All-Academic Teams l All-Academic Athletes

ROCHESTER, NY - Cade Eells, Jack Pomykaj, and Graeden Heichberger were all named All-Academic Athletes by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday, while the Nazareth men's team earned All-Academic recognition. 

To qualify as an all-academic athlete, one must meet the following criteria:

1. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. 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.
2. Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
   1. Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
   2. Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
3. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.

Eells is a Social Work Major, while Pomykaj an Inclusive Adolscent Education, and Heichberger a Physical Therapy major.

All-Academic teams are awarded to those who have a GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility of at least a 3.10 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter. The Nazareth men's team compiled a 3.31 GPA.