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NCAA DI mXC All-Academic TeamsFlorida State Tapped as Cross Country Men’s Scholar Team of the Year in Division I
NEW ORLEANS – The Seminoles of Florida State University are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2010 cross country season as announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Florida State finished as men’s runner-up at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Scholar Teams of the year are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest as a team at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Cross Country Men’s Scholar Team of the Year – Florida State University
Florida State, coached by Bob Braman, finished as the nation’s runner-up this fall and has amassed a 3.11 cumulative GPA through the last semester. The Seminoles, who entered the NCAA championships as the 11th-ranked team, placed second in the men’s team race to Oklahoma State.
In 2010, the Seminoles were the NCAA South Region’s runner-up and ACC Champions.
Announced earlier this week, individual All-Academic honors went to Florida State’s Ciaran O’Lionaird and Michael Fout.
Past Winners
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2010: Florida State |
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2009: Oklahoma State |
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2008: Iona |
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2007: Iona |
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2006: Iona |
152 Teams Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those men’s teams who earned 2010 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 152 institutions represent 31 conferences that compose the group. The Big 12 led all conferences with 10 members earning All-Academic honors and was followed by the Big East which had nine listed.
Mississippi Valley State reported the highest cumulative GPA among All-Academic honorees with a 3.62. Southern Illinois followed with a 3.60.
Seven of the top ten finishing teams at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 31 teams that participated in the national final, 20 of those earned All-Academic status.
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five regional at their respective NCAA regional championship.
USTFCCCA 2010 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams, MEN
| INSTITUTION | CONFERENCE | GPA |
| Appalachian State University | Southern Conference | 3.00 |
| Arizona State University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.44 |
| Baylor University | Big 12 Conference | 3.26 |
| Belmont University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.20 |
| Binghamton University | America East Conference | 3.33 |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.11 |
| Bowling Green State University | Mid-American Conference | 3.10 |
| Bradley University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.28 |
| Brigham Young University | Mountain West Conference | 3.31 |
| Brown University | Ivy Group | 3.30 |
| Bucknell University | Patriot League | 3.11 |
| Butler University | Horizon League | 3.11 |
| California State University, Fresno | Western Athletic Conference | 3.53 |
| Central Connecticut State University | Northeast Conference | 3.32 |
| Central Michigan University | Mid-American Conference | 3.28 |
| Charleston Southern University | Big South Conference | 3.29 |
| Colgate University | Patriot League | 3.37 |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) | Southern Conference | 3.28 |
| College of William and Mary | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.08 |
| Colorado State University | Mountain West Conference | 3.05 |
| Columbia University | Ivy Group | 3.11 |
| Cornell University | Ivy Group | 3.31 |
| Creighton University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.40 |
| Dartmouth College | Ivy Group | 3.51 |
| Davidson College | Southern Conference | 3.31 |
| DePaul University | Big East Conference | 3.41 |
| Drake University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.14 |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.31 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Ohio Valley Conference | 3.27 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Mid-American Conference | 3.40 |
| Elon University | Southern Conference | 3.13 |
| Fairfield University | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.45 |
| Florida State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.11 |
| Fordham University | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.37 |
| Furman University | Southern Conference | 3.14 |
| George Mason University | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.15 |
| Georgetown University | Big East Conference | 3.24 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.01 |
| Harvard University | Ivy Group | 3.49 |
| Idaho State University | Big Sky Conference | 3.17 |
| Illinois State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.05 |
| Indiana State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.33 |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | Big Ten Conference | 3.01 |
| Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis | The Summit League | 3.41 |
| Iona College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.01 |
| Iowa State University | Big 12 Conference | 3.24 |
| Kansas State University | Big 12 Conference | 3.17 |
| Kennesaw State University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.21 |
| La Salle University | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.09 |
| Lafayette College | Patriot League | 3.35 |
| Lehigh University | Patriot League | 3.27 |
| Lipscomb University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.37 |
| Loyola Marymount University | West Coast Conference | 3.28 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Horizon League | 3.30 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.27 |
| Manhattan College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.24 |
| Marist College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.24 |
| Marquette University | Big East Conference | 3.47 |
