MINOT, N.D. – The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) handed out academic honors to student-athletes and teams today, and the Beaver track and field programs both were recognized.

The Minot State women's track and field team was honored as an USTFCCCA All-Academic Team while Beaver two-sport student-athlete Evan Hartt was honored from the men's team as an USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete.

The honor is the first for Hartt, who finished his first season as a thrower for the Beavers this spring and who also plays football. The award is the 11^th time the Minot State women's track and field program has earned the honor in the program's NCAA Division II-era.

To earn All-Academic Team honors from the USTFCCCA, a program must maintain a cumulative team GPA of 3.0, or higher, for the entire 2024-25 academic year. The Minot State women's track and field team boasted a 3.059 team GPA for the past academic year.

To be named an USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25, or higher, for the entire academic year and also finish in the top 50 in the nation in their event in the TFRRS standings.

A freshman Chemistry major from Everett, Washington, Hartt hit an NCAA national qualifying mark in the discus at the NSIC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 168 feet, 10 inches, good for 4th in the NSIC, 45th-best in the nation, and a Minot State all-time school record.