7/28/2025 3:22:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
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By: BECCA BALL
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State men's and women's track and field teams earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Academic Teams list alongside nine Jackrabbits tabbed as All-Academic Athletes, as announced by the organization Monday afternoon.
Brielle Dixon, Madison Kizer, Jessica Lutmer and Courtney Stadter represented the women's team on the USTFCCCA's All-Academic Athletes list. The quartet assisted the women's team to a cumulative GPA of 3.52 to take a spot on the All-Academic Teams list as well.
In order to receive the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. Athletic criteria for the award can be met in either the indoor season, the outdoor season, or both. For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season). For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by place on the NCAA Division I descending order list on TFRRS for Outdoor Track and Field. Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the certifying institution.