USTFCCCA ::: DI XC All-Academic Teams: NCAA DI Champ Georgetown Picks Up Schola

USTFCCCA ::: DI XC All-Academic Teams: NCAA DI Champ Georgetown Picks Up Schola

Feb 13, 2012 by FloTrack Staff
USTFCCCA ::: DI XC All-Academic Teams: NCAA DI Champ Georgetown Picks Up Schola

 

NCAA DI Champ Georgetown Picks Up Scholar-Team of the Year Honor

In addition, 205 teams receive All-Academic status

 

February 13, 2012

 

NEW ORLEANS – The Hoyas of Georgetown University are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2011 cross country season as announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Georgetown captured their first NCAA title in women’s cross country this past fall.

               

Scholar Teams of the year are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest as a team at the most recent NCAA Championships.

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I

Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year – Georgetown University

 

Georgetown’s squad, coached by Chris Miltenberg, has a cumulative GPA of 3.28 through the fall 2011 semester.

 

Georgetown won the NCAA crown for the first time in school history, tallying 162 points to hold off a tightly-packed bunch that included runner-up Washington (170), third-place and two-time defending champion Villanova (181), and No. 1-ranked Florida State (189). Georgetown’s eight-point margin of victory is the lowest since 2003 when Stanford’s 120 points edged out BYU with 128.

 

Earlier in the season, Georgetown tied with Villanova for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional crown and finished third in the Big East Championships.

 

Squad members Claire Richardson, Emily Jones, and Katrina Coogan were named as individual All-Academic honorees last week. Richardson and Jones were Georgetown’s second and third scorers at the NCAA Championships, respectively.

 

Past Winners

 

2011: Georgetown

2010: Villanova

2009: Villanova

2008: Washington

2007: Stanford

2006: Stanford

 

205 Teams Earn All-Academic Status

 

In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those women’s teams who earned 2011 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status.

 

A total of 205 institutions represent 30 conferences that compose the group. To lead all conferences, 14 teams from the Big East Conference earned All-Academic nods. The Pac-12 followed with 11.

 

Alabama reported the nation’s highest cumulative team GPA (3.83), followed by Chattanooga (3.81).

 

Nine of the top ten finishing teams at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 31 teams that participated in the national final, 26 of those earned All-Academic status.

 

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.

 

USTFCCCA 2011 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams, WOMEN

 

INSTITUTION

CONFERENCE

GPA

Appalachian State University

Southern Conference

3.48

Arizona State University

Pacific-12 Conference

3.40

Auburn University

Southeastern Conference

3.41

Baylor University

Big 12 Conference

3.51

Belmont University

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.60

Binghamton University

America East Conference

3.39

Boise State University

Mountain West Conference

3.10

Boston College

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.43

Bowling Green State University

Mid-American Conference

3.39

Bradley University

Missouri Valley Conference

3.44

Brigham Young University

West Coast Conference

3.53

Brown University

Ivy Group

3.43

Butler University

Horizon League

3.52

California Polytechnic State University

Big West Conference

3.16

California State University, Fresno

Western Athletic Conference

3.34

California State University, Sacramento

Big Sky Conference

3.09

Central Connecticut State University

Northeast Conference

3.45

Central Michigan University

Mid-American Conference

3.56

Clemson University

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.33

Cleveland State University

Horizon League

3.55

Coastal Carolina University

Big South Conference

3.42

Colgate University

Patriot League

3.54

College of Charleston (South Carolina)

