E
MEN	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg	3.15	Bernard Empie	E
MEN	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	3.07	Chris Bradford	E
MEN	California State University, East Bay	3.05	Tony Nicolosi	E
MEN	Pennsylvania Western University, California	3.04	Daniel Caulfield	E
MEN	Carson-Newman University	3.02	David Needs	E
MEN	Cedarville University	3.22	Jeff Bolender	E
MEN	University of Central Missouri	3.18	Kip Janvrin/Kirk Pedersen	E
MEN	Colorado School of Mines	3.2	Matt Sparks	E
MEN	Colorado Mesa University	3	Brad Gamble	E
MEN	Concordia University Portland	3.3	Jerret Mantalas	E
MEN	Concordia University, St. Paul	3.19	Sam Johnson	E
MEN	Colorado State University-Pueblo	3.17	Matthew Morris	E
MEN	Concordia University Irvine	3.05	Keegan Bloomfield	E
MEN	Davenport University (Mich.)	3.38	Scott Cook	E
MEN	East Stroudsburg University	3.03	Joe Koch	E
MEN	Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro	3.03	Anne Cleary	E
MEN	Emporia State University	3.02	Steve Blocker	E
MEN	The University of Findlay	3.1	Blaine Maag	E
MEN	Florida Southern College	3.44	Matt Levassiur	E
MEN	Fort Hays State University	3.25	Jason McCullough	E
MEN	Franklin Pierce University	3.28	Zach Emerson	E
MEN	Grand Valley State University	3.05	Jerry Baltes	E
MEN	Harding University	3.15	Steve Guymon	E
MEN	Hillsdale College	3.12	Andrew Towne	E
MEN	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	3.28	Joey Zins	E
MEN	University of Indianapolis	3.16	Scott Fangman	E
MEN	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	3.02	Ray Hoffman	E
MEN	Lincoln Memorial University	3.16	Rochelle Black	E
MEN	Lindenwood University	3.07	David Nicholson	E
MEN	Livingstone College	3.08	Justin Davis	E
MEN	Lubbock Christian University	3.02	Nick Cordes	E
MEN	McKendree University	3.15	Agne Eggerth	E
MEN	Michigan Technological University	3.15	Jake Isaacson	E
MEN	University of Minnesota Duluth	3.04	Paul Nisius	E
MEN	Minnesota State University, Mankato	3.09	Mike Turgeon	E
MEN	Missouri University of Science and Technology	3.33	Shaun Meinecke	E
MEN	Montana State University Billings	3.12	Jonathan Woehl	E
MEN	University of Mount Olive	3.1	Earl Graves	E
MEN	Metropolitan State University of Denver	3.01	Janis Christopher	E
MEN	University of Nebraska at Kearney	3.13	Brady Bonsall	E
MEN	University of New Haven	3.01	Shaunnaya K. Williams	E
MEN	Northern State University	3.11	Patrick Heckroth	E
MEN	Northwest Missouri State University	3.14	Brandon Masters	E
MEN	Northwood University (Michigan)	3.11	Michael Roberts	E
MEN	Oklahoma Christian University	3.18	Wade Miller	E
MEN	Pittsburg State University	3.01	Russ Jewett	E
MEN	Queens University of Charlotte	3.2	Jim Vahrenkamp	E
MEN	Saginaw Valley State University	3.11	Rod Cowan	E
MEN	Saint Leo University	3.05	Kent Reiber	E
MEN	Seattle Pacific University	3.18	Karl Lerum	E
MEN	San Francisco State University	3.06	Tom Lyons	E
MEN	Simon Fraser University	3.4	Brit Townsend	E
MEN	University of Sioux Falls	3.3	Doug Petersen	E
MEN	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	3.28	John Papa	E
MEN	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	3.21	Steve Johnson	E
MEN	Southern Arkansas University	3.06	Tim Servis	E
MEN	Southwest Baptist University	3.17	Corey McElhaney	E
MEN	Stonehill College	3.03	Mike Delgado	E
MEN	University of Tampa	3.22	Dror Vaknin	E
MEN	Truman State University	3.25	Tim Schwegler	E
MEN	University of Mary	3.11	Dennis Newell	E
MEN	University of California, San Diego	3.03	Tony Salerno	E
MEN	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	3	Ross Fellows	E
MEN	University of the Sciences	3.32	Rich Digiacomo	E
MEN	Virginia Union University	3.02	Melissa Ferry	E
MEN	Walsh University	3.37	Rob Mizicko	E
MEN	Wayne State College (Nebraska)	3.21	Marlon Brink	E
MEN	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	3.08	Jason Kilgore	E
MEN	Western Oregon University	3.12	Mike Johnson	E
MEN	Western Washington University	3.06	Pee Wee Halsell	E
MEN	William Jewell College	3.36	Alisha Samuel	E
