Sophomore Kortney Watring (Riverside, CA) and sophomore
Mackenzie Smith (Hoquiam, WA) of the University of Redlands track
& field team earned NCAA Division III U.S. Track & Field
and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women’s
All-Academic honors as a result of their academic and athletic
success, according to an announcement made today by the
USTFCCCA.
Requirements for the USTFCCCA All-Academic distinction include a
minimum of a 3.30 cumulative GPA and an automatic or provisional
qualifying mark for either the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track
& Field Championships or the NCAA Division III Indoor Track
& Field Championships.
Watring, an English major, boasts an impressive 3.96 GPA and has
exemplified the consummate student-athlete. A two-time Redlands
Scholar-Athlete, she garnered ESPN The Magazine/College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Women’s
Academic All-District VIII Track & Field/Cross Country
Second-Team honors for the College Division in the first year that
she was eligible for the award this past season. She experienced
similar success in the jumps, notching a provisional qualifying
mark for the 2009 NCAA Championships in the Triple Jump (37’
8 ¾”) at the Southern California Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Multi-Duals. This is Watring’s
inaugural selection to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
After earning All-America status for the second time in as many
years, Smith continues to rake in recognition for her talents.
Smith enjoys a 3.726 GPA as a Math major and has twice graced the
list of Redlands Scholar-Athletes. Her NCAA Championship
provisional-qualifying toss of 139’ 4” in the Javelin
Throw at the SCIAC Top-4 Meet punched her ticket to the 2009 NCAA
Championships, where she took third with a mark of 140’
7”. A two-time SCIAC Champion in the Javelin Throw, she also
finished sixth in the event at the 2008 NCAA Championships. This is
Smith’s second USTFCCCA All-Academic citation.
The Redlands women’s track & field team placed sixth at
the 2009 SCIAC Championships and tied for 41st overall at the 2009
NCAA Championships.
A complete list of honorees can be found here.