20 Hoosiers Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Chris Vaughn is one of 11 IU men who were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees

7/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

July 25, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana track and field was well represented on the All-Academic honorees lists announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association this week. 11 Indiana men and nine Indiana women were honored for maintaining a GPA of 3.25 or higher while also finishing among the nation's best in their respective events. The women's team was also recognized as an All-Academic Team for having a team GPA of 3.25, which is higher than the 3.0 required for the award. Andy Bayer highlights the list of individual honorees, as he was recently named the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year. Indiana's 11 men honored was the third most among any men's program nationally.

Individual Honorees are listed below followed by their GPA and major:
Andy Bayer, 3.61, Biology
Kelsey Duerksen, 3.78, Elementary Education
Caitlin Engel, 3.81, Masters Health Promotion
Nolan Fife, 3.34, Physical Education
Samantha Ginther, 3.75, Public Health
Jordan Gray, 4.00, Masters Special Education
Sophie Gutermuth, 3.49, Health Fitness Specialist
Samantha Gwin, 3.78, Dietetics
Scott Houston, 3.71, Masters Athletic Administration
Rorey Hunter, 3.74, Exercise Science
Brianna Johnson, 3.56, Exercise Science
Emma Kimoto, 3.26, Exercise Science
Zach Mayhew, 3.35, Business - Finance
Derek Messmer, 3.38, Business - Economic Consulting
JR Ricker, 3.29, Biology
Erica Ridderman, 3.98, Philosphy & History
Josh Roche, 3.31, Business
Lance Roller, 3.62, Masters Applied Sport Science
Nick Stoner, 3.37, Sociology
Chris Vaughn, 3.41, Masters Public Affairs