HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Alabama A&M University women's track student-athlete Ana-Liese Torian continues to excel, whether it is on the track or in the classroom as she received United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Honors on Monday.
 
Torian has more than excelled on the track during her freshman year at Alabama A&M.
 
In her first season, she set the school record in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season, logging a personal-best time of 8.35 and continued her stellar performance during the outdoor slate with a school record in the 100m hurdles at 12.99.
 
The Homewood, Ill. native, who is a Sports Management major, most recently won the United States Track & Field Association (USTFA) U20 Championships in the 100m hurdles in Eugene, Ore., and advanced to the World Championships August 27-31 in Lima, Peru.
 
Torian is the only representative from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to receive USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
 
Here is the criteria to be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic Athlete:

• Minimum CUMULATIVE grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar's Office. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0].
• Must have completed at least two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters at the nominating institution.

 
Athletic criteria for the award:

• For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on final season performance lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field (including performances achieved outside the qualifying window during the indoor season).
• For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I

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