WOMEN	Adams State University	3.34	Damon Martin	E
WOMEN	Adelphi University	3.2	Katie Rees	E
WOMEN	University of Alaska Anchorage	3.47	Michael Friess	E
WOMEN	Alderson Broaddus University	3.14	Jesse Weiner	E
WOMEN	American International College	3.03	Leo Mayo	E
WOMEN	Anderson University (South Carolina)	3.55	Kevin Eagle	E
WOMEN	Angelo State University	3.12	Tom Dibbern	E
WOMEN	Ashland University	3.22	Jud Logan	E
WOMEN	Augustana University (South Dakota)	3.57	Tracy Hellman	E
WOMEN	Azusa Pacific University	3.29	Jack Hoyt	E
WOMEN	Bellarmine University	3.29	Angela Hapner Musk	E
WOMEN	Bemidji State University	3.18	Kevin Kean	E
WOMEN	Bentley University	3.47	Kevin Curtin	E
WOMEN	Black Hills State University	3.43	Seth Mischke	E
WOMEN	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg	3.16	Bernard Empie	E
WOMEN	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	3.22	Sarah Ingram	E
WOMEN	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	3.14	Chris Bradford	E
WOMEN	California State University, East Bay	3.3	Tony Nicolosi	E
WOMEN	California State University, Monterey Bay	3.52	Gregory D Rhines	E
WOMEN	Pennsylvania Western University, California	3.31	Daniel Caulfield	E
WOMEN	Carson-Newman University	3.53	David Needs	E
WOMEN	Cedarville University	3.45	Jeff Bolender	E
WOMEN	University of Central Missouri	3.62	Kip Janvrin/Kirk Pedersen	E
WOMEN	Chadron State College	3.46	Riley Northrup	E
WOMEN	University of Charleston (West Virginia)	3.07	John Blankenship	E
WOMEN	California State University, Chico	3.35	Robert Nooney	E
WOMEN	Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion	3.53	Jason Falvo	E
WOMEN	Clayton State University	3.06	MIKE MEAD	E
WOMEN	Colorado School of Mines	3.29	Matt Sparks	E
WOMEN	Colorado Mesa University	3.45	Brad Gamble	E
WOMEN	Columbus State University	3.02	Justin Evilsizer	E
WOMEN	Concordia University Portland	3.4	Jerret Mantalas	E
WOMEN	Concordia University, St. Paul	3.48	Sam Johnson	E
WOMEN	Colorado State University-Pueblo	3.42	Matthew Morris	E
WOMEN	Concordia University Irvine	3.38	Keegan Bloomfield	E
WOMEN	Davenport University (Mich.)	3.46	Scott Cook	E
WOMEN	East Stroudsburg University	3.36	Quanette Ford	E
WOMEN	East Texas A&M University	3.1	George Pincock	E
WOMEN	Eastern New Mexico University	3.36	Jeff Kavalunas	E
WOMEN	Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro	3.16	Anne Cleary	E
WOMEN	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida)	3.14	Mike Rosolino	E
WOMEN	Emporia State University	3.46	Steve Blocker	E
WOMEN	The University of Findlay	3.47	Blaine Maag	E
WOMEN	Florida Southern College	3.59	Stephanie Bylander	E
WOMEN	Fort Hays State University	3.44	Jason McCullough	E
WOMEN	Fort Lewis College	3.1	Joshua Coon	E
WOMEN	Franklin Pierce University	3.22	Zach Emerson	E
WOMEN	Georgian Court University	3.23	Michael Murawski	E
WOMEN	Grand Valley State University	3.38	Jerry Baltes	E
WOMEN	Harding University	3.32	Steve Guymon	E
WOMEN	Hillsdale College	3.35	Andrew Towne	E
WOMEN	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	3.28	Michelle Burgher	E
WOMEN	University of Indianapolis	3.49	Scott Fangman	E
WOMEN	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	3.27	Ray Hoffman	E
WOMEN	Lee University	3.36	Caleb Morgan	E
WOMEN	Lewis University	3.29	Dana Schwarting	E
WOMEN	Lincoln University of Missouri	3.12	Victor Thomas	E
WOMEN	Lincoln Memorial University	3.5	Rochelle Black	E
WOMEN	Lindenwood University	3.3	David Nicholson	E
WOMEN	Livingstone College	3.15	Justin Davis	E
WOMEN	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	3.21	Heather Leverington	E
WOMEN	Lubbock Christian University	3.49	Nick Cordes	E
WOMEN	Lynn University	3.41	Chris Wood	E
WOMEN	Malone University	3.3	Mark McClure	E
WOMEN	Mars Hill University	3.1	Mike Owens	E
WOMEN	McKendree University	3.63	Agne Eggerth	E
WOMEN	Michigan Technological University	3.63		E
WOMEN	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	3.24	Andy Young	E
WOMEN	University of Minnesota Duluth	3.45	Laura Harmon	E
WOMEN	Minnesota State University, Mankato	3.22	Mike Turgeon	E
