USTFCCCA names Lee Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Zach Lee was honored by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Monday as the 2019 Men’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Zach Lee was honored by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Monday as the 2019 Men's Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Scholar Athletes of the Year were selected as the highest finishing individual at the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships who achieved All-Academic status.
Lee, a senior from Franklin, Wisconsin, had a cumulative GPA of 3.76. He starred at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships with an individual title in the mile. Lee is the first athlete in program history to be named Men's Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. He completed his senior year at outdoor nationals where he earned All-American status by placing sixth in the 1500m run. Lee broke the school record a few weeks prior to the national championships running 3:44.25.
Lee graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in Software Engineering from the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. Additional academic achievements include WIAC Max Sparger Cross Country Co-Scholar Athlete of the year in the 2018 season, WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll - 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 seasons to date, USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for Cross Country - Fall 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for Track, Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
Monday's All-Academic Awards includes four team awards and one individual award for both track and field athletes from the indoor and outdoor seasons.
The full list of the USTFCCCA 2019 All-Academic Awards is listed below.
Men's Indoor Scholar Team of the Year - UW-La Crosse
Men's Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year - UW-Eau Claire
Women's Indoor Scholar Team of the Year - Williams
Women's Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year - Loras
Men's Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year - Zach Lee, UW-Platteville
Men's Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year - Will Daniels, Central (Iowa)
Men's Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year - Dhruvil Patel, North Central (Ill.)
Men's Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year - Will Daniels, Central (Iowa)
Women's Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year - Emily Forner, Allegheny (Pa.)
Women's Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year - Eka Jose, Washington (Mo.)
Women's Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year - Annie Rodenfels, Centre
Women's Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year - Eka Jose, Washington (Mo.)