Michigan Tech Track & Field Team Wins Academic Honors

Nathan Saliga runs the 400-meter dash.
Nathan Saliga runs the 400-meter dash.

The Michigan Technological University men’s and women’s track and field teams recently earned All-Academic Team honors from the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The women’s team was one of seven GLIAC schools to earn the award. They posted a 3.44 cumulative grade point average. The men’s team finished with a 3.25 cumulative grade point average, one of three teams in the GLIAC to earn the honor.

To earn the award, a team must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.