NEW ORLEANS – Jacob Morris was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Outdoor National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year. Morris also earned All-Academic honors and was joined by fellow Bulldogs Raina Baker, Kendall Dascher, Lexy Henrikson, and Addie Mathis on the honor roll.
 
Both Bulldog Track & Field programs were designated as a USTFCCA All-Academic team with both squads averaging over a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average. The women's team posted the fourth-highest team GPA in Division II with a 3.74 average. The teams are led by Leslie Hardesty and assisted by Collin Nurenberg and graduate assistant Justin Moeller.
 
Morris was the outdoor national champion in the Discus throw and previously was named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators. He is the first Bulldog to earn the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from the USTFCCA.
 
To earn All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must have a minimum of a 3.25 grade-point average and have achieved an NCAA Division II qualification mark in their respective events. Henrikson, Dascher, Baker and Mathis ran a qualification time the group set a school record in the women's distance medley relay event at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.