COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou Track & Field program continued its tradition of success in the classroom Monday, as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its Academic Awards. Mizzou had 15 student-athletes garner All-Academic individual recognition, while the women's program earned the All-Academic team honor.

The All-Academic team award is given to programs with at least a 3.00 cumulative team grade-point-average (GPA). The women's team, which turned in a 3.41 GPA this spring, has earned the All-Academic team nod every season dating back to 1999 (no release in 2002 or 2004).

In order to be named an All-Academic Individual, a student-athlete must have a 3.25 cumulative GPA and either be ranked nationally at the end of the indoor season, or have participated in the NCAA Division I Championships for the outdoor season.

Four student-athletes on the men's team earned recognition, including freshman All-American Georgi Nachev (Yambol, Bulgaria) and All-SEC finisher Kieran Wood (Cambridge, U.K.). For the women, 11 student-athletes earned the honor, including All-Americans Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.) and Sophia Rivera (Brentwood, Mo.) A full list of recipients can be found below.

In June, 38 from Mizzou Track & Field were named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll, while 18 were selected to the First-Year SEC Honor Roll in July.

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Men's Academic Award Recipients
Dustan Davidson, Pre-Law
Patrick Kunza, General Studies
Georgi Nachev, Engineering
Kieran Wood, Nutrition/Exercise

Women's Academic Award Recipients
Ava Curry, Business
Tori Findley, Health Sciences
Arianna Fisher, Early Childhood Education
Gabi Jacobs, Psychology
Jordyn Kleve, Nutrition
Valeria Kostiuk, Interdisciplinary Studies
Karina Liz, Education
Melissa Menghini, Health Sciences
Suenomi Norinh, Nursing
Sophia Rivera, Accounting
Allie Webb, Business