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UNC Asheville Track & Field Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors

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NEW ORLEANS – The UNC Asheville men’s and women’s track & field teams earned All-Academic Team honors for the 2019-20 NCAA Division I Track & Field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The USTFCCCA released the All-Academic Teams on Thursday, July 16, 2020. To earn the honor, a team must have a 3.00 cumulative team grade-point average.

The UNC Asheville women’s track & field team closed out the 2019-20 academic year with a 3.359 GPA, while the men closed out the year with a 3.121 GPA.

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