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    • Gulls Garner USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Accolades; Shepard & Suchy Recognized With Individual Honors

    Gulls Garner USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Accolades; Shepard & Suchy Recognized With Individual Honors
    February 3, 2026

    ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM | ALL-ACADEMIC ATHLETE

    BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's cross country program has earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team accolades for the 2025 season. In addition to the team award, Hannah Shepard (Keene, N.H.) and Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.) also claimed USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors.

    Endicott ranked second among Conference of New England (CNE) programs, seventh in the East Region, and 49th in NCAA Division III with a 3.73 GPA. 

    In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other qualifiers.

    Shepard (expressive arts therapy & psychology) and Suchy (English) received USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors by registering a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and finishing in the top-25 percent of their respective regional championship meet.

    At NCAA D3 East Regionals in November, Suchy highlighted the Gulls as the junior became the first student-athlete in program history to earn USTFCCCA All-East Region honors.

    Suchy ranked 31st overall (program best finish) on the 6-kilometer course with a school record time of 22:35. This is Suchy's first career USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete award.

    Meanwhile, Shepard finished 45th overall in 23:09, helping the Gulls tie their best-ever finish at NCAA D3 East Regionals (ninth overall) since the 10-region realignment occurred in 2021.

    Shepard is now the first runner in program history to claim four USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors in their career. 

    YEAR IN REVIEW

    Endicott won the "Battle of the North Shore" for the seventh straight season and posted program-best tying results at the CNE Championship (2nd) and NCAA D3 East Regionals (9th). 

    The Gulls also produced the best top-5 average in program history for a 6k race at the CNE Championship (23:37). 

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    (Photo Credit - Jonah Bean '28)