Men's and Women's Squads Earn USTFCCCA Team Honors; Tereska Notches Individual Laurel

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The USTFCCCA announced their All-Academic Teams for men's and women's track and field. Both the Bucknell men's and women's teams won the honor, and Brylee Tereska was christened with an individual accomplishment of Division I All-Academic Athlete.

"Academic performance has always been important at Bucknell University and with our track & field programs," said head coach Kevin Donner. "Our student-athletes are practicing and competing just about the entire year and the team management skills they develop help them balance their academic and athletics success."

The USTFCCCA'S criteria for the team honor:

The cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. 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].
The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, 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 on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.

The Bison women own a cumulative GPA of 3.52, positioning them fourth-best in the Patriot League.

The Bucknell men have a total GPA of 3.28, which places them fourth-best in the circuit.

The criteria to be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic Athlete:

Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. 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].
Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution.
Athletic criteria for the award:
- For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
- For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I

Tereska, a biology major, finished with a 3.66 GPA and top-48 in the javelin throw to qualify for the NCAA Eastern Preliminaries to achieve the prestigious honor.

The track and field teams will return to action in December.

Men's and Women's Squads Earn USTFCCCA Team Honors; Tereska Notches Individual Laurel

Players Mentioned

Brylee Tereska

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