Four Pirates Named To 2018-19 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

NEW ORLEANS – East Carolina track and field student-athletes Hakeem Horton, Sommer Knight, Brooke Stith and Grace Sullivan have been named to the 2018-19 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Division I All-Academic Team, according to a release by the organization Monday. Knight, Stith and Sullivan earned the distinction for the second-straight year.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and 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).

A total of 902 women and 583 men earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors in 2018-19.

Additionally, the Pirate women garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition for the third consecutive season after producing a 3.27 cumulative GPA during the 2018-19 school year. A total of 227 Division I women's teams were honored by the organization.

Four Pirates Named To 2018-19 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Players Mentioned

Hakeem Horton

Sommer Knight

Brooke Stith

Grace Sullivan

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