USTFCCCA News & Notes
University of Washington Named USTFCCCA Division I Women’s XC Scholar Team of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – The University of Washington Huskies are the 2008 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Women’s Cross Country Scholar Team of the Year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Wednesday. Washington won their first NCAA Division I Cross Country team championship at the 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
Washington also won the Pacific-10 Conference title and the NCAA Division I West Region title in the weeks leading up to their national championship. The Huskies earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors in both 2005 and 2006. This year’s squad sports a 3.28 team GPA.
University of South Carolina had the highest overall team grade point average (3.767). A record total of 162 Division I women’s programs received the USTFCCCA’s All-Academic Team honors this year compared to 158 schools from last season.
Over forty-five percent of all Division I institutions (394) who sponsor women’s cross country received the honor. In addition, seven of the top 10 teams and 14 of the top 20 teams at this year’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams.
The Big East Conference and Big Ten Conference tied for the most conference members represented on the list with 11 teams each, followed by the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference with nine teams each and the Atlantic Coast Conference with eight teams on the list.
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 Meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative grade point average.
The 2008 NCAA Division I USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Teams
| INSTITUTION | CONFERENCE | GPA |
| Appalachian State University | Southern Conference | 3.423 |
| Arizona State University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.450 |
| Austin Peay State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 3.594 |
| Baylor University | Big 12 Conference | 3.510 |
| Belmont University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.510 |
| Bowling Green State University | Mid-American Conference | 3.618 |
| Bradley University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.404 |
| Brigham Young University | Mountain West Conference | 3.410 |
| Brown University | Ivy Group | 3.360 |
| Bucknell University | Patriot League | 3.480 |
| Butler University | Horizon League | 3.486 |
| Central Connecticut State University | Northeast Conference | 3.322 |
| Central Michigan University | Mid-American Conference | 3.595 |
| Clemson University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.530 |
| Cleveland State University | Horizon League | 3.526 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Big South Conference | 3.632 |
| Colgate University | Patriot League | 3.330 |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) | Southern Conference | 3.047 |
| College of William and Mary | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.210 |
| Colorado State University | Mountain West Conference | 3.419 |
| Columbia University | Ivy Group | 3.242 |
| Cornell University | Ivy Group | 3.290 |
| Creighton University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.500 |
| Davidson College | Southern Conference | 3.230 |
| DePaul University | Big East Conference | 3.637 |
| Drake University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.425 |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.165 |
| East Carolina University | Conference USA | 3.360 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Ohio Valley Conference | 3.120 |
| Fairfield University | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.218 |
| Furman University | Southern Conference | 3.030 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Big South Conference | 3.400 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.390 |
| Georgia State University | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.430 |
| Harvard University | Ivy Group | 3.430 |
| High Point University | Big South Conference | 3.560 |
| Idaho State University | Big Sky Conference | 3.350 |
| Illinois State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.560 |
| Indiana State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.270 |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | Big Ten Conference | 3.550 |
| Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne | The Summit League | 3.249 |
| Iona College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.380 |
| Iowa State University | Big 12 Conference | 3.420 |
| Jacksonville University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.323 |
| Kansas State University | Big 12 Conference | 3.470 |
| Kent State University | Mid-American Conference | 3.290 |
| La Salle University | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.170 |
| Lafayette College | Patriot League | 3.480 |
| Lehigh University | Patriot League | 3.355 |
| Liberty University | Big South Conference | 3.189 |
| Lipscomb University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.680 |
| Long Beach State University | Big West Conference | 3.260 |
| Loyola College (Maryland) | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.272 |
| Loyola Marymount University | West Coast Conference | 3.240 |
| Marquette University | Big East Conference | 3.453 |
| Marshall University | Conference USA | 3.074 |
| Miami University (Ohio) | Mid-American Conference | 3.330 |
| Michigan State University | Big Ten Conference | 3.312 |
| Mississippi State University | Southeastern Conference | 3.520 |
| Missouri State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.548 |
| Monmouth University | Northeast Conference | 3.230 |
| Montana State University – Bozeman | Big Sky Conference | 3.360 |
| North Carolina State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.293 |
| North Dakota State University | The Summit League | 3.390 |
| Northeastern University | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.467 |
| Northern Arizona University | Big Sky Conference | 3.160 |
| Northwestern University | Big Ten Conference | 3.330 |
| Oakland University | The Summit League | 3.380 |
| Ohio University | Mid-American Conference | 3.564 |
| Oklahoma State University | Big 12 Conference | 3.184 |
