Women’s track and field team earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recognition

More than 150 teams were recently honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), including Salve Regina’s women’s track and field team. This is the ninth year in a row they have achieved this honor. The Seahawks also placed 23 out of a possible 27 athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Academic team as well, showing an academic strength throughout the entire roster.

“It is no surprise that our women’s track and field team has been selected as a national All-Academic team,” said Hird, head coach for the women’s track and field team. “It has been said that smart people are fun to coach, and that absolutely is the case with these young women. They train hard and effectively. They understand coaching points quickly and are able to incorporate them into their preparation. They are massively enjoyable to coach.”

It was Matthew Hird’s final season as head coach.

To be named an All-Academic Team, the cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes in the season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter. It is computed by the following method:

• Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, 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 who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
• Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
• Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale than 4.0 then 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.
• Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.