Daniel Lincoln of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Whitney Evans of Washington State University have been named the 2003 Division I men's and women's scholar-athletes of the year by the United States Track Coaches Association.

The honors are part of the 2003 academic teams recently named by the USTCA.

Individual nominees must have cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.100 (4.000 scale).

Lincoln is pursuing a graduate degree in biochemistry. He won NCAA titles this year in both the 10,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He is the first athlete to win both events in the same NCAA meet.

Evans will graduate with a master's degree in business administration from Washington State. She posted a near-perfect grade-point average while earning an undergraduate degree in finance. After fourth-, third- and second-place finishes in the high jump in NCAA outdoor meets, Evans won the title this year.

In addition to Lincoln, Pennsylvania State University's Brian Chaput was named all-academic, with highest honors. Chaput won the NCAA championship in the javelin throw. Female student-athletes named all-academic, with highest honors, included Alice Schmidt of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who won the 800-meter run, and Deshaya Williams of Penn State, the NCAA discus throw champion.

Arkansas' men's team and the University of Florida's women's squad were named all-academic teams of the year for 2003 for their combined grade-point averages and performances on the track. The Razorbacks, with a cumulative 3.100 grade-point average, won both the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships this season.

Florida's women's team compiled a 3.280 team grade-point average and placed second at the NCAA indoor meet and fourth at the outdoor championships.

Arkansas and Florida had the best finishes in NCAA competition, either indoors or outdoors, among those teams with cumulative grade-points above 3.000.

Following are the top 10 men's and women's teams with cumulative grade-point averages above 3.000, and the top 25 men's and women's individuals honored for their academic achievements. For the complete list of honorees, go to www.ustrackcoaches.org.

Men's teams

Rice, 3.320; St. Francis (Pennsylvania), 3.263; Dartmouth, 3.220; Davidson, 3.220; William and Mary, 3.198; Drake, 3.168; Quinnipiac, 3.167; Miami (Florida), 3.166; Oklahoma State, 3.163; and Syracuse, 3.155.

Women's teams

Bradley, 3.460; Indiana State, 3.440; Coastal Carolina, 3.424; Brigham Young, 3.370; Marquette, 3.361; Iona, 3.300; Mississippi State, 3.300; Montana State, 3.300; Missouri, 3.294; and Dartmouth, 3.290.

Men's individuals

Benjamin Marvin, Colorado State; Casey Thom, Nebraska; Gustavo Rehder, Arkansas State; Jaanus Uudmae, Arkansas; Steve Holland, Long Beach State; Mark Curry, North Carolina; Blake Bolden, Southwest Missouri State; Eric Dudley, Washington State; Rem Moll, Missouri; Adam Davis, Rice; Joshua Mastison, Indiana State; Steffan Lundgraf, Minnesota; Josh Landreth, Arkansas; Andrey Shokur, Arkansas-Little Rock; Adam Tenforde, Stanford; Erik Mazza, Rice; Goran Nava, Radford; Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas; Dmitry Shokur, Arkansas-Little Rock; Michael Nicks, Colorado State.

Women's individuals

Ann Snider, Missouri; Cara Nichols, Western Kentucky; Celly Martinez, Georgia; Christine Ahn, Colorado State; Corrie Drakulich, Georgia; Daniela Pogorzelski, Idaho; Danielle McNaney, Liberty; Haley Hunt, Colorado State; Jeanna Fascione, Kent State; Jennifer Bybee, Missouri; Jennifer Modliszewski, North Carolina State; Jessie Gordon, Arkansas; Julie Stefan, Wisconsin; Kim Clark, Kansas; Maureen Scott, Arkansas; Megan Manthe, Kansas; Sarah Klein, Iowa State; Serena Ramsey, Missouri; Tia DeSoto, Nebraska; Valerie Lauver, Missouri.