Nicholson and Riches Named USTFCCCA All-Academic, Track & Field Earns All-Academic Team Award

NEW ORLEANS - The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) announced today the list of All-Academic Athletes and Team. Temple track and field athletes Laura Nicholson, and Allie Riches were all named to the list. Additionally, the team as a whole was awarded USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

Nicholson, a senior from Cork, Ireland, took one gold and one silver medalsat the AAC Outdoor Championships in the 1500m and 800m runs, respectively. She advanced to the 1500m national quarterfinals. Riches jumped her way to the regional in the pole vault. The first-year transfer set seven school records this season, culminating in a mark of 4.07m (13' 4.25 ft) at the AAC Championships to punch her ticket. She is the first ever pole vaulter to represent Temple at an NCAA meet.

The team as whole earned a GPA of 3.26 to earn all-academic honors.

The criteria to be named an All-Academic athlete included:

Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0].
Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution.
Athletic criteria for the award:
- For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
- For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I

The criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic Team:

The cumulative GPA (not 2022-23 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0].
The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.

Temple University Athletics

Nicholson and Riches Named USTFCCCA All-Academic, Track & Field Earns All-Academic Team Award

Players Mentioned

Laura Nicholson

Allie Riches

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