FROM ROLLTIDE.COM

March 8, 2010

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The University of Alabama men’s cross country program has been named to the 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday for their outstanding performances in the classroom as well as on the course. The Crimson Tide finds itself among the All-Academic Team honorees with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.08.

“We are very pleased to be recognized by the coaches association for our work academically last semester,“ cross country coach Joe Walker said. “This past fall was one of the best in our school history and knowing that the group achieved not only athletic, but academic success as well, led us to accomplishing all of our primary goals as a group.“

On the course, Alabama has put together the best two years in school history over the past two seasons. The Tide has claimed back-to-back SEC Championships, becoming the first school other than Arkansas to do so since Tennessee in 1989-90.

At the regional level, Alabama has won the NCAA South Region title five consecutive years and seven of the past 10 years. Furthermore, the Tide earned its highest team finish at the NCAA Championships last season when it placed third overall. In 2008, Alabama finished 10th at the national meet.

Oklahoma State University’s men’s cross country team was named the 2009 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Men’s Cross Country Scholar Team of the Year. The Scholar Team of the Year distinction goes to the program that earned All-Academic Team honors and placed the highest among the field at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. A record total of 135 Division I men’s programs received USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, up from 2008’s total of 110.

“I’m real proud of our program,“ head track and field coach Harvey Glance said. “We have always gone after the finest student-athletes that we can. We always look at their academics as criteria in recruiting and make sure they are very sound in that area. I believe this is about six or seven years in a row that we’ve won this award. I couldn’t be more proud of our guys because they know how much emphasis we put on academics as well as athletic achievement. This is a really positive honor for the university as well for our program.“

The ACC and SEC topped all other conferences with eight institutions earning the academic plaudit. Six other conferences had seven members mentioned.

Four of the top five and seven of the top 10 teams at the NCAA Cross Country Championships earned the honor. In addition, regional champions from all eight of the nine NCAA regions claimed All-Academic honors.

For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Championship and also have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative GPA.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Teams, 2009        

INSTITUTION
CONFERENCE
GPA
Creighton University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.67
Vanderbilt University
Southeastern Conference
3.67
Wagner College
Northeast Conference
3.6
Charleston Southern University
Big South Conference
3.56
DePaul University
Big East Conference
3.56
University of Dayton
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.56
Utah Valley University
Great West Conference
3.55
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Missouri Valley Conference
3.54
University of Miami (Florida)
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.54
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Southern Conference
3.52
Yale University
Ivy Group
3.52
New Mexico State University
Western Athletic Conference
3.5
Lipscomb University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.49
Southeast Missouri State University
Ohio Valley Conference
3.48
University of Cincinnati
Big East Conference
3.48
Appalachian State University
Southern Conference
3.46
University of San Francisco
West Coast Conference
3.45
University of Tulsa
Conference USA
3.45
Arizona State University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.44
Colgate University
Patriot League
3.44
Indiana State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.44

 

Western Kentucky University
Sun Belt Conference
3.44
Mississippi State University
Southeastern Conference
3.43
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Big 12 Conference
3.43
Utah State University
Western Athletic Conference
3.43
Weber State University
Big Sky Conference
3.43
University of Detroit Mercy
Horizon League
3.42
Lehigh University
Patriot League
3.41
Miami University (Ohio)
Mid-American Conference
3.41
Austin Peay State University
Ohio Valley Conference
3.4
Harvard University
Ivy Group
3.4
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Big East Conference
3.4
California State University, Fresno
Western Athletic Conference
3.39
Fordham University
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.39
Stanford University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.38
Belmont University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.37
Duke University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.37
Davidson College
Southern Conference
3.36
University of Evansville
Missouri Valley Conference
3.36
University of Louisville
Big East Conference
3.35
Binghamton University
America East Conference
3.34
University of Richmond
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.34
Loyola University Chicago
Horizon League
3.33
Rice University
Conference USA
3.32
Wichita State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.32
Butler University
Horizon League
3.31
Iowa State University
Big 12 Conference
3.31
Lafayette College
Patriot League
3.31
Brigham Young University
Mountain West Conference
3.3
Brown University
Ivy Group
3.3
Drake University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.3
University of Portland
West Coast Conference
3.3
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
The Summit League
3.29
Louisiana State University
Southeastern Conference
3.29
Loyola College (Maryland)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.29
Cornell University
Ivy Group
3.28
Indiana University, Bloomington
Big Ten Conference
3.28
Northeastern University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.28
University of South Alabama
Sun Belt Conference
3.28
Dartmouth College
Ivy Group
3.27
Eastern Washington University
Big Sky Conference
3.27
Sacred Heart University
Northeast Conference
3.27
University of Montana
Big Sky Conference
3.27
Winthrop University
Big South Conference
3.26
Clemson University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.25
Fairfield University
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.25
Idaho State University
Big Sky Conference
3.25
Montana State University - Bozeman
Big Sky Conference
3.25
Purdue University
Big Ten Conference
3.25
Sam Houston State University
Southland Conference
3.25
Auburn University
Southeastern Conference
3.24
North Carolina State University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.24
Santa Clara University
West Coast Conference
3.24
Stony Brook University
America East Conference
3.24
University of Maine, Orono
America East Conference
3.24
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Southern Conference
3.24
University of Illinois, Champaign
Big Ten Conference
3.23
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Southern Conference
3.22
Marist College
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.22
Syracuse University
Big East Conference
3.22
Columbia University
Ivy Group
3.21
Samford University
Southern Conference
3.21
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.2
Xavier University (Ohio)
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.2
George Mason University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.19
Northern Arizona University
Big Sky Conference
3.19
University of Missouri, Columbia
Big 12 Conference
3.19
University of Oklahoma
Big 12 Conference
3.19
Colorado State University
Mountain West Conference
3.18
Quinnipiac University
Northeast Conference
3.18
Stephen F. Austin State University
Southland Conference
3.17
Bradley University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.16
Elon University
Southern Conference
3.16
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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