McIntyre, Seged Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

USTFCCCA Release

NEW ORLEANS – Hilltopper Track & Field student-athletes Morgan McIntyre and Maor Seged have been recognized as USTFCCCA All-Academic performers for the 2017-18 school year, the organization announced Thursday.

In total, 624 men were recognized while 874 women brought home academic honors. To qualify from the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 in a relay event. For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships.

Both McIntyre and Seged qualified through their outdoor performances, competing at the NCAA East Preliminary competition from May 24-26 in Tampa, Fla. McIntyre placed 30^th in the pole vault field with a clear of 3.93 meters. At the same competition, Seged finished 37^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.72.

A senior out of Ashland, Ky., McIntyre was also named to the 2018 Conference USA Track & Field All-Academic Team, Commissioner's Honor Roll and earned the 2018 Commissioner's Academic Medal with a major in Communication Science and Disorders. She was also named to the 2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Hailing from Be'er Sheba, Israel, Seged finished the 2017-18 school year on the 2018 Commissioner's Honor Roll. The junior sprinter and hurdler is majoring in electrical engineering and earned his second C-USA All-Academic Team accolade after being WKU's sole honoree in 2017.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan McIntyre

Maor Seged

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