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Posted: Jul 20, 2023

Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors; Three Named All-Academic Athletes

(L to R) Ellie Murphy-Weise, Ella Whinney and Claire Anderson earned individual USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition (Frank Poulin).
(L to R) Ellie Murphy-Weise, Ella Whinney and Claire Anderson earned individual USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition (Frank Poulin).

NEW ORLEANS – Wellesley College track & field has been named an All-Academic Team for the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Blue finished the year with a 3.6 cumulative team GPA and have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team accolades in every year since track & field became a varsity sport at Wellesley in 2010-11. The cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must be at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale for a team to qualify.

Wellesley was bolstered by a trio of USTFCCA All-Academic Athletes, as recent graduates Claire Anderson (Denver, Colo.) and Ellie Murphy-Weise (San Francisco, Calif.) and rising sophomore Ella Whinney (Madison, Wis.) each finished the year with a GPA over 3.3 and earned individual USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition thanks to their performances on the track.

Anderson ended the spring ranked 26th nationally in the 10,000m. Murphy-Weise ranked 26th in the nation in the 3000m Steeplechase and Whinney finished eighth in the 3000m Steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning All-American honors.

2023 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field All-Academic Athletes

2023 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field All-Academic Teams

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents thousands of coaching members encompassing NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA and NJCAA, as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches' interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.