Morris Leads Track and Field Teams in Academic Honors

Jacob Morris was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Outdoor National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year.

Morris is the first Bulldog to earn the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from the USTFCCA. He was also named Academic All-American in men's track and field/cross country by the College Sports Communicators. Morris was named to the second of three Academic All-America teams in Division II and was one of five representatives from the Great Lakes Valley Conference to earn the award.
 
Morris also earned All-Academic honors and was joined by fellow Bulldogs Raina Baker, Kendall Dascher, Lexy Henrikson and Addie Mathis on the honor roll. Both Bulldog track and field programs were designated as a USTFCCA All-Academic team with both squads averaging over a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average. The women's team posted the fourth-highest team GPA in Division II with a 3.74 average. The teams are led by Leslie Hardesty and assisted by Collin Nurenberg and graduate assistant Justin Moeller.

To earn All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must have a minimum of a 3.25 grade-point average and have achieved an NCAA Division II qualification mark in their respective events. Henrikson, Dascher, Baker and Mathis ran a qualification time that set a school record in the women's distance medley relay event at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.