ANDERSON, S.C. –Elliot Dotson of the Anderson University men's track and field team has been named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete List.
Dotson, a freshman from Greenville, S.C., capped off a successful freshman season which concluded in reaching the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the 5,000m. His time of 13:57.18 at the Virginia Challenge qualified him for nationals and set a new Anderson school record for the event. He also qualified for the 5,000m at the USA Track and Field U20 National Championships. Dotson was joined by 43 other South Atlantic Conference athletes to earn recognition. Carson-Newman's Makanakaishe Charamba was named the USTFCCCA Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
To qualify, an athlete must have a 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.
FULL LIST OF USTFCCCA DIVISION II MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC ATHLETES
