COLLEGE PARK, MD – Eight Maryland track and field/cross country student-athletes were named U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic as announced by the organization. Additionally, both the men's and women's track & field teams earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team distinction.
 
From the men's team, Eric Albright and Jack Barchet earned the individual honors. The women's team had six student-athletes earn the accolade: Tolu Akinduro, Rose Coats, Kami Joi Hickson, Chioma Njoku, Sam Payne, and Maya Valmon.
 
To earn the individual all-academic honor, student-athletes must hold a minimum cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25 and have completed at least two semesters at their current institution. Additionally, they must have finished in the top 96 in any championship individual event (or top 48 in a relay event) during the indoor season or participated in any round of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships finishing among the top 48 in the East/West regionals during the outdoor season.
 
For the teams to be honored, a program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for an institutions NCAA squad list.
 
This is the latest academic honor for Albright, Barchet, Coats, Njoku, and Valmon as they each earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Honors in June.