NEW ORLEANS, La. – The St. Olaf College men's track and field team received its 17th consecutive U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic accolade and seven of its members were honored individually on Wednesday.
Head coach
Brian Power's team continued its streak of USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors by compiling a team-wide cumulative grade-point average of 3.44 at the end of the 2023 spring semester. That mark is tied for the second-highest cumulative GPA for the program during its streak of 17-straight USTFCCCA All-Academic team accolades. Teams must record a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.10 in order to be recognized.
In addition to the team honor, rising junior
Dylan Arnold, recent graduate
Logan Bocovich '23, rising senior
Anders Cote, rising junior
Cade Feist, rising senior
Will Kelly, recent graduate
Lucas Kramarczuk '23, and rising senior
Demetri Lord all collected USTFCCCA All-Academic honors individually. Bocovich and Kramarczuk were both honored for the third year in a row, while Arnold, Kelly, and Lord picked up their second consecutive All-Academic honors. Cote and Feist were first-time honorees.
St. Olaf has had multiple USTFCCCA All-Academic individuals in every season since 2010-11 and its seven honorees this season were tied for the second-highest total since at least 2006-07, trailing only last season's total of eight. The program has produced 63 honorees since 2005-06.
In order to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must hold a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently-completed grading period. Individuals must also either have finished the season among the top 50 individuals in an event or be a member of one of the top 35 relays or have participated in the indoor or outdoor national championships.