Southern Conference

3.29

College of William and Mary

Colonial Athletic Association

3.18

Colorado State University

Mountain West Conference

3.27

Columbia University

Ivy Group

3.15

Cornell University

Ivy Group

3.33

Dartmouth College

Ivy Group

3.48

DePaul University

Big East Conference

3.58

Duke University

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.53

East Carolina University

Conference USA

3.32

Eastern Illinois University

Ohio Valley Conference

3.39

Eastern Kentucky University

Ohio Valley Conference

3.31

Eastern Michigan University

Mid-American Conference

3.46

Elon University

Southern Conference

3.54

Fairfield University

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.44

Florida State University

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.33

Fordham University

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.40

Furman University

Southern Conference

3.35

Gardner-Webb University

Big South Conference

3.09

Georgetown University

Big East Conference

3.28

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.38

Georgia State University

Colonial Athletic Association

3.50

Gonzaga University

West Coast Conference

3.48

Harvard University

Ivy Group

3.40

High Point University

Big South Conference

3.25

Hofstra University

Colonial Athletic Association

4.29

Houston Baptist University

Great West Conference

3.39

Idaho State University

Big Sky Conference

3.53

Illinois State University

Missouri Valley Conference

3.46

Indiana State University

Missouri Valley Conference

3.39

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

The Summit League

3.58

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

The Summit League

3.38

Iona College

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.48

Iowa State University

Big 12 Conference

3.23

Jacksonville State University

Ohio Valley Conference

3.58

James Madison University

Colonial Athletic Association

3.33

Kansas State University

Big 12 Conference

3.49

Kennesaw State University

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.27

Kent State University

Mid-American Conference

3.14

La Salle University

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.31

Lafayette College

Patriot League

3.49

Lamar University

Southland Conference

3.45

Lehigh University

Patriot League

3.41

Liberty University

Big South Conference

3.16

Lipscomb University

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.48

Long Beach State University

Big West Conference

3.00

Loyola Marymount University

West Coast Conference

3.25

Loyola University Chicago

Horizon League

3.34

Loyola University Maryland

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.33

Manhattan College

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.19

Marist College

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.45

Marquette University

Big East Conference

3.54

Marshall University

Conference USA

3.38

McNeese State University

Southland Conference

3.53

Mercer University

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.57

Miami University (Ohio)

Mid-American Conference

3.56

Michigan State University

Big Ten Conference

3.26

Mississippi State University

Southeastern Conference

3.61

Missouri State University

Missouri Valley Conference

3.75

Monmouth University

Northeast Conference

3.31

Montana State University-Bozeman

Big Sky Conference

3.19

Morehead State University

Ohio Valley Conference

3.48

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Great West Conference

3.09

New Mexico State University

Western Athletic Conference

3.30

North Carolina State University

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.29

Northern Arizona University

Big Sky Conference

3.56

Northern Illinois University

Mid-American Conference

3.23

Northwestern University

Big Ten Conference

3.35

Oakland University

The Summit League

3.31

University of Iowa

Big Ten Conference

3.45

Ohio University

Mid-American Conference

3.37

Oklahoma State University

Big 12 Conference

3.36

Oral Roberts University

The Summit League

3.53

Oregon State University

Pacific-12 Conference

3.55

Pennsylvania State University

Big Ten Conference

3.30

Providence College

Big East Conference

3.28

Purdue University

Big Ten Conference

3.46

Quinnipiac University

Northeast Conference

3.43

Rice University

Conference USA

3.64

Rider University

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.59

Robert Morris University

Northeast Conference

3.75

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Big East Conference

3.07

Sacred Heart University

Northeast Conference

3.23

Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)

Northeast Conference

3.47

Saint Joseph's University

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.25

Samford University

Southern Conference

3.37

Santa Clara University

West Coast Conference

3.39

Siena College

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

3.45

Southeast Missouri State University

Ohio Valley Conference

3.65

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Missouri Valley Conference

3.49

Southern Methodist University

Conference USA

3.56

Southern Utah University

The Summit League

3.64

St. John's University (New York)

