2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Athletes

The Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and All-Academic Individuals for the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Joe Klecker of Colorado was named the Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country season. Klecker, a senior with a 3.66 GPA in biochemistry, finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, this past November. He is the first athlete from Colorado to earn this award and the fourth Pac-12 athlete to do so in the past five years.

Overall, there were 117 men who were named All-Academic Individuals in NCAA Division I.

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.