NEW ORLEANS – On Monday afternoon, the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the 2024 Track & Field Academic Awards with both the men's squad and women's squad landing a spot on the All-Academic Teams lists.
 
The Triton men posted a 3.462 GPA in the spring quarter under the guidance of head coach Kimberly Graham-Miller. They found themselves with the 27th highest squad GPA out of the 180 men's teams on the list. The gold and blue also posted the highest GPA out of the six UCs nominated.
 
For the Triton women, the squad posted a solid 3.549 GPA in their competition season guided by Graham-Miller. In a field of 239, the women landed in the 62nd spot with the highest UC GPA of the six universities on the list.
 
Wrapping the 2024 season, the Tritons have completed their four-year mandated transition period and are now eligible for postseason competition in 2025. Between the two squads, the Tritons broke over 10 records in the 2024 season. The 12-year-old 4x400m record fell in April to Amari Jenkins, Maxine Schultz, Kate MacNaughton, and Lauren Schiele. The gold and blue earned four Big West athlete of the week honors this season, the most out of any in their four years as Big West members.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.