Wildcats Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Accolades; Sevilla-Connelly & Wilkes Named All-Academic

NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Hampshire men's track and field team was named an All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2021 Track and Field season. Nicolas Sevilla-Connelly (Chester, N.H.) and James Wilkes (Concord, N.H.) earned All-Academic Athlete accolades.

To be an All-Academic Team, the overall GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. UNH posted a 3.14 to earn the honor.

To be an All-Academic Athlete, you must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, and have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

Sevilla-Connelly placed 20th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2021 NCAA Track and Field Preliminary Round. He was 20th overall out of 48 athletes with a time of 8:59.59 to conclude his collegiate career. Sevilla-Connelly qualified for the Prelims with a career-best time of 8:49.85 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to win gold at the America East Championship.

Wilkes placed 41st out of 48 athletes at the NCAA Prelims with a time of 1:52.21 in the 800 meters to conclude his senior season. He posted a career-best time of 1:49.63 to place fourth in the 800m at the IC4A/ECAC Championship to qualify for the NCAA Prelims. Wilkes also won a bronze medal in the 1,500m at the America East Championship with a time of 3:50.63.

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