Sutherland Named CSC Academic All-District
6/18/2024 2:20:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Savannah Sutherland of the University of Michigan women's track and field has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced on Tuesday (June 18).
Sutherland, a rising senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology, health & society, holds a 3.58 grade-point average.
The Borden, Saskatchewan, native is coming off an impressive season, most recently setting the program and Canadian national records in the 400-meter hurdles twice at the NCAA Outdoor Championships earlier this month. Sutherland broke the standard of 54.45 seconds she set at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the semifinals (54.04) before smashing it once again in the finals with a time of 53.26 to finish second and earn first team All-America honors. The time is the fastest in Big Ten History and fifth all-time in the NCAA.
Sutherland earned her second straight Big Ten outdoor title in the 400-meter hurdles, setting the meet record with a time of 55.01, and her first Indoor Big Ten title in the 400-meter dash (51.67). At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she finished seventh in the 400-meter dash and earned first team All-America honors.
To be named a CSC Academic All-American, student-athletes must be a sophomore academically and maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA.
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