WOMEN	Minot State University	3.5	Mark Del Monaco	E
WOMEN	Missouri University of Science and Technology	3.37	Shaun Meinecke	E
WOMEN	Missouri Southern State University	3.51	Bryan Schiding	E
WOMEN	Montana State University Billings	3.31	Jonathan Woehl	E
WOMEN	University of Montevallo	3.21	Tommy Barksdale	E
WOMEN	University of Mount Olive	3.44	Earl Graves	E
WOMEN	Metropolitan State University of Denver	3.17	Janis Christopher	E
WOMEN	Minnesota State University Moorhead	3.26	Ryan Milner	E
WOMEN	University of Nebraska at Kearney	3.54	Brady Bonsall	E
WOMEN	University of New Haven	3.17	Shaunnaya K. Williams	E
WOMEN	New Mexico Highlands University	3.21	Bob DeVries	E
WOMEN	University of North Georgia	3.37	Tom Wiliams	E
WOMEN	North Greenville University	3.13	Cameron Stober	E
WOMEN	Northern Michigan University	3.43	Jennifer Ryan	E
WOMEN	Northern State University	3.36	Patrick Heckroth	E
WOMEN	Northwest Missouri State University	3.49	Brandon Masters	E
WOMEN	Northwood University (Michigan)	3.32	Michael Roberts	E
WOMEN	Nova Southeastern University	3.25	Bryan Hagopian	E
WOMEN	Ohio Dominican University	3.05	Connor Callahan	E
WOMEN	Oklahoma Christian University	3.27	Wade Miller	E
WOMEN	Pittsburg State University	3.61	Russ Jewett	E
WOMEN	Point Loma Nazarene University	3.53	Jerry Arvin	E
WOMEN	Queens University of Charlotte	3.38	Jim Vahrenkamp	E
WOMEN	Saginaw Valley State University	3.32	Rod Cowan	E
WOMEN	Saint Augustine's University	3.26	George Williams	E
WOMEN	Saint Augustine's University	3.3	George Williams	E
WOMEN	Saint Leo University	3.21	Kent Reiber	E
WOMEN	Seattle Pacific University	3.46	Karl Lerum	E
WOMEN	San Francisco State University	3.37	Tom Lyons	E
WOMEN	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	3.1	Dave Osanitsch	E
WOMEN	Simon Fraser University	3.35	Brit Townsend	E
WOMEN	University of Sioux Falls	3.55	Doug Petersen	E
WOMEN	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	3.35	John Papa	E
WOMEN	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	3.3	Steve Johnson	E
WOMEN	University of Southern Indiana	3.29	Mike Hillyard	E
WOMEN	Southwest Baptist University	3.56	Corey McElhaney	E
WOMEN	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	3.22	Shane Brookshire	E
WOMEN	St. Cloud State University	3.27	Sam Kettenhofen	E
WOMEN	St. Thomas Aquinas College	3.39	Lorne Marcus	E
WOMEN	Stonehill College	3.45	mike delgado	E
WOMEN	University of Tampa	3.41	Jarrett Slaven	E
WOMEN	Tarleton State University	3.3	Pat Ponder	E
WOMEN	Tiffin University	3.1	Jeremy Croy	E
WOMEN	Truman State University	3.63	Tim Schwegler	E
WOMEN	University of Mary	3.4	Dennis Newell	E
WOMEN	University of California, San Diego	3.17	Darcy Ahner	E
WOMEN	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	3.46	Ross Fellows	E
WOMEN	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	3	Peter Ormsby	E
WOMEN	Upper Iowa University	3.62	Nate Rucker	E
WOMEN	University of the Sciences	3.49	Rich Digiacomo	E
WOMEN	Virginia Union University	3.03	Melissa Ferry	E
WOMEN	Walsh University	3.59	Rob MIzicko	E
WOMEN	Washburn University of Topeka	3.43	Cameron Babb	E
WOMEN	Wayne State University (Michigan)	3.34	Grant Lofdahl	E
WOMEN	Wayne State College (Nebraska)	3.41	Marlon Brink	E
WOMEN	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	3.34	Jason Kilgore	E
WOMEN	Western Colorado University	3.36	Lindsey Grasmick	E
WOMEN	Western Oregon University	3.37	Mike Johnson	E
WOMEN	Western Washington University	3.46	Pee Wee Halsell	E
WOMEN	Wheeling University	3.13	Ricky Moore	E
WOMEN	William Jewell College	3.41	Alisha Samuel	E
WOMEN	Winona State University	3.47	Mason Rebarchek	E

2019 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Academic Team Awards

Indoor Scholar Teams of the Year History

Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year History

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic TeamsNCAA Division II Track & Field

2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams
NCAA Division II Track & Field