Matt Williams Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Williams was one of 266 student-athletes to earn all-academic team honors.

Aug. 6, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Air Force's Matt Williams was named to the 2008 Division I All-Academic Track and Field Team, the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association announced this morning (Aug. 6). Williams, a behavioral sciences major, was one of 266 student-athletes from 111 Division I programs to make the all-academic team.

Williams is a three-time academic all-conference selection, who competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the regional championships after posting the fifth-fastest time in Academy history (9:05.30) to take fifth at the Mountain West Conference Championships. He improved that time to 9:01.34 at the NCAA Midwest Championships, where he placed ninth.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I Indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard or the NCAA Division I Outdoor regional and national qualifying standard in their respective event.

 

 

 
 

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