Award History
NCAA DIII wTF All-Academic Athletes2019 USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Track & Field Athlete Academic Awards
NEW ORLEANS – Emily Forner of Allegheny (Pa.) (Women’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year), Annie Rodenfels of Centre (Women’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year) and Eka Jose (Women’s Indoor and 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 men were the most exceptional among a group of 631 women from NCAA Division III who earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest finishing individual at the NCAA Division III 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.
Women’s Indoor Scholar Athlete Award History |
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Year
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Indoor Track
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Indoor Field
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2019
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Emily Forner, Allegheny (Pa.)
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Eka Jose, Washington (Mo.)
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2018
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Emily Richards, Ohio Northern
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Katherine Pitman, Ithaca
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2017
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Amber Celen, Bridgewater (Va.)
Taryn Cordani, Ithaca |
Katherine Pitman, Ithaca
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2016
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Amy Regan, Stevens
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Melanie Winters, Baldwin Wallace
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2015
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Alison Maxwell, Middlebury
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Bria Halama, UW-La Crosse
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2014
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Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh
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Bria Halama, UW-La Crosse
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2013
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Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh
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Michelle Favre, Ramapo
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2012
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Laura Signmund, Wartburg
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Catherine Street, Linfield
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2011
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Keelie Finnel, Coe
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Emma Dewart, Ithaca
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2010
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Emily Schudrowitz, St. Norbert
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Kristen Bates, Messiah
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2009
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Ayla Mitchell, UW-Oshkosh
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Caitlin Schetter, UW-La Crosse
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2008
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Rachel Anderson, Illinois Wesleyan
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Morgen Leonard-Fleckman, Washington (Mo.)
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Forner, a senior from Beaver, Pennsylvania, had a cumulative GPA of 3.79. She won the individual title in the 3000 at the NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships. Forner is the first athlete in program history to be named Women’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Women’s Outdoor Scholar Athlete Award History |
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Year
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Outdoor Track
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Outdoor Field
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2019
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Annie Rodenfels, Centre
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Eka Jose, Washington (Mo.)
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2018
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Emily Richards, Ohio Northern
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Amelia Glueck, Illinois Wesleyan
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2017
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Emily Richards, Ohio Northern
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Brandy Smith, Ithaca
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2016
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Amy Regan, Stevens
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Amanda Glueck, Illinois Wesleyan
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2015
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Lucy Cheadle, Washington (Mo.)
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Bria Halama, UW-La Crosse
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2014
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Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh
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Alexis Appezzato, Ramapo
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2013
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Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh
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Michelle Favre, Ramapo
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2012
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Alana Enabnit, Wartburg
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Aubree Jones, Mount Union
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2011
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Jennifer Gossels, Williams
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Kelly Lovett, Carleton
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2010
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Marie Borner, Bethel (Minn.)
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Holly Ozanich, UW-Oshkosh
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2009
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Sumer Rohrs, Forstburg State
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Caitlin Schetter, UW-La Crosse
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2008
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Rachel Anderson, Illinois Wesleyan
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Natalie Calderon, Redlands
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Rodenfels, a senior from Centerville, Ohio, had a cumulative GPA of 3.62. She won individual event titles in the steeplechase and the 5000 at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Rodenfels is the first athlete in program history to be named Women’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Jose, a sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri, had a cumulative GPA of 3.92. She swept the triple jump titles at the NCAA DIII Championships this year. Jose is the fourth woman in award history to be named both the Women’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year and the Women’s Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year.
All-Academic Individuals
Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 631 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 3.30 and must 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-50 in an individual event or ranked in the national top-35 in a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order List.
See below for a full list of women’s athletes honored on Monday.