USTFCCCA Releases: Team | Men | Women
NEW ORLEANS – Four WKU Track & Field student-athletes in addition to the Lady Topper squad were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their combined efforts in the classroom and competition throughout the 2018-19 academic year, the organization announced Monday. Individually, Lady Toppers Katie Isenbarger, Getter Lemberg and Myesha Nott were honored as USTFCCCA All-Academic performers while Maor Seged earned the award from the Hilltopper squad.
In total, WKU's women's track and field squad was one of 366 teams honored by the USTFCCCA for its academics. Breaking it down further, 227 of those were women's teams while 139 were men's programs. The Lady Toppers sported a 3.29 GPA in the classroom across the 2018-19 school year.
Individually, 583 men were recognized while 902 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.
All four Hilltopper individuals qualified through their outdoor performances, competing at the NCAA East Preliminary competition from May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Fla. Seged advanced to the 400-meter semifinals where he ultimately finished 13th at the NCAA Prelims with a mark of 50.65. On the women's side, Isenbarger competed in the high jump and recorded a jump of 1.65 meters for 44th place. Lemberg represented WKU in the pole vault and earned a 36th-place finish with her clear of 3.77 meters. Myesha Nott competed in the women's triple jump from Jacksonville and finished 32nd after a mark of 12.39 meters.
Hailing from Be'er Sheba, Israel, Seged finished the 2018-19 school year on the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. The senior sprinter and hurdler majored in electrical engineering and earned his third C-USA All-Academic Team accolade during the 2019 campaign after posting a 3.56 GPA.
A fellow international senior, Lemberg came to The Hill from Tartu, Estonia, and posted a 4.00 GPA while earning a degree in social work. Lemberg also represented WKU on the 2019 C-USA Track & Field All-Academic Team in addition to earning a spot on the Conference USA Academic Medal and Commissioner's Honor Roll lists in her final year on The Hill.
Isenbarger and Nott both earned the award in their debut seasons with the program. Isenbarger – a middle hitter on the Lady Topper volleyball squad as well – was recognized by the league with both the Academic Medal and Commissioner's Honor Roll awards. The rookie out of Zionsville, Ind., earned a spot on WKU's President's list in both of her semesters on The Hill so far while studying communication.
Hailing from Jamaica, Nott earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as a freshman. Studying medical laboratory science, Nott was also on the WKU Dean's List both semesters on The Hill during the 2018-19 school year.
The last time WKU saw at least three student-athletes recognized by the USTFCCCA was the 2014-15 campaign when Sandra Akachukwu, Ria Moellers and Karleigh Parker were all honored. That was also the last time either WKU team earned team recognition.
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