NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the All-Academic Team honors for the 2026 NCAA Division I Track & Field seasons. The Wofford men's and women's teams were both honored for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
To be eligible for the All-Academic Team recognition, programs must have a 3.00 cumulative team GPA for all student-athletes on the NCAA squad list for indoor and outdoor track and field. The Wofford men's team had a 3.37 GPA and the women's team posted a cumulative GPA of 3.28.
In addition,
Olivia Bagg and
Sherika Christie were named All-Academic Athletes. To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:
* For the indoor season: must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season.
* For the outdoor season: must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West for the most recent outdoor season.
Bagg, a senior from Bridgewater, England, won the heptathlon at the 2026 Southern Conference Outdoor Championships. She added a second-place finish in the high jump and a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. For her career, the psychology and international affairs major earned six All-Southern Conference honors with four individual titles.
Christie, a junior from St. Catherine, Jamaica, was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer and Most Outstanding Athlete at the 2026 Southern Conference Indoor Championships. She won the pentathlon, long jump, and triple jump, along with an eighth-place finish in the shot put. A humanities major, she has won eight individual SoCon titles.
