DC Women's Track Team Earns USTFCCCA Academic Award

NEW ORLEANS, LA.  --  The Defiance College women's track & field team was recognized by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with All-Academic honors.

In order to be considered as an All-Academic Team, a team must have at least a 3.10 cumulative team grade point average. All told, there were 112 men's teams and 175 women's teams honored by the Association for success in the classroom and in competition.

The Yellow Jacket women finished the 2015-16 academic year with a combined team GPA of 3.15.  DC was one of three schools from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference to earn the team award.  Franklin (Ind.) College and Hanover (Ind.) College also joined the Purple & Gold as All-Academic Teams.

To view the entire USTFCCCA women's and men's All-Academic teams, please click here.