NEW ORLEANS – Freshman Kimberly Salinas has been named to the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team for the 2015-16 season.
To qualify for this honor, student-athletes must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have either finished the indoor track and field season ranked in the top 96 in an individual event, the top 48 in a relay event or have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships, including preliminary rounds, in the outdoor season.
Salinas, a native of Las Cruces, N.M., finished her first season at NM State with a 3.