Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 7/23/2021 11:00:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Following the 2021 season, the Bloomsburg University men's and women's track and field teams were honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as 2021 Division II All-Academic Teams for their success in the classroom. Junior Ashley Blannard (Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) also was honored individually with All-Academic accolades from the USTFCCA.
 
In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. The women's team ended the year with a 3.53 GPA while the men earned a 3.16 GPA.
 
Overall, there were 130 different programs honored on the women's side and 86 men's teams.
 
Individually, the academic honor is awarded to student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester.  
 
Blannard, an education – early childhood/special education major, finished the outdoor season with a pair of All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) marks as she took third in the long jump (5.67 meters) and third in the triple jump (11.70 meters) at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She hit an NCAA provisional mark earlier in the year with a personal-best jump of 5.86 meters in the long jump as she took first at the Maroon and Gold Invite. Both of her top marks in the long jump (5.86) and in the triple (11.70) finished ranked third in the PSAC for the year.
 
Blannard is one of 398 student-athletes from 81 institutions to earn the honor this season.