INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky women's and men's track and field programs each were honored by the Horizon League, as Andrea Armstrong, Lynsey Shipley, Jackson Coates and Kyle Mastin were selected to the 2022 Outdoor #HLTF All-Academic Teams the conference announced Thursday. 

Armstrong, a junior from Milford, Ohio, was named to the #HLTF Women's All-Academic Team after posting a 4.0 grade point average as a nursing major at Northern Kentucky. Andrea was also named to the 2020-21 Horizon League All-Academic Team, and was selected to the Horizon League 2021-22 Fall Academic Honor Roll as well. During the outdoor season she was a member of the 4x400 squad that took home gold at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (3:47.25) and that mark in the 4x400m was a Northern Kentucky record as well. Armstrong earned three victories throughout the outdoor season, which included winning events such as 200m, 400m and 4x400 relay at various meets. 

Shipley, a senior from Portsmouth, Ohio, earned a spot on the #HLTF Women's All-Academic Team with a 3.69 grade point average as a nursing major while attending NKU. She, like her fellow Norse Armstrong, was as a member of the 4x400 squad that took home gold at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (3:47.25) and helped set a Norse recorded in the event as well. Shipley totaled five victories during the outdoor season, which included winning the 400m, 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at various meets.

Coates, a senior from Bethel, Ohio, was selected to the #HLTF Men's All-Academic Team after maintaining a 4.0 grade point average while studying a biological sciences and cellular/molecular/genetics track with a minor in chemistry. Jackson is a six-time Northern Kentucky President's Honors List selection, and during the outdoor season he finished sixth overall in the 4x100-meter relay at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships (44.48) and posted a PR in the 400-meter with a time of 50.27 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. Coates' time was also a record for NKU in the event as well. 

Mastin, a senior from Covington, Kentucky, was named to the #HLTF Men's All-Academic Honorable Mention Team with a 3.44 grade point average while earning a degree in Communications Studies and minoring in Sports Business & Event Management. He finished ninth at the Horizon League Outdoor Track Championships in the 5000-meter race (15:00.42), and posted a solid run in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing third at the HL Outdoor Championships (9:21.20). Additionally Mastin worked as in-game MC at Norse women's and men's basketball games for Northern Kentucky Marketing this year.

The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests.

2022 Outdoor #HLTF Women's All-Academic Team (ties are not broken)
Hannah Korte, Cleveland State
Margaret Smith, Cleveland State
Rebecca Arnold, Detroit Mercy
Allison Sherman, Detroit Mercy
Sabrina Elder, IUPUI
Annie Guerrero, Milwaukee
Mikayla Fox, Milwaukee
Lauren Lietzke, Milwaukee
Kortnie Volk, Milwaukee
Tabitha Wechlo, Milwaukee
Andrea Armstrong, Northern Kentucky
Lynsey Shipley, Northern Kentucky
Rachel Kempf, Oakland
Maddi Leigh, Oakland
Grace Nolan, Oakland
Keturah Hunter, RMU
Abigal Halsey, Wright State
Morgan Cole, Youngstown State
Natalie Fleming, Youngstown State
Madison Murry, Youngstown State
 
Women's Honorable Mention Team
Marie Terry, IUPUI
Ollie Updike, Oakland
Sophia Buck, Purdue Fort Wayne
Bailey Moran, UIC
Olivia Jones, Youngstown State
Nicole Squatrito, Youngstown State
 
2022 Outdoor #HLTF Men's All-Academic Team (ties are not broken)
Bonanza Cummings, Detroit Mercy
Daniel Lanfear, Detroit Mercy
Thomas Mueller, Detroit Mercy
Payton Norkey, Detroit Mercy
Eric Hoffman, IUPUI
Eric Peterson, IUPUI
Tony Bretall, Milwaukee
Josh Freitag, Milwaukee
Luke Rapisarda, Milwaukee
Trevor Wenzel, Milwaukee
Jackson Coates, Northern Kentucky
Connor Goetz, Oakland
Trey Plichta, Oakland
Brent Donaldson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Braxton Trittipo, Purdue Fort Wayne
Dalton Burk, UIC
Noah Drudy, Youngstown State
Zach Gray, Youngstown State
Dominic Perry, Youngstown State
 
Men's Honorable Mention Team
Dante Bassham, Detroit Mercy
Nate Kaiser, IUPUI
Gracien Jules, Milwaukee
Kyle Mastin, Northern Kentucky
Wyatt Lefker, Youngstown State