| Oregon State University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.460 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Big Ten Conference | 3.320 |
| Princeton University | Ivy Group | 3.450 |
| Providence College | Big East Conference | 3.063 |
| Purdue University | Big Ten Conference | 3.310 |
| Quinnipiac University | Northeast Conference | 3.640 |
| Rice University | Conference USA | 3.433 |
| Rider University | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.228 |
| Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | Big East Conference | 3.063 |
| Sacred Heart University | Northeast Conference | 3.342 |
| Saint Joseph’s University | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.540 |
| Samford University | Southern Conference | 3.301 |
| San Diego State University | Mountain West Conference | 3.170 |
| Santa Clara University | West Coast Conference | 3.300 |
| Siena College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.400 |
| South Dakota State University | The Summit League | 3.680 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 3.426 |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.400 |
| Southern Methodist University | Conference USA | 3.290 |
| St. John’s University (New York) | Big East Conference | 3.540 |
| Stanford University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.505 |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | America East Conference | 3.520 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Southland Conference | 3.323 |
| Stony Brook University | America East Conference | 3.360 |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | Big 12 Conference | 3.104 |
| Texas Christian University | Mountain West Conference | 3.310 |
| Texas Tech University | Big 12 Conference | 3.080 |
| The Ohio State University | Big Ten Conference | 3.220 |
| Towson University | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.501 |
| Troy University | Sun Belt Conference | 3.330 |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | Mid-American Conference | 3.386 |
| University of Akron | Mid-American Conference | 3.230 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Conference USA | 3.330 |
| University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | Southeastern Conference | 3.751 |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | Southeastern Conference | 3.110 |
| University of Arkansas, Little Rock | Sun Belt Conference | 3.440 |
| University of California, Davis | Big West Conference | 3.180 |
| University of California, Irvine | Big West Conference | 3.391 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Big West Conference | 3.100 |
| University of Cincinnati | Big East Conference | 3.474 |
| University of Colorado, Boulder | Big 12 Conference | 3.389 |
| University of Dayton | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.584 |
| University of Delaware | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.411 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Horizon League | 3.155 |
| University of Evansville | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.602 |
| University of Florida | Southeastern Conference | 3.510 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 3.360 |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa | Western Athletic Conference | 3.340 |
| University of Idaho | Western Athletic Conference | 3.730 |
| University of Illinois, Champaign | Big Ten Conference | 3.400 |
| University of Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 3.328 |
| University of Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 3.380 |
| University of Louisville | Big East Conference | 3.627 |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Big Ten Conference | 3.510 |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Big 12 Conference | 3.268 |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Big 12 Conference | 3.664 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Mountain West Conference | 3.150 |
| University of New Hampshire | America East Conference | 3.190 |
| University of New Mexico | Mountain West Conference | 3.320 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.130 |
| University of North Carolina, Charlotte | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.240 |
| University of North Carolina, Wilmington | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.290 |
| University of Notre Dame | Big East Conference | 3.476 |
| University of Oregon | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.480 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Ivy Group | 3.450 |
| University of Portland | West Coast Conference | 3.491 |
| University of Richmond | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.330 |
| University of San Francisco | West Coast Conference | 3.190 |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | Southeastern Conference | 3.767 |
| University of South Florida | Big East Conference | 3.470 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Southern Conference | 3.416 |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | 3.430 |
| University of Utah | Mountain West Conference | 3.656 |
| University of Vermont | America East Conference | 3.349 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.400 |
| University of Washington | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.280 |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | Big Ten Conference | 3.350 |
| University of Wyoming | Mountain West Conference | 3.367 |
| Utah State University | Western Athletic Conference | 3.640 |
| Valparaiso University | Horizon League | 3.536 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern Conference | 3.327 |
| Villanova University | Big East Conference | 3.587 |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.310 |
| Wake Forest University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.272 |
| Washington State University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.535 |
| Weber State University | Big Sky Conference | 3.450 |
| West Virginia University | Big East Conference | 3.650 |
| Western Carolina University | Southern Conference | 3.318 |
| Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt Conference | 3.230 |
| Western Michigan University | Mid-American Conference | 3.231 |
| Wichita State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.340 |
| Yale University | Ivy Group | 3.560 |