STANFORD, Calif. – Seventeen Stanford track and field athletes were named to the men's and women's All-Academic teams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday, and both teams received Team Academic Award recognition.
Nine Cardinal men were honored: Julian Body, Callum Bolger, Max McKhann, Clayton Mendez, Alex Ostberg, Alek Parsons, DJ Principe, Thomas Ratcliffe, and Michael Vernau.
Eight Cardinal women were honored: Christina Aragon, Ella Donaghu, Julia Heymach, Jessica Lawson, Erika Malaspina, Kaitlyn Merritt, Jordan Oakes, and Carolyn Wilson.
Each met the standards of a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average, a top 96 mark in Division I in an individual championship event or top 48 in a relay, during the indoor season.
The Stanford women earned a combined 3.58 GPA and the Cardinal men had a 3.41 GPA.
Merritt, a 2019 All-American, earned her fourth USTFCCCA All-Academic honor. Fellow pole vaulter Erika Malaspina earned her third such. Each graduated this spring.
Here is the complete list:
Men (3.41 GPA)
(Name, academic year, major -- indoor events recognized for)
Julian Body, sr., product design – 60-meter hurdles, distance medley relay
Callum Bolger, jr., human biology – 3,000
Max McKhann, so., undeclared – weight throw
Clayton Mendez, so., undeclared – 3,000
Alex Ostberg, 5th yr., human biology – mile, 3,000, DMR
Alek Parsons, sr., environmental systems engineering – 5,000
DJ Principe, jr., economics – DMR
Thomas Ratcliffe, sr., economics – mile
Michael Vernau, jr., computer science – 5,000
Women (3.58 GPA)
Christina Aragon, sr., human biology – mile
Ella Donaghu, sr., human biology – mile, 3,000, DMR
Julia Heymach, jr., public policy – 800, mile, DMR
Jessica Lawson, jr., human biology – mile, 3,000, DMR
Erika Malaspina, sr, mathematical and computational science – pole vault
Kaitlyn Merritt, 5th yr., human biology – pole vault
Jordan Oakes, jr., international relations – mile, 3,000
Carolyn Wilson, jr., political science – 800