31 track and field athletes rewarded USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Provo, UTAH— The BYU men’s track and field team had the most U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honorees for the 2015-16 season with 17 athletes honored. The women’s team didn’t trail far behind with a total of 14 athletes rewarded the honors.

In order to receive a USTFCCCA All-Academic honor, student-athletes must have reached a 3.25 GPA or higher. The student-athlete also had to meet one of two of the following requirements:

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).

For a complete list of athletes honored visit www.ustfccca.org.

2015-16 USTFCCCA BYU Men's All-Academic Honorees
Student-Athlete	GPA	Year	Event(s)	Hometown/Last School
Michael Abbott	3.31	Junior	60m/200m	Monroe, UT/South Sevier HS
Marcus Dickson	3.25	Sophomore	Distance	Buckley, WA/White River HS
Connor Ross	3.62	Freshman	Mid-Distance	Reno, NV/McQueen HS
Aaron Fletcher	3.25	Senior	Distance	Anchorage, AK/South Anchorage HS
Tyler Crofts	3.52	Sophomore	Distance	Ammon, ID/Hillcrest HS
Dillon Goodman	3.53	Senior	60mH/200m	Pima, AZ/Central Arizona College
Mark Carlson	3.94	Senior	400m	Austin, TX/McNeil HS
Max Scheible	3.46	Sophomore	400m/60mH	Germany/Lise Meitner Gymnasium
Shaquille Walker	3.62	Junior	800m/4x400m	Richmond Hill, GA/Richmond Hill HS
Chase Horrocks	3.27	Junior	Mile	Vancouver, WA/Skyview HS
Zachary Blackham	3.66	Junior	High Jump	Orem, UT/Orem HS
Clayton Young		Freshman	Distance	Draper, UT/American Fork HS
Derek Lord	3.86	Freshman	100m/200m	Salt Lake City, UT/Woods Cross HS
Drew Tingey	3.45	Senior	Jumps	Idaho Falls, ID/Idaho Falls HS
Jefferson Jarvis	3.47	Sophomore	Throws	Grants Pass, OR/Hidden Valley HS
Craig Merkley	3.38	Senior	Throws	Rancho Cucamonga, CA/UC Santa Barbara
Kraymer Eppich	3.67	Sophomore	Throws	Eltopia, WA/Connell HS

2015-16 USTFCCCA BYU Women's All-Academic Honorees
Student-Athlete	GPA	Year	Event(s)	Hometown/Last School
Kensey Berry	3.37	Senior	Hurdles/Sprints	Lucas, TX/Lovejoy HS
Madelyn Brooks	3.76	Sophomore	Distance	Mesa, AZ/Mountain View HS
Natalie Shields-Connolly	3.85	Junior	Distance	Salt Lake City, UT/East HS
Sierra Hansen	3.40	Junior	Pole Vault	Dana Point, CA/Dana Hills HS
Lauren Ellsworth	3.65	Freshman	800m	Gilbert, AZ/Highland HS
Alyssa Monteverde-Dalton	3.29	Senior	Hurdles	Fresno, CA/University of Oregon
Erin Merkley	3.51	Senior	Heptathlon	Olathe, KS/Olathe South HS
Nicole Naatjes	3.83	Sophomore	Pole Vault	Lakeville, MN/Lakeville North HS
Kaylee Packham	3.97	Senior	Hurdles/Sprints	Fort Collins, CO/Loveland HS
Kristi Rush	3.84	Junior	Distance	Gilbert, AZ/Highland HS
Ashleigh Warner	3.79	Sophomore	Distance	Orem, UT/Mountain View HS
Lauren Shubin	3.75	Freshman	Mile	Alpine, UT/Lone Peak HS
Andrea Stapleton	3.54	Freshman	High Jump	Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin HS
Madison Pachner	3.75	Junior	Discus	Hollywood, MD/Leonardtown HS