Avery Maillet Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

New Orleans, La. - Following an outstanding sophomore season, CCNY women's track and field standout Avery Maillet was honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for her academic success, earning All-Academic honors.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.30 and must have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• Competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship.
• Finished the regular season ranked in the national top-50 in an individual event or ranked in the national top-35 in a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order List.

Maillet finished her sophomore season with a 3.501 cumulative GPA as a Psychology major. She made her second-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship appearance, earning All-American honors after placing eighth in the long jump while also competing in the 200-meter dash.

Maillet led CCNY at the CUNYAC Outdoor Championships, winning the conference crown in the long jump, 200m, and 400m dash. She also won the 200-meter dash at the ECAC Outdoor Championships and was the runner-up in the long jump.

In the indoor season, Maillet qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the long jump, finishing 16^th overall. At the at both the CUNYAC and ECAC Indoor championships, she was tabbed the long jump and 200-meter championships.

In addition to earning All-American honors, Maillet was selected to the USTFCCCA Atlantic All-Region team, voted as the CUNYAC Track Performer of the Year and selected as an All-Conference honoree.