Hokie ClubUSTFCCCA (Men’s) Release | USTFCCCA (Women’s) Release
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Friday that the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s track teams garnered 14 student-athletes earn USTFCCCA All-Academic, as announced by the organization.
The following Virginia Tech student-athletes were honored:
Men’s (5)
Torben Laidig Junior
Kevin Cianfarini Sophomore
Vincent Ciattei Junior
Daniel Jaskowak Junior
Marek Barta Junior
Women’s (9)
Emma Thor Freshman
Erica Hjerpe Senior
Kayla Richardson Freshman
Abigail Motley Senior
Hanna Green Senior
Olivia Privitera Junior
Sarah Edwards Freshman
Laurie Barton Freshman
Katie Kennedy Junior
On the men’s side, 516 student-athletes earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors and a total of 752 student-athletes were honored on the women’s side.
In order to be named a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, a student-athlete must compete at the respective national championship meet or be in the top-96 nationally in an individual event and have at least a 3.25 cumulative team GPA.
On Thursday, it was announced that the men’s track and field team for Tech earned a 3.13 GPA, while the women’s side tallied a 3.17 GPA, as both squads earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
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