Huskers Earn 26 USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards

LINCOLN - Twenty-six members of the Nebraska track and field team have received U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors for the 2018-19 season.

The Husker women had 16 individuals honored, while the men garnered 10 selections. Additionally, both Husker track and field teams received the team award with at least a 3.0 cumulative team GPA. The women posted a 3.36 GPA and the men's team had a 3.20 GPA in 2018-19. 

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, a student-athlete must compile a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org
• For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees
Bryce Barrett, 3.35, Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Cahoy, 3.99, Biology and Microbiology
Mason Hericks, 3.89, Biology
George Kusche, 3.61, Actuarial Science
Jonathan Miller, 3.30, Undeclared
Alex Nelson, 3.83, Business
Zach Podraza, 3.35, Business Administration
Spencer Powell, 3.40, Nutrition, Exercise and Health Sciences
Luke Siedhoff, 3.90, Biology and Spanish
Givon Washington, 4.0, Business Administration
Nicole Baker, 3.68, Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science and Dietetics
Shelby Brown, 3.49, Elementary Education
Candice Dominguez, 3.69, Intercollegiate Athletics Administration
Elsa Forsberg, 3.96, Wildlife Biology
Erika Freyhof, 3.97, Nutrition and Dietetics
Andy Jacobs, 4.0, Journalism, Psychology, and Broadcasting
Judi Jones, 3.36, Marketing
Angela Mercurio, 3.99, Biochemistry and Women's and Gender Studies
Alex Meyer, 3.56, Secondary Education
Mia Morck, 3.75, Undeclared
Lara Omerzu, 3.28, Nutrition, Health and Exercise Science
Anna Purchase, 3.93, Undeclared
Ieva Turke, 3.38, Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science
Jamesha Western, 3.38, Pre-Criminal Justice and Criminology
Brittni Wolczyk, 3.83, Psychology
Chase Wolinski, 3.29, Sociology and Ethnic Studies