Men's track and field team lands numerous individual Academic Athlete citations

Tiffin's men's track and field team had numerous Academic Athlete honors.
Tiffin's men's track and field team had numerous Academic Athlete honors.

Tiffin University's men's track and field team had numerous Academic Athlete citations.

A total of 15 TU standouts landed honors by the USTFCCCA. All-Academic Athletes for the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Track & Field seasons were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Honorees included:

Malachi Adams - Sports Management
Ryan Cook - Business Management
Lewis Cotterill - Cyber Security
Benedict Draghi - Management: Marketing
Dalton Gleeson - Exercise Science
Widchard Guervil - Management: Sports Management
Charles Guigon - Management:International Business
Garrett Hoepf - Computer Science: Software Development
Kevin Hornbeak - Finance
Collin Jasin - Management: Marketing
Yassin Khalfaoui - Management: Healthcare Admin
Matthew Lamb - Management: Sports Management
Michael McNeil - Exercise Science
Nathaniel Ondracek - Cyber Security
Vincent Volpe - Cyber Security 

Here is the criteria to be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Athlete: 

  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale 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.
  • Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.
  • Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
  • The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season.