NEW ORLEANS - The Indiana State Men's and Women's Track and Field teams, along with four student-athletes, have been honored by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as part of their All-Academic teams.
 
The men's team was one of 199 men's programs to earn the distinction as a national all-academic team, while the women's squad was one of 264 women's programs to do so.
 
In order to be eligible, teams must have finished the season with a 3.0 cumulative team GPA. The Sycamore men finished the 2019-20 season with a 3.16 cumulative GPA, while the women finished with a 3.43.
 
Four Sycamore student-athletes also earned All-Academic honors as well. A total of 1,111 individual student-athletes were honored - 659 women and 452 men. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish the indoor season ranked in the top-96 in an individual event (or top-48 in a relay event).
 
Two ISU men and two women were honored: Matthew Lewis-Banks (3.39, Business) and Will Smith (3.69, Construction Management) for the men, and Allana Ince (3.52, Athletic Training) and Kelsey Bowlds (4.00, Public Health) for the women.
 
Indiana State has an impressive history with the All-Academic Team. Since its inception in 2007, only a handful have been chosen as indoor or outdoor Scholar-Athletes of the Year – one of those being world-class pole vaulter and former Sycamore Kylie Hutson, who won the female field edition of the award indoors in both 2009 and 2010.
 
Men's Team GPA:
3.16
 
Women's Team GPA:
3.43
 
Men's All-Academic Honorees:
Matthew Lewis-Banks - 3.39, Business *
Will Smith -- 3.69, Construction Management

Women's All-Academic Honorees:
Kelsey Bowlds - 4.00, Public Health
Allana Ince -- 3.52, Athletic Training
 
*= Repeat honoree
 
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