| Marshall University | Conference USA | 3.24 |
| McNeese State University | Southland Conference | 3.05 |
| Mercer University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 3.43 |
| Miami University (Ohio) | Mid-American Conference | 3.20 |
| Mississippi State University | Southeastern Conference | 3.48 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 3.62 |
| Monmouth University | Northeast Conference | 3.13 |
| Montana State University – Bozeman | Big Sky Conference | 3.52 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Great West Conference | 3.07 |
| New Mexico State University | Western Athletic Conference | 3.41 |
| North Carolina State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.18 |
| Northeastern University | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.18 |
| Northern Arizona University | Big Sky Conference | 3.16 |
| Ohio University | Mid-American Conference | 3.20 |
| Princeton University | Ivy Group | 3.13 |
| Purdue University | Big Ten Conference | 3.38 |
| Quinnipiac University | Northeast Conference | 3.08 |
| Rice University | Conference USA | 3.32 |
| Rider University | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.27 |
| Rutgers University, New Brunswick | Big East Conference | 3.10 |
| Sacred Heart University | Northeast Conference | 3.20 |
| Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania) | Northeast Conference | 3.33 |
| Santa Clara University | West Coast Conference | 3.36 |
| Siena College | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 3.23 |
| South Dakota State University | The Summit League | 3.17 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 3.54 |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.60 |
| Stanford University | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.33 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Southland Conference | 3.07 |
| Stony Brook University | America East Conference | 3.06 |
| Syracuse University | Big East Conference | 3.19 |
| Temple University | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.29 |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | Big 12 Conference | 3.01 |
| Texas Tech University | Big 12 Conference | 3.12 |
| The Ohio State University | Big Ten Conference | 3.13 |
| U.S. Military Academy | Patriot League | 3.05 |
| U.S. Naval Academy | Patriot League | 3.00 |
| University at Albany | America East Conference | 3.17 |
| University at Buffalo | Mid-American Conference | 3.07 |
| University of Akron | Mid-American Conference | 3.09 |
| University of Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.23 |
| University of Arkansas, Little Rock | Sun Belt Conference | 3.06 |
| University of California, Berkeley | Pacific-10 Conference | 3.06 |
| University of California, Riverside | Big West Conference | 3.17 |
| University of Cincinnati | Big East Conference | 3.40 |
| University of Colorado, Boulder | Big 12 Conference | 3.01 |
| University of Dayton | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.52 |
| University of Delaware | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.01 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Horizon League | 3.41 |
| University of Evansville | Missouri Valley Conference | 3.38 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 3.35 |
| University of Idaho | Western Athletic Conference | 3.36 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Horizon League | 3.17 |
| University of Illinois, Champaign | Big Ten Conference | 3.39 |
| University of Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 3.05 |
| University of Kansas | Big 12 Conference | 3.30 |
| University of Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 3.08 |
| University of Louisville | Big East Conference | 3.36 |
| University of Maine, Orono | America East Conference | 3.21 |
| University of Miami (Florida) | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.57 |
| University of Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 3.15 |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Big Ten Conference | 3.19 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern Conference | 3.12 |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Big 12 Conference | 3.09 |
| University of Montana | Big Sky Conference | 3.00 |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Big 12 Conference | 3.31 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.01 |
| University of North Carolina, Charlotte | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.13 |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro | Southern Conference | 3.36 |
| University of North Carolina, Wilmington | Colonial Athletic Association | 3.42 |
| University of Notre Dame | Big East Conference | 3.19 |
| University of Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 3.16 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Ivy Group | 3.33 |
| University of Portland | West Coast Conference | 3.19 |
| University of Richmond | Atlantic 10 Conference | 3.34 |
| University of San Francisco | West Coast Conference | 3.30 |
| University of South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 3.27 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Southern Conference | 3.46 |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | 3.05 |
| University of Texas at El Paso | Conference USA | 3.10 |
| University of Vermont | America East Conference | 3.14 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.00 |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | Big Ten Conference | 3.01 |
| University of Wyoming | Mountain West Conference | 3.18 |
| Utah State University | Western Athletic Conference | 3.20 |
| Utah Valley University | Great West Conference | 3.15 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern Conference | 3.37 |
| Villanova University | Big East Conference | 3.49 |
| Wagner College | Northeast Conference | 3.49 |
| Weber State University | Big Sky Conference | 3.26 |
| Western Carolina University | Southern Conference | 3.26 |
| Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt Conference | 3.48 |
| Winthrop University | Big South Conference | 3.16 |
| Yale University | Ivy Group | 3.46 |