NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Memphis men's and women's track and field squads earned U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team awards for 2016-17, the organization announced Friday. It is the sixth-consecutive season both teams received the national honor.
Memphis is one of five American Athletic Conference institutions to have both its men's and women's track and field programs earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team accolades. Overall, 218 women's programs and 142 men's programs nationally were honored for their academic accomplishments in the 2016-17 campaign.
The Tigers men's program posted a 3.