GREENWOOD, Indiana - The resumé just keeps growing for Turner Washington. The five-time NCAA champion and nine-time All-America has earned his third consecutive Division I Track and Field Academic All-America Team Member of the Year award from College Sports Communications (formerly CoSIDA). He graduated with a 3.80 GPA as a graduate student in the Sports, Law and Business program, and earned a perfect 4.0 in undergrad while pursuing his biological sciences (biology and conservation) degree.
Full College Sports Communicators release
Washington is the first athlete across all divisions and sports to ever earn the CSC's Academic All-America TMOTY honor three times in a career. His career academic achievements now read: Three-time Track & Field Academic All-America TMOTY, three-time Academic All-American, 2023 Pac-12 Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, and 2021 USTFCCCA Men's Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year. With today's announced honor, Washington is also on the ballot for overall Academic All-America Team Member of the Year across all Division I sports. Washington is ASU's 11th academic All-American for the 2022-23 season.
The Tucson native closed out his Sun Devil career in dramatic fashion, winning his second NCAA discus title on the very last throw of the NCAA Championships. The victory made Washington one of just two Sun Devil men to win three outdoor titles, and he became the third-most decorated Sun Devil with the victory. Washington picked up the silver medal in the shot put two days prior, and earned silver in both events at the Pac-12 Championships. Washington went on to earn the USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year award for the second time in his career.
Turner Washington's Accolades
Most Decorated Sun Devils (National Titles)
Jackie Johnson, 7 (4 outdoor, 3indoor)
Ryan Whiting, 6 (3 outdoor, 3 indoor)
Turner Washington, 5 (3 outdoor, 2 indoor)
Léon Marchand (swimmer), 5 (3 in 2023, 2 in 2022)
Jordan Clarke, 4 (2 outdoor, 2 indoor)
Maggie Ewen, 4 (3 outdoor, 1 indoor)
All-America Honors
2023 CSC Academic All-American/ CSC DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2023 NCAA discus (Champion)
2023 NCAA outdoor shot put (silver)
2023 NCAA indoor shot put (bronze)
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American/ CoSIDA DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2022 NCAA discus (second team, 10th place)
2022 NCAA outdoor shot put (Silver)
2022 NCAA indoor shot (Champion)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American/ CoSIDA DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2021 NCAA outdoor discus (Champion)
2021 NCAA outdoor shot put (Champion)
2021 NCAA indoor shot put (Champion)
Marks in ASU Top-10
Indoor - Shot Put - 21.85m/71'8.25" (1st) - 2021
Outdoor - Discus - (66.26m/217-4) (1st) - 2021
Outdoor - Shot Put - 21.10m/69-2.75 (2nd) - 2021
Marks in the NCAA All-Time Top-10
Indoor - Shot Put - 21.85m/71'8.25" (1st)
USTFCCCA Honors
2023 USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2022 The Bowerman watch list
2021 The Bowerman finalist
2021 Outdoor West Region Male Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Men's Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year
Pac-12 Honors & Awards
2023 Pac-12 Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year
2023 Pac-12 Championships - discus, silver medal 62.92m/206-5
2023 Pac-12 Championships - shot put, silver medal 20.35m/66-9.25
Full College Sports Communicators release
Washington is the first athlete across all divisions and sports to ever earn the CSC's Academic All-America TMOTY honor three times in a career. His career academic achievements now read: Three-time Track & Field Academic All-America TMOTY, three-time Academic All-American, 2023 Pac-12 Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, and 2021 USTFCCCA Men's Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year. With today's announced honor, Washington is also on the ballot for overall Academic All-America Team Member of the Year across all Division I sports. Washington is ASU's 11th academic All-American for the 2022-23 season.
The first ever three-time Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, Turner Washington ?? pic.twitter.com/dFFb9gppvN
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) June 29, 2023
The Tucson native closed out his Sun Devil career in dramatic fashion, winning his second NCAA discus title on the very last throw of the NCAA Championships. The victory made Washington one of just two Sun Devil men to win three outdoor titles, and he became the third-most decorated Sun Devil with the victory. Washington picked up the silver medal in the shot put two days prior, and earned silver in both events at the Pac-12 Championships. Washington went on to earn the USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year award for the second time in his career.
Turner Washington's Accolades
Most Decorated Sun Devils (National Titles)
Jackie Johnson, 7 (4 outdoor, 3indoor)
Ryan Whiting, 6 (3 outdoor, 3 indoor)
Turner Washington, 5 (3 outdoor, 2 indoor)
Léon Marchand (swimmer), 5 (3 in 2023, 2 in 2022)
Jordan Clarke, 4 (2 outdoor, 2 indoor)
Maggie Ewen, 4 (3 outdoor, 1 indoor)
All-America Honors
2023 CSC Academic All-American/ CSC DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2023 NCAA discus (Champion)
2023 NCAA outdoor shot put (silver)
2023 NCAA indoor shot put (bronze)
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American/ CoSIDA DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2022 NCAA discus (second team, 10th place)
2022 NCAA outdoor shot put (Silver)
2022 NCAA indoor shot (Champion)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American/ CoSIDA DI T&F Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
2021 NCAA outdoor discus (Champion)
2021 NCAA outdoor shot put (Champion)
2021 NCAA indoor shot put (Champion)
Marks in ASU Top-10
Indoor - Shot Put - 21.85m/71'8.25" (1st) - 2021
Outdoor - Discus - (66.26m/217-4) (1st) - 2021
Outdoor - Shot Put - 21.10m/69-2.75 (2nd) - 2021
Marks in the NCAA All-Time Top-10
Indoor - Shot Put - 21.85m/71'8.25" (1st)
USTFCCCA Honors
2023 USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2022 The Bowerman watch list
2021 The Bowerman finalist
2021 Outdoor West Region Male Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Men's Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year
Pac-12 Honors & Awards
2023 Pac-12 Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year
2023 Pac-12 Championships - discus, silver medal 62.92m/206-5
2023 Pac-12 Championships - shot put, silver medal 20.35m/66-9.25