(LEBANON, IL., July 30) – The McKendree University men's and women's track and field teams earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team honors for the 2018-19 season. The men's team then had three athletes recognized with individual All-Academic awards while the women's team had six representatives collect the individual honor.

The women's team was one of 130 programs to be listed on the All-Academic team list with a 3.63 team accumulative GPA while the men's team was one of 79 to make the list with a team GPA of 3.15 for the 2018-19 academic year. This marks the third consecutive year that the Bearcat teams have earned the Team All-Academic honors.

Three individuals that were recognized from the men's team were seniors Tyree Allen (Country Club Hills, IL/Hillcrest), Andrew Gardewine (Effingham, IL/St. Anthony), and Monte Wolke (Sigel, IL/Cumberland). In order to be recognized for this academic honor, these men has to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and reach a provisional or automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships in the indoor or outdoor season.

From the women's team, six individuals maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25 while meeting the other qualifications to be recognized for the USTFCCA All-Academic honor. The honorees were seniors Leah Kloss (Grayslake, IL/Grayslake Central) and Quincy McSweeney (Eureka, IL/Eureka), juniors Tsitsi Mahachi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School) and Shayna Phillips (Effingham, Il/Effingham), sophomore A'ja Nauden (Park Forest, IL/Rich East), and freshman Madelyn Tepe (Venedy, IL/).

For a full list of All-Academic Team recipients, click here. For a full list of All-Academic individuals, click here for the men's list and here for the women's list.