NEW ORLEANS | The Alabama A&M University men's and women's track and field programs, as well as sprinter Laila Gaynor, were recognized by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday for their academic success. 
 
Gaynor, who majors in Psychology, was selected to the NCAA Division I All-Academic Team. Meanwhile, the women's and men's program earned All-Academic team honors by posting a 3.3 GPA and a 3.01 GPA, respectively. 
 
"We are continuing to build a standard of excellence in the classroom and on the track," AAMU head coach Andrew Murphy said.
 
The criteria for a team to be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic team are:
 

• The cumulative GPA (not 2023-24 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher 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].
• The cumulative GPA of all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be computed by the following method:
• Total the cumulative number of semester hours or quarter hours earned for all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
• Total the cumulative number of quality points (GPA multiplied by the number of credit hours) earned by all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period;
• Divide the cumulative number of quality points earned by the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned.

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