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Rachael Kotula

Women's Track and Field

USTFCCCA All-Academic Plaudits Bestowed to Kotula

RMU also honored as a team for compiling 3.43 GPA during 2013-14 academic year

Official USTFCCCA Release (Individual)
Official USTFCCCA Release (Team)

Moon Township, Pa. – Senior Rachael Kotula (East Berlin, Pa. / Bermudian Springs) of the Robert Morris University women's track & field team was honored for her work in the classroom and on the field, as she earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 and have met one of two athletic standards. For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org. For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships, including preliminary rounds.

Earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in the spring of 2014, Kotula graduated with a 3.80 GPA.

The plaudit from the USTFCCCA caps a stellar career for Kotula, who was named the 2014 Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Northeast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships and was honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) by garnering a spot on the 2014 Capital One Women's Track & Field / Cross Country District 2 Academic All-America Team.

At the 2014 NEC outdoor championships, which was hosted by the Colonials at the RMU Island Sports Center on Neville Island, Kotula finished second in both the javelin and the shot put while earning bronze in the discus, surpassing qualifying marks for the IC4A/ECAC Championships in each event. She posted a toss of 45.09 meters (147'11") in the javelin, a distance of 13.70 meters (44'11.50") in the shot put and a mark of 43.09 meters (149'9") in the discus. Thanks to her performance in the javelin and the shot put, Kotula earned All-NEC Second Team honors in each event.

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At the 2014 NCAA East Preliminary Round at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., Kotula finished 19th in the javelin. Her toss of 47.08 meters (154'5") was a personal record and a distance that ranks eighth all-time at Robert Morris in the event.

Throughout her four-year career at Robert Morris, Kotula was a five-time All-NEC Second Team selection, earning four honors in the javelin and one in the shot put. She is tied for sixth all-time in school history for career points scored at the NEC outdoor championships with 42, and she was also selected a 2013 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American after finishing 24th in the javelin at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

As a team, RMU was also honored by the USTFCCCA for compiling a 3.43 GPA during the 2013-14 academic year.

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