Montana State Track and Field consistenly scores high in the classroom and 2014 was no different. The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the All-Academic Individual Awards, as well Scholar Teams on Wednesday. 

The Women's Track and Field team garnered a 3.28 cumulative grade point average to earned Scholar Team recognition and was one of 208 teams receiving the honors and also one of ten Big Sky Conference institutions.

Individually, two men were named ASTFCCCA All-Academic. Jeff Mohl and Jacob Kirk, who have clearly put the "student" in student-athlete, were repeat honorees as they close out their careers at MSU. Mohl has earned the award each year during his tenure and this marks Kirk's second time being named to the all-academic team. Both are mechanical engineering majors. Mohl caps off a prolific career including second team All-America honors at this year's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 

For the women, an impressive six student-athletes made the cut, doubling the number of honorees from 2013. Senior Heather Demorest was the lone returnee to earn the award  for the second consecutive year to cap off a fantastic 2013-14 season. Demorest advanced to her second NCAA West Preliminary round and set a new program record in the 3,000 steeplechase this spring. 

Five newcomers filled out MSU's list of All-Academic winners. Chantel Jaeger, like Demorest, book ends a huge year after earning her first individual Big Sky title in the outdoor 200 and runner-up in the 400. She anchored the championship 4x400 relay. The Music Education major also fares just as well in the classroom to make this year's academic list. Senior Carley McCutchen tells much of the same story as her teammates. She, too, capped of her best season to date, earning her first bid to the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon and notched several PR scores along the way while maintaining the same standard as a mechanical engineering major. Casey Teska, who studies in the same field, landed her first bid on the USTFCCCA list, as well. She was the Big Sky runner-up in indoor and outdoor pole vault in 2014. 

Freshman Jenette Northey, well known for her distance races alongside Demorest, made the grade as a Graphic Design student. Northey most recently competed at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase. She was the Big Sky runner-up in the event during her freshman campaign. Last, but certainly not least, is Kaylee Schmitz earning her first academic nod, as well. Schmitz had her own breakout year finishing second in the indoor 800 at the Big Sky meet while focusing her studies on Land Rehabilitation at Montana State. 

"Call me a broken record, but these are the awards that really make me proud," said head coach Dale Kennedy. "For these kids to earn these awards defines the true meaning of 'student-athlete.' Not only are they getting it done in track and field, but more importantly they're exceling in the classroom. They represent themselves, their team and this University in the best light and they take that charge very seriously."

All of MSU's recipients of the USTFCCCA award were named to the Big Sky All-Academic squad this season, as well.