NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama claimed the Sun Belt Conference men's track & field 2017-18 Team GPA Award, as announced Wednesday by the league office. This is the Jaguars' fifth consecutive conference academic award.
The program earned a cumulative 3.27 grade-point average for the academic year, up from an overall 3.22 during the 2016-17 season.
The men's track & field team finished fourth at the indoor Sun Belt Championships in February with 76 points and tied for seventh at the outdoor conference meet after scoring 61 points. Seven Jaguars received all-conference honors at the indoor meet.