Knights Earned All-Academic Honors For The Second Straight Year
T&F7/28/2017 3:47 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors
BERKELEY - A total of six California track & field student-athletes garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors as announced by the organization on Friday. The Golden Bears earning the recognition were
Tyler Brendel,
Paramveer Chohan,
Garrett Corcoran,
Thomas Joyce and
Cameron Tu from the men's team, while
Bethan Knights was the lone member from the women's team.Â
This is the second straight year that Brendel, Cocoran, Joyce and Knights earned all-academic honors.Â
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:
- For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
- For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
In addition to the individual honors, both the Cal men and women were named USTFCCCAÂ All-Academic teams for having team GPAs of 3.0 or higher.Â
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