NEW ORLEANS – Scholar Athletes of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2021 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track & Field seasons were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Golden Eagles are the only Mountain East Conference teams to have both Men's and Women's programs earn the academic award. Among the individual honorees for All-Academic were Nathan Stout, Jack Mastandrea, and David Cecchi. 

Overall, there were more than 325 men who were named All-Academic Athletes in NCAA Division II Men's Track & Field.

Here is the criteria to be named an NCAA Division II All-Academic Athlete: 

• Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution's registrar.
• Must have completed at least 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours through the end of the semester of competition at the institution.
• Transfer students and/or graduate students are to include only grades earned at the current nominating institution.
• The student-athlete must have achieved an automatic or provisional qualifying mark (individual or relay event) for either the indoor season or outdoor season.