PELLA—The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its postseason academic accolades Monday and Central College was featured prominently.
           
The Dutch women earned a team grade point average of 3.44, securing the team award for the 11^th consecutive year and 19th time overall. The men topped the 3.100 standard for the fifth time at 3.43.
           
Eleven Central men and nine Dutch women were recognized for the individual award. To qualify, an athlete must post a minimum 3.30 GPA and qualify for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship, finish the regular season ranked in the top 50 in an individual event or in the extended top 50 in a relay event.
           
Previously chosen as an Academic All-American for the third time in her career, Olivia Bohlen (Belle Plaine) was named the Division III Women's Field Scholar Athlete of the Year.
           
Six of the Dutch women's selections were repeat honorees and eight men also were tabbed in previous seasons.
           
Central's women's program has had 68 athletes gain USTFCCCA all-academic honors 132 times. Central's men have had 59 athletes win the award 101 times.
 
Central's honorees:
Men's Track and Field (11)
Elijah Ajiri, fr., Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale HS, undeclared, 3.72
^Jack Brown, jr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk HS, kinesiology, 3.91
%Kale Hobart, jr., Mason City, Iowa/Mason City HS, kinesiology/business management, 3.66
%Gage Huyser, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, accounting/business management, 3.87
%Gunner Meyer, sr., Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley HS, psychology, 3.67
^Grant Miller, sr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk HS, environmental studies and sustainability, 3.32
Landon Pote, fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS, undeclared, 3.45
%Kale Purcell, 5Y, Holton, Kan./Holton HS, engineering/physics, 3.55
%Gavin Smith, sr., Audubon, Iowa/Audubon HS, accounting, 3.96
Alex Volden, so., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS, psychology, 3.95
William Wadsley, jr., Gilbert, Iowa/Gilbert HS, kinesiology, 3.96
 
Women's Track and Field (9)
&Olivia Bohlen, sr., Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine HS, kinesiology, 4.00
&Mary Gustason, sr., Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar HS, environmental studies and sustainability, 3.42
&Emily McMartin, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, elementary education, 4.00
%Ava Parkins, jr., Monmouth, Ill./Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS, engineering/physics, 3.91
Kennedy Petersen, fr., Story City, Iowa/Roland-Story HS, undeclared, 3.44
Olivia Phillips, fr., St. Charles, Iowa/Interstate-35 HS, undeclared, 3.86
%Alivia Roerdink, jr., Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon HS, chemistry, 4.00
&Peyton Steffen, sr., Marion, Iowa/Marion HS, biochemistry, 3.50
Maddy Stevens, fr., Grimes, Iowa/Dallas-Center Grimes HS, 4.00
 
^two-time honorees
%three-time honorees
&four-time honorees