Harding’s track team, five individuals earn all-academic honors
Harding Athletics
Scott Goode, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
SEARCY – The 2019-20 Harding men’s and women’s track and field teams received the All-Academic Team honor Thursday from the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association. Harding also had five women’s track and field members-Cara Mason, Cooper Monn, Darcy Sanford, Natalie Toney and Sierra White-receive individual All-Academic honors.
The All-Academic Team honor recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Harding’s men had a 3.15 team GPA, and Harding’s women had a 3.36 GPA.
Individuals receiving the All-Academic honors qualified with a 3.25 cumulative GPA and had to achieve an automatic or provisional qualifying mark during the indoor track and field season.
| Name | Event | Mark/Time | Year | Major | GPA | Hometown |
| Cara Mason | Shot Put | 14.39 meters | JR | Kinesiology | 3.40 | North Lima, Ohio |
| Cooper Monn | Shot Put | 14.37 meters | SO | Biology | 3.46 | Eustis, Fla. |
| Darcy Sanford | Pentathlon | 3,433 points | JR | Public Relations | 3.83 | Montgomery, Ala. |
| High Jump | 1.68 meters | |||||
| Natalie Toney | 4×400 Relay | 3:50.99 | SO | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3.72 | Pocahontas, Ark. |
| Sierra White | Pole Vault | 3.73 meters | FR | Medical Humanities | 3.80 | Aledo, Texas |