NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Memphis track and field program has six performers on the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team for the 2019-20 indoor season, the organization announced Friday.
Memphis placed three student-athletes on each of the two USTFCCCA academic squads (male/female). The six are: Parker Evans, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Samantha Lenton, DeeNia McMiller, Amber Simpson and Jordan Wesner.
To earn the USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honor, the student-athlete must have a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) or higher and finished the indoor season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event or in the top 48 in any championship relay event.