MOSCOW, Idaho - The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its annual All-Academic teams for the 2025 Track and Field Season.
The organization selects teams as well as individuals from those teams who have established themselves as the highest performing students in their classrooms. Eight All-Academic lists are released each year. One on the men's side and one on the women's for DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA Track and Field.
The criteria for a DI team to earn All-Academic honors is as follows.
The cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for
Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including
the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA
Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office.
The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for
Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
a. Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all
student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List including the most recent grading
Period;
b. Total the cumulative number of quality points earned by all student-athletes
including the most recent grading period;
c. Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number
of semester or quarter hours earned.
According to the USTFCCCA, Both Idaho's men's and women's team have made the list each year since 2010, a tradition that continued for this week as both Vandal squads were selected as All-Academic Teams. The women averaged a 3.67 GPA across the board while the men earned a 3.6.
This establishes Idaho Track and Field among the top-performing teams academically in all of Division I, as the men's average was the sixth-best of the 250+ schools listed and the women ranked #17 in the same.
On top of the team-wide honors, four Vandals earned individual All-Academic honors for their work in the classroom. Jesuye Doherty represented the Idaho men with his first career nomination, and Mia Sylvester, Katja Pattis, and Constanze Paoli collected nods for the women. The nomination criteria for individual athletes is listed below.
Cumulative GPA: 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office.
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].
Athletic criteria for the award can be met in either the indoor season, the outdoor season, or both:
For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by place on the NCAA Division I descending order list on TFRRS for Outdoor Track and Field.
Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the certifying institution.
This marks the end of a sensational year for these four Vandals, as they each collected either an All-Conference nod or a Big Sky title at the league outdoor meet. Additionally, Sylvester, Pattis, and Paoli each earned berths to the NCAA West Regionals, and Pattis was named Honorable Mention All-American at the national championships.
The full list of the USTFCCCA's All-Academic awards can be found HERE.
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