Women's Track and Field Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
7/22/2026 4:11:00 PM | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS, LA – All-Academic Teams for the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Track and Field seasons were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross CountryCoaches Association (USTFCCCA).
USC Upstate's women's track and field team was named to the 2026 All-Academic team with a cumulative GPA of 3.40.
This marks the third consecutive year the Spartans have been selected as an All-Academic team, head coach Carson Blackwelder continues to be impressed by his athletes, both on and off of the track. "The team has done a great job in the classroom this year. This is one of our highest track team GPAs ever."
The women's track team also had three student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Spring 2026 semester:
Ayla Osterkamp | Freshman | Dubuque, Iowa
Gabriela Sanchez | Junior | Spartanburg, S.C.
Sofia Strom | Sophomore | Anderson, S.C.
Criteria to be selected as a USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-Academic Team include the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List being a 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period.
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