EUGENE, Ore. – Jorinde van Klinken has been named the Division I National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year as announced Thursday as part of the 2023 USTFCCCA academic release. While maintaining a 4.0 GPA in her UO graduate studies, van Klinken was NCAA discus champion for a third-consecutive season.
Both men’s and women’s teams earn all-academic recognition while, collectively, the Ducks earned 21 individual honors. Among the criteria, teams had to carry a 3.0 or higher GPA. Individual selections were based on a 3.25 or higher cumulative GPA along with specified athletic accomplishment.
In earning top honors, van Klinken becomes the first UO woman to earn National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year accolades in track and field. Van Klinken accounted for 18 points at the NCAA Championships in Austin—runner-up in the shot put—and was a semifinalist for The Bowerman. During her championship series, van Klinken had a day’s best of 65.55m/215-1 to break her own meet record.
2023 NCAA Division I Track and Field All-Academic (from USTFCCCA)
Ella Clayton
Lexi Ellis
Maddy Elmore
Matthew Erickson
Emily Fitzsimmons
Emilie Girard
James Gormley
Alysah Hickey
Lily Jones
Klaudia Kazimierska
Harper McClain
Ryan Mulholland
Kohana Nakato
Ella Nelson
Malia Pivec
Nathan Poff
Jaida Ross
Giuliano Scasso
Izzy Thornton-Bott
Colleen Uzoekwe
Jorinde van Klinken
Earlier this week, the Pac-12 announced its Spring Academic Honor Roll which featured 23 Oregon track and field student-athletes. Any student-athlete with a 3.30 or higher cumulative GPA in addition to at least one year in residence at their current institution was eligible.
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Ella Clayton
Lexi Ellis
Matthew Erickson
Hannah Ganashamoorthy
Emilie Girard
James Gormley
Alysah Hickey
Nicole Louw
Kwabena Lynn
Eric Lyon
Vincent Mestler
Ryan Mulholland
Kohana Nakato
Ella Nelson
Quincy Norman
Malia Pivec
Benjamin Reynolds
Jaida Ross
Cameron Stein
Izzy Thornton-Bott
Colleen Uzoekwe
J Kai Yamafuji
Alessia Zarbo
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