ROLLA, MO  --  Missouri S&T earned nine academic awards from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association this year, including two team All-Academic awards and an Outdoor Men's Field Scholar Athlete of the Year award for Owen Fraser (Kirksville, MO/Kirksville).

Both the men's and women's teams were award All-Academic with both teams maintaining a GPA above 3.0, with the men's team recording a 3.44 and the women's team a 3.33. Fraser earned Division II Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year after maintaining a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and winning the Discus throw at the NCAA DII Championships.

Fraser was one of four S&T men's athletes to make All-Academic, with Henry Born (Lake Quivira, KS/Shawnee Mission Northwest), Ethan Crouch (Rolla, MO/Rolla), and Otto Knittel (Spring Hill, KS/Spring Hill) all picking up the honor as well. For the women, Sydney Morris (Jefferson City, MO/Calvary Lutheran) and Maya Wright (Hillsboro, MO/Hillsboro) earned All-Academic after having strong seasons in throws and multis, respectively.

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