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 2017-18, the organization announced Thursday. It is the seventh-consecutive season both teams received the national honor.
Memphis is one of three American Athletic Conference institutions to have both its men's and women's track and field programs earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team accolades (Cincinnati, Tulsa). Overall, 220 women's programs and 141 men's programs nationally were honored for their academic accomplishments in the 2017-18 campaign.
The Tigers men's program posted a 3.