USTFCCCA announces cross country academic awards

NEW ORLEANS – Seven Southern Conference men’s cross country teams and seven SoCon women’s teams were named NCAA Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams on Thrusday, while nine student-athletes were named All-Academic Athletes by the USTFCCCA.
ETSU, Furman, Mercer, Samford, Chattanooga, UNCG and Wofford saw both their men’s and women’s teams honored. The Bucs’ Jason Bowers and Evan Guzman and Chattanooga’s Lesley Green represented their schools with individual honors. Paladins’ Dylan Schubert, Kaylie Armitage, Sierra Bower, Jenna Mulhern, Carly Wilkes, and Abigail Robertson also claimed individual honors.
In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at the NCAA Regional Championships or as an All-American at the NCAA Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Teams
ETSU, 3.38
Furman, 3.07
Mercer, 3.51
Samford 3.54
Chattanooga, 3.01
UNCG, 3.46
Wofford, 3.47

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes
Jason Bowers, ETSU, Sport Management
Evan Guzman, ETSU, Business Management
Dylan Schubert, Furman, Health Sciences

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Teams
ETSU, 3.53
Furman, 3.77
Mercer, 3.57
Samford. 3.76
Chattanooga, 3.63
UNCG, 3.46
Wofford, 3.58

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes
Kaylie Armitage, Furman, Communication Studies/Spanish
Sierra Bower, Furman, Accounting
Jenna Mulhern, Furman, Communication Studies
Abigail Robertson, Furman, Health Sciences
Carly Wilkes, Furman, Health Sciences
Lesley Green, Chattanooga, MBA