NEW ORLEANS – All-Academic Teams and Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division III Track & Field seasons were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), honoring six Little East Conference programs and 11 LEC student-athletes.
Criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Team:
- Cumulative team GPA (not 2023-24 academic year, not semester) of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter, computed by the following method:
- Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility, 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 who used a season of eligibility, including the most recent grading period;
- Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.
- Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale other than 4.0 then must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certified by the institution’s registrar.
- Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
| Institution |
Team GPA |
Head Coach |
| Eastern Connecticut State University (W) |
3.38 |
David Nicholson |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (W) |
3.46 |
Michael Salem |
| Plymouth State University (M) |
3.36 |
Will Tifft |
| Plymouth State University (W) |
3.49 |
Will Tifft |
| University of Southern Maine (M) |
3.369 |
Robert Whitten |
| University of Southern Maine (W) |
3.408 |
Robert Whitten |
Criteria to be named an NCAA Division III All-Academic Athlete:
- Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. 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]. Data must be certified by the institution’s registrar.
- Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.
- Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
- Must have finished the indoor season among the top 50 individuals listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated in the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
- Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the indoor descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
| Name |
Institution |
Major |
| Natasha Frisch |
Eastern Connecticut State |
English |
| Adam Schimmelpfennig |
Eastern Connecticut State |
Computer Science |
| Aryianna Garceau |
UMass Boston |
Criminology and Business |
| Sean Patrone |
UMass Dartmouth |
Computer Engineering |
| Zoe Barnes |
Southern Maine |
Nursing |
| Jaigan Boudreau |
Southern Maine |
Criminology |
| Will Carrolton |
Southern Maine |
Policy Planning and Mgmt. |
| Ben Drummey |
Southern Maine |
Nursing |
| Riley Reitchel |
Southern Maine |
Linguistics |
| Joey Richards |
Southern Maine |
Electrical Engineering |
| Ethan Shain |
Southern Maine |
Leadership Studies |