New Orleans – The Northern State University women's track and field team was honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as an All-Academic Team. In addition, two individual student-athletes were named All-Academic Athletes.
The Wolves posted a 3.52 team grade point average to land on the list.
Tava Berg and
Jordyn Huneke earned the all-academic honors holding grade point averages above a 3.25 for the 2020-21 academic year.
To receive All-Academic Team accolades the following criteria must be met:
- The cumulative GPA (not 2020-21 academic year, not semester) 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, certifiable by the institution's registrar. 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].
- Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
- 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:
- 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;
- Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