Big East Conference

3.40

St. Mary's College of California

West Coast Conference

3.15

Stanford University

Pacific-12 Conference

3.59

Stephen F. Austin State University

Southland Conference

3.60

Stony Brook University

America East Conference

3.24

Syracuse University

Big East Conference

3.47

Temple University

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.41

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Southland Conference

3.06

Texas Christian University

Mountain West Conference

3.54

Texas Tech University

Big 12 Conference

3.22

The Ohio State University

Big Ten Conference

3.22

Towson University

Colonial Athletic Association

3.39

Tulane University

Conference USA

3.59

U.S. Military Academy

Patriot League

3.34

U.S. Naval Academy

Patriot League

3.16

University at Albany

America East Conference

3.11

University at Buffalo

Mid-American Conference

3.13

University of Akron

Mid-American Conference

3.23

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conference USA

3.45

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Southeastern Conference

3.83

University of Arizona

Pacific-12 Conference

3.41

University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Sun Belt Conference

3.65

University of California, Berkeley

Pacific-12 Conference

3.29

University of California, Davis

Big West Conference

3.11

University of California, Irvine

Big West Conference

3.01

University of California, Los Angeles

Pacific-12 Conference

3.14

University of California, Riverside

Big West Conference

3.19

University of Cincinnati

Big East Conference

3.23

University of Colorado, Boulder

Pacific-12 Conference

3.36

University of Connecticut

Big East Conference

3.21

University of Dayton

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.56

University of Delaware

Colonial Athletic Association

3.35

University of Detroit Mercy

Horizon League

3.52

University of Evansville

Missouri Valley Conference

3.65

University of Georgia

Southeastern Conference

3.21

University of Idaho

Western Athletic Conference

3.60

University of Illinois, Champaign

Big Ten Conference

3.26

University of Kansas

Big 12 Conference

3.12

University of Kentucky

Southeastern Conference

3.47

University of Louisville

Big East Conference

3.10

University of Maryland, College Park

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.18

University of Memphis

Conference USA

3.34

University of Michigan

Big Ten Conference

3.43

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Big Ten Conference

3.39

University of Mississippi

Southeastern Conference

3.28

University of Missouri, Columbia

Big 12 Conference

3.43

University of Missouri, Kansas City

The Summit League

3.66

University of Montana

Big Sky Conference

3.68

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Big Ten Conference

3.58

University of Nevada

Western Athletic Conference

3.53

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.36

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Southern Conference

3.48

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Colonial Athletic Association

3.21

University of North Florida

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.41

University of Notre Dame

Big East Conference

3.42

University of Oklahoma

Big 12 Conference

3.33

University of Oregon

Pacific-12 Conference

3.34

University of Pennsylvania

Ivy Group

3.18

University of Portland

West Coast Conference

3.42

University of Richmond

Atlantic 10 Conference

3.25

University of San Francisco

West Coast Conference

3.40

University of South Alabama

Sun Belt Conference

3.57

University of South Carolina Upstate

Atlantic Sun Conference

3.30

University of South Carolina, Columbia

Southeastern Conference

3.55

University of South Florida

Big East Conference

3.33

University of Southern Mississippi

Conference USA

3.80

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southern Conference

3.73

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Southeastern Conference

3.24

University of Texas at El Paso

Conference USA

3.25

University of Tulsa

Conference USA

3.57

University of Utah

Pacific-12 Conference

3.22

University of Vermont

America East Conference

3.39

University of Virginia

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.21

University of Washington

Pacific-12 Conference

3.34

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Horizon League

3.30

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Big Ten Conference

3.25

University of Wyoming

Mountain West Conference

3.17

Utah State University

Western Athletic Conference

3.33

Utah Valley University

Great West Conference

3.40

UTSA

Southland Conference

3.50

Vanderbilt University

Southeastern Conference

3.55

Villanova University

Big East Conference

3.40

Virginia Tech

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.41

Wake Forest University

Atlantic Coast Conference

3.09

Washington State University

Pacific-12 Conference

3.41

Weber State University

Big Sky Conference

3.72

West Virginia University

Big East Conference

3.65

Western Carolina University

Southern Conference

3.38

Western Kentucky University

Sun Belt Conference

3.43

Western Michigan University

Mid-American Conference

3.30

Wichita State University

Missouri Valley Conference

3.50

Winthrop University

Big South Conference

3.25

Yale University

Ivy Group

3.51

 

 

 

 

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Tom Lewis

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

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