Release courtesy of Tom Lewis and the USTFCCCA

NEW ORLEANS - This week the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the Division II Cross Country All-Academic Honorees. Thirty-one athletes from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athletes (GLIAC) earned the honor.

To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

For the women the 286 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 106 schools around the country. The list includes 31 who were reported to have 4.0 GPAs at the end of the 2009 fall semester.

For the men the 152 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 78 schools around the country. The list includes nine who were reported to have 4.0 GPAs at the end of the 2009 fall semester.

Click here for the USTFCCCA women's release.
Click here for the USTFCCCA men's release.

Women All-Academic Honorees
Leah Allen - Ashland
Mandy Farson - Ashland
Ashley Gregory - Ashland
Bryn Winters - Ashland
Shelby Januto - Ferris State
Christina Muir - Ferris State
Paige Onweller - Ferris State
Alyssa Osika - Ferris State
Anna Rudd - Ferris State
Amy Kolin - Grand Valley State
Megan Maceratini - Grand Valley State
Olivia Juntila - Northern Michigan
Katie Scott - Saginaw Valley State
Erin Calvelage - Findlay
Katherine McHenry - Findlay
Brier Sterling - Findlay
Tracey Stockmaster - Findlay
Carly Reese - Tiffin
Lauren Kessler - Wayne State
Annie Magin - Wayne State
Kristi Werner - Wayne State

Men All-Academic Honorees
Anthony Witt - Grand Valley State
Nick Ekel - Saginaw Valley State
Steve Genther - Saginaw Valley State
Cortland Seaver - Saginaw Valley State
Jordan Kirwen - Findlay
Mike Eblin - Tiffin
Travis Barczak - Wayne State
Charlie Cavell - Wayne State
Kevin deBear - Wayne State
Alex Townsend - Wayne State