MPSF Release
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine landed a program-record 20 student-athletes on the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team the conference office announced Wednesday.
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The Anteaters, who won their first MPSF Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship in early March, got it done in the classroom as well, topping last year's record of 19 all-academic selections.
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Samantha Bartz,
Makena Castillo,
DeAna Davis, and
Jolie Robinson earned their third career MPSF All-Academic honor.
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Sarah Ajayi,
Nyla Baker,
Kaia Schmidt, and
Halle Sutherland also received the recognition for the second year in a row.
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Nicole Contreras,
Esmeray Demirbas,
Arden Keeton,
Leilah Lauifi,
Liana Lee,
Mikah Longcob,
Faith McLeary,
Ihe Okoh,
Pinkie Schnayer,
Anna Soares,
Alana Sugue, and
Zharia Taylor were first-time honorees.
Thirteen of the 20 'Eaters who made the all-academic team contributed to UCI's MPSF team title.Â
To be eligible for the MPSF All-Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one full academic year at their institution prior to the season for which the award is being received and have competed in a minimum of 50% of the team's meets.
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