Providence College Athletics
Men’s And Women’s Track & Field Earn 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Awards
7/23/2025 12:29:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Maeve O’Neill, Cara Laverty, Alex Millard and Pat Thygesen each received individual distinction.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association released its academic awards on Monday, July 23. The Providence College men's and women's track and field programs each earned 2024 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Academic Team Awards. Four Friars, including sophomore Maeve O'Neill (Cork, Ireland), junior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland), and Providence College alumni Alex Millard (Kent, England) and Pat Thygesen (Brisbane, Australia) were recognized individually as All-Academic Athletes.
In order to receive team academic recognition, programs must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher among all student-athletes listed on their NCAA roster for indoor and/or outdoor track and field. This GPA includes the most recent grading period and is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of semester or quarter hours completed across all eligible student-athletes.
The women's track and field program earned a cumulative GPA of 3.60, while the men's team posted a 3.57.
To earn individual academic honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed at least two semesters at their institution and meet athletic performance standards. These standards include finishing the indoor season ranked among the top 96 in an individual event or top 48 in a relay, qualifying for any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships or ranking in the top 48 in their region on the final outdoor performance list.
O'Neill, a biology major, was a member of the DMR team that placed third and earned First Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She followed up with a 13th-place finish in the 800 meters at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, earning Second Team All-America recognition.
Laverty, a psychology major, placed third in the 1,500-meter final and was a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that won the BIG EAST title and set a program record of 8:31.87 at the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Laverty qualified for the 1,500 meters at the 2025 NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
Millard, a graduate student pursuing a degree in global education, placed 12th in the 5,000 meters at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She then earned Second Team All-America honors in the 5,000-meter final at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Thygesen, an MBA student, claimed his second consecutive title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. He went to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
In order to receive team academic recognition, programs must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher among all student-athletes listed on their NCAA roster for indoor and/or outdoor track and field. This GPA includes the most recent grading period and is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of semester or quarter hours completed across all eligible student-athletes.
The women's track and field program earned a cumulative GPA of 3.60, while the men's team posted a 3.57.
To earn individual academic honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed at least two semesters at their institution and meet athletic performance standards. These standards include finishing the indoor season ranked among the top 96 in an individual event or top 48 in a relay, qualifying for any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships or ranking in the top 48 in their region on the final outdoor performance list.
O'Neill, a biology major, was a member of the DMR team that placed third and earned First Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She followed up with a 13th-place finish in the 800 meters at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, earning Second Team All-America recognition.
Laverty, a psychology major, placed third in the 1,500-meter final and was a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that won the BIG EAST title and set a program record of 8:31.87 at the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Laverty qualified for the 1,500 meters at the 2025 NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
Millard, a graduate student pursuing a degree in global education, placed 12th in the 5,000 meters at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She then earned Second Team All-America honors in the 5,000-meter final at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Thygesen, an MBA student, claimed his second consecutive title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. He went to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
For more information on the Providence College men's and women's indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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