Anderson Track & Field Collects USTFCCCA Academic Awards

The Anderson University track and field program collected multiple United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) academic awards, which were announced by the USTFCCCA on Thursday.

Both the men's and women's programs earned all-academic team recognition. The USTFCCCA recognized track and field teams with at least a 3.1 team GPA. Anderson's men's programs received the honor for the first time in program history. The women's program collected the honors for the fourth year in a row.

Emily Smatlak garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual accolades for the second time in her career. The USTFCCCA recognized track and field student-athletes with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA and a ranking on the national leaderboard that ranks either in the top 50 as an individual or in the top 35 as a relay member. Smatlak's personal-record throw of 42.10 meters (138 feet, 1.5 inches) in the javelin ranked 14th on the NCAA Division III leaderboard. The Lynnwood, Wash. native was also named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual as a sophomore after ranked 21st in the nation in the javelin with a distance of 41.47 meters (136 feet, 0.75 inches).