NEW ORLEANS—The University of South Dakota's men's and women's track and field programs were named All-Academic teams and 14 Coyotes earned All-Academic individual honors as announced Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
 
South Dakota's women boast a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.64, which ranks as the sixth-best team GPA in the nation. The Coyote women rank in the top-10 of the nation for the third-straight year. South Dakota's men carry a 3.20 cumulative team GPA.
 
The South Dakota women are recognized as a USTFCCCA All-Academic team for the 11th-straight season while this marks the 10th consecutive year the men have earned the honor. To be recognized as a USTFCCCA All-Academic team, a program must carry a combined cumulative grade-point average above 3.00.
 
Fourteen Coyotes also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors, a prestigious award requiring a student-athlete to carry a cumulative GPA above 3.25 and meet one of the following athletic standards: compete at any round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships or be ranked nationally in the top-96 of an individual event during the indoor season.
 

Name	Qualifying Event(s)	Major
Zack Anderson	high jump (i), high jump (o)	Physical Education
Jonna Bart	3,000m steeplechase (o)	Accounting + Mathematics
Megan Billington	5,000m (i)	Kinesiology & Sport Management
Lara Boman	weight throw (i), hammer throw (o)	Master's in Kinesiology & Sport Management
Kino Dunkley	discus (o)	Kinesiology & Sport Management
Helen Falda	pole vault (i), pole vault (o)	Spanish
Ben Hammer	shot put (i), discus (o), shot put (o)	Kinesiology & Sport Management
Landon Kemp	pole vault (i), pole vault (o)	Sport Marketing & Media
Armand Khan	javelin (o)	Physics
Travis Larson	high jump (o)	Health Science
Deidra Marrison	pole vault (i), pole vault (o)	Kinesiology & Sport Management
Kimmy Peterson	pole vault (i), pole vault (o)	Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies
Aleksi Rosler	400m (i)	Business
Eldon Warner	1,500m (o)	Music