2019 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Track & Field Athlete Academic Awards

NEW ORLEANS – Alicia Monson of Wisconsin (Women’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year), Lexi Jacobus of Arkansas (Women’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year), Allie Ostrander of Boise State (Women’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year) and Tori Hoggard of Arkansas (Women’s Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year) were honored on Monday 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 four women were the most exceptional among a group of 902 women who earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

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

Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, hence the four categories.

Monson, a junior from Amery, Wisconsin, had a cumulative GPA of 3.82. She starred during the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a victory in the 5000 and a 10th-place finish in the 3000. Monson is the first athlete from the Big Ten to be named Women’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Jacobus, a senior from Cabot, Arkansas, had a cumulative GPA of 4.00. She starred during the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships with a victory in the pole vault. This is the second year in a row – and the third time in her career – that Jacobus has been named Women’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Ostrander, a junior from Kenai, Alaska, had a cumulative GPA of 4.00. She starred at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a victory in the steeplechase, which was the third time she captured that event title. This is the third year in a row that Ostrander has been named Women’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, a feat that has never been accomplished in award history.

Hoggard, a senior from Cabot, Arkansas, had a cumulative GPA of 4.00. She starred at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a victory in the pole vault. This is the first time that Hoggard has been named Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and the second time that a Razorback took the honor home.

All-Academic Individuals

Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 902 women earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2018-19 track & field seasons.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
• For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

See below for a full list of women’s athletes honored on Monday.

2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals
NCAA Division I Women’s Track & Field