Eight Spartans Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
Jul 22, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The 2018-19 witnessed no shortage of incredible efforts during the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is pleased to honor individuals and teams who excelled both academically and athletically.
Combining their accomplishments in the classroom and in competition during the recently completed academic year, Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest finishing individual at the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships who achieved All-Academic status. Those athletes who won individual NCAA titles ranked higher in the tiebreaking process and cumulative GPA is weighed as the final advantage.
Separate awards are given to track athletes and field athletes for the indoor and outdoor seasons, hence the four categories. Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 631 women earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors and a total of 462 men earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2018-19 track & field seasons. The Spartans women’s team earned academic honors by maintaining a 3.42 cumulative grade point average for 2018-19 and UD had eight individuals earn the prestigious honors.
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.30 and must have met at least one of the following athletic standards:
- Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship
- Finished the regular season ranked in the national top-50 in an individual event or ranked in the national top-35 in a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order List.
Women’s Team:
Alison Beeman (Jr., Lakemoor, Ill./Wauconda H.S.)
Kelsey Betthauser (Sr., Ellsworth, Wis./Ellsworth H.S.)
Grace Dupuy (Fr., Dexter, Iowa/West Central Valley H.S.)
Jenna Heimark (Jr., West Bend, Wis./West Bend West H.S.)
Alyssa Skrove (Jr., Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine H.S.)
Kayla Slowick (So., Eldridge, Iowa North Scott H.S.)
Men’s Team:
Colfay Pointer (Jr., Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Township H.S.)
Tavian Rumple (Mesa, Ariz./Mesa H.S.)
Top Honors for 2018-19
Women's Indoor Track and Field (4th Place)
A-R-C Athlete of the Week
Alison Beeman - 1/28
Alyssa Skrove - 2/18
Jenna Heimark - 2/25
A-R-C Championships Most Valuable Field Performer
Jenna Heimark
All-Americans
Alison Beeman - 200m Dash
Men's Indoor Track and Field (4th Place)
A-R-C Athlete of the Week
Colfay Pointer - Track - 1/21
Blaze Murfin - Field - 1/21, 1/28, 2/18, 2/25
A-R-C Championships Most Valuable Field Performer
Blaze Murfin
USTFCCCA Men's Athlete of the Week
Blaze Murfin - 1/21
All-Americans
Blaze Murfin - Weight Throw and Shot Put
Men's Outdoor Track and Field - A-R-C Second Place Team Finish
(tied for 19th with 14 pts. in NCAA Division III Championships)
A-R-C Athlete of the Week
Blaze Murfin - Field (4/8)
Maurice Cushion-Lewis - Track (4/15)
Isaiah Ellis - Track (4/22)
A-R-C Championships Performers of the Meet
Blaze Mufin - Men's Field
2019 NCAA Division III All-American
Blaze Murfin - Discus (5th Place)
Blaze Murfin - Shot put (4th Place)
Blaze Murfin - Hammer throw (6th Place)
Colfay Pointer - 400m (7th Place)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field - A-R-C Fourth Place Team Finish
(9th with 24 pts. in NCAA Division III Championships)
A-R-C Athlete of the Week
Kayla Slowick - Field (4/15)
Alison Beeman - Track (4/15)
Rebecca Burmahl - Field (5/7)
A-R-C Championships Performers of the Meet
Jenna Heimark - Women's Field
Alison Beeman - Women's Track
USTFCCCA Central Region Awards
Rebecca Burmahl - Field Performer of the Year
Jake Malm - Assistant Coach of the Year
2019 NCAA Division III All-American
Alison Beeman - 100m (4th Place)
Alison Beeman - 200m (2nd Place)
Rebecca Burmahl - Hammer throw (2nd Place)
Caroline Ferguson - Shot put (6th Place)
