2021 NAIA Men’s Track & Field All-Academic Athletes
NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Athletes of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2021 NAIA Men’s Track & Field seasons were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Luke Skinner of Saint Mary (Kan.) was named the NAIA Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year, Dylan Kucera of Midland (Neb.) was named the NAIA Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year, while Tony Floyd of Madonna (Mich.) was named the NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year and Jacob Cornelio of Concordia (Neb.) was named the NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year.
Overall, there were more than 225 men who were named All-Academic Athletes in NAIA Men’s Track & Field.
Here is the criteria to be named an NAIA All-Academic Athlete:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.
- Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season.
See below for a full list of All-Academic Athletes from the 2021 NAIA Men’s Track & Field seasons.
