RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside Track & Field has earned All-Academic status from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), it was announced Monday. 

UCR men earned a GPA of 3.171, while Highlander women compiled a 3.213. 

The award comes after nine Highlanders earned Big West All-Academic status and 59 were named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.