NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Memphis track and field program continues to shine in the classroom, and further proof of that came Monday when the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its men's and women's All-Academic individual awards for 2017-18.
A program-record 17 Tigers student-athletes (11 men/6 women) earned USTFCCCA All-Academic distinction, the most honorees from an American Athletic Conference institution this year. Cincinnati was second in the league with 13 student-athletes on the list (5 men/8 women). The following are Memphis' USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honorees:
It is the fourth-consecutive year and the fifth time in the last six seasons that Memphis had double-figure student-athletes named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic individual list.