VERMILLION, S.D. ­— South Dakota Track and Field earn both the men's and women's team recognition and 18 student-athletes earn all-Academic from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
 
The South Dakota women's track and field program has a 3.71 team GPA (on a 4.0 scale), which is 10^th in the NCAA. It is the 14^th consecutive year of a top-30 ranking national. The men's team stands with a 3.34 team GPA.
 
In order to be recognized as a USTFCCCA All-Academic team, a program must hold a combined cumulative GPA above 3.00. Both USD programs have held that distinction since 2011.
 
Individually, 11 Coyote women and seven Coyote men earned All-Academic status. The award requires student-athletes to carry a cumulative GPA above 3.25 and meet athletic standards. Student-athletes must either compete at any round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, or be nationally ranked inside the top-96 of an individual event or top-48 of a relay event during the indoor season.

USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals
Andrew Atwood, secondary education,
Jaden Damiano, kinesiology & sport management
Beau Karst, kinesiology & sport management/public health
Joe Lynch, accounting
Landon Olson, businesss administration
Mason Sindelar, public health
Brandon Vander Sluis, secondary education
 
Eliza Aitken, marketing
Sophie Amin, art
Calia Chaney, mathematics,
Berkeley Engelland, medical biology
Rylie Hansen, biology
Marleen Mülla, art
Alexus Sindelar, kinesiology & sport management
Delaney Smith, business administration
Ellie Thomas, management
Anna Willis, kinesiology & sport management
   
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