Men’s Cross Country, Novy Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards

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NEW ORLEANS – The Suffolk men's cross country team and Thomas Novy were awarded for their academic accolades by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Rams garnered the 2022 All-Academic Team Award, while Novy picked up an All-Academic Athlete nod.  

In order for a team to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. 

As a team, the Rams combined for a 3.228 GPA to hit the academic qualification and take home their sixth straight team academic award from the national organization. Suffolk was one of four Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) teams featured on the 189 NCAA Division III list along with Endicott (3.39), the University of New England (3.61) and Wentworth (3.36). 

For a student-athlete to be considered for the award, he/she must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-25 percent of their respective regional championship meet.  

Novy earned his first recognition. In the classroom, the Big Data and Business Analytics concentrator notched a 3.520 GPA. ON the course, the Simsbury, Connecticut, native, clocked a 27:40.0 8k, good for 56th in the 233-runner field at the East Regionals to become the second-ever member of Suffolk's men's cross country to achieve the feat joining the likes of Matyas Csiki-Fejer, who took home the accolade three times (2018, 2019 and 2021).

Overall, there were 320 men from 119 different institutions who were named All-Academic Athletes for their efforts academic and athletic during the 2022 campaign. Novy is one of two CCC student-athletes to etch their names on the national list as Caleb Nye of Endicott joined Suffolk's sophomore.