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Eight Track Terps Earn USTFCCA All-Academic Honors

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 AkinduroRose Coats, Kami Joi HicksonChioma 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.
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Players Mentioned

Eric Albright

Eric Albright

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Tolu Akinduro

Tolu Akinduro

Jumps/Hurdles
Freshman
Chioma Njoku

Chioma Njoku

Throws
Graduate Student
Rose  Coats

Rose Coats

Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Kami Joi Hickson

Kami Joi Hickson

Middle Distance
Graduate Student
Sam Payne

Sam Payne

Sprints
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Jack Barchet

Jack Barchet

Distance
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Maya Valmon

Maya Valmon

Sprints
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Eric Albright

Eric Albright

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Tolu Akinduro

Tolu Akinduro

Freshman
Jumps/Hurdles
Chioma Njoku

Chioma Njoku

Graduate Student
Throws
Rose  Coats

Rose Coats

5' 4"
Sophomore
Distance
Kami Joi Hickson

Kami Joi Hickson

Graduate Student
Middle Distance
Sam Payne

Sam Payne

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Sprints
Jack Barchet

Jack Barchet

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Distance
Maya Valmon

Maya Valmon

Graduate Student
Sprints