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NCAA DII wTF All-Academic TeamsGVSU Sweeps Scholar DII Women’s Team of the Year for Second-Straight Year
NEW ORLEANS – The women’s track & field program at Grand Valley State University was named as the Scholar Team of the Year in Division II for both 2012 indoor and outdoor seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The squad earned the distinction as a result of being the highest-placing team with at least a 3.00-cumulative GPA at the most recent NCAA indoor and outdoor championship, respectively. In addition, the USTFCCCA announced 83 teams as All-Academic teams for the track & field seasons.
Indoor Track & Field Scholar Team of the Year – Grand Valley State
Outdoor Track & Field Scholar Team of the Year – Grand Valley State
For the second-straight year, Grand Valley State swept Scholar Team of the Year honors. It is GVSU’s third-straight outdoor nod. The Lakers have tallied a 3.28 cumulative team GPA through the 2012 spring semester.
The GVSU women’s team also swept NCAA indoor and outdoor track & field team titles for the second-straight year in 2012. Indoors, the squad scored 94 points in besting Adams State by 43 for the national crown. Outdoors, the Lakers scored 90 points in topping Lincoln (Mo.)’s 79.
The Lakers led the nation with 24 All-Academic individual honorees named yesterday. Among them were National Scholar Athletes of the Year Kristen Hixson, Rachel Patterson, and Betsy Graney. Hixson swept NCAA pole vault titles while Patterson won the national 5000 meter title indoors and 10,000 meters outdoors. Graney was the national champ in the steeplechase.
Past Scholar-Team of the Year Winners
Indoor Track & Field
2012: Grand Valley State
2011: Grand Valley State
2010: Ashland
2009: Lincoln (Mo.)
2008: Adams State
2007: Lincoln (Mo.)
Outdoor Track & Field
2012: Grand Valley State
2011: Grand Valley State
2010: Grand Valley State
2009: Lincoln (Mo.)
2008: Abilene Christian
2007: Lincoln (Mo.)
All-Academic Status Earned by 83 Teams
In addition to the Scholar Teams of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced the women’s 2011 Division II All-Academic Track & Field Teams. A total of 83 institutions earned the distinction as a result of a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better.
Cal Poly Pomona reported the best cumulative team GPA among all NCAA divisions with a 3.80 tally for their women’s program. Rounding out the top three of DII women’s programs are Charleston (W.Va.) (3.72) and Johnson C. Smith (3.63).
The GLIAC had the most teams earn All-Academic honors (11) among the nation’s leagues. The PSAC earned ten while four other conferences notched seven squads on the list.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division II Track & Field All-Academic Teams, WOMEN
| INSTITUTION | CONFERENCE |
GPA
|
| Adams State College | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.19
|
| Adelphi University | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.30
|
| American International College | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.22
|
| Anderson University (South Carolina) | South Atlantic Conference |
3.23
|
| Ashland University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.39
|
| Bellarmine University | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.43
|
| Bemidji State University | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.28
|
| Bentley University | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.35
|
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
3.80
|
| California University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.19
|
| Chadron State College | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.18
|
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.18
|
| Clark Atlanta University | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.00
|
| Colorado School of Mines | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.28
|
| Concordia University, St. Paul | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.33
|
| Drury University | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.58
|
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.57
|
| Emporia State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.20
|
| Ferris State University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.33
|
| Florida Institute of Technology | Sunshine State Conference |
3.51
|
| Fort Hays State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.43
|
| Georgian Court University | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
3.05
|
| Grand Canyon University | Pacific West Conference |
3.17
|
| Grand Valley State University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.28
|
| Hillsdale College | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.29
|
| Humboldt State University | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
3.18
|
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.31
|
| Johnson C. Smith University | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
3.63
|
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.21
|
| Lake Erie College | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.06
|
| Lees-McRae College | Conference Carolinas |
3.06
|
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.17
|
| Mars Hill College | South Atlantic Conference |
3.14
|
| Michigan Technological University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.42
|
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.27
|
| Missouri Southern State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.30
|
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.51
|
| Montana State University Billings | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
3.24
|
| Northern Kentucky University | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.41
|
| Northern Michigan University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.22
|
| Northern State University | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.31
|
| Northwest Missouri State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.31
|
| Northwest Nazarene University | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
3.39
|
| Northwood University (Michigan) | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.26
|
| Nova Southeastern University | Sunshine State Conference |
3.03
|
| Pittsburg State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.34
|
| Queens College (New York) | East Coast Conference |
3.44
|
| Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
3.44
|
| Saginaw Valley State University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.35
|
| San Francisco State University | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
3.12
|
| Seattle Pacific University | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
3.25
|
| Seton Hill University | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.41
|
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.15
|
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.32
|
| Southwest Baptist University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.45
|
| St. Cloud State University | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.07
|
| St. Martin’s University | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
3.19
|
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | East Coast Conference |
3.25
|
| Stonehill College | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.31
|
| Tarleton State University | Lone Star Conference |
3.06
|
| The College of Saint Rose | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.12
|
| The University of Findlay | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.36
|
| Tiffin University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.22
|
| Truman State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
3.61
|
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
3.34
|
| University of California, San Diego | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
3.15
|
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.72
|
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.01
|
| University of Mary | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.23
|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.15
|
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.42
|
| University of New Haven | Northeast-10 Conference |
3.31
|
| University of Southern Indiana | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.52
|
| University of the Incarnate Word | Lone Star Conference |
3.19
|
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.27
|
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.17
|
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
3.31
|
| West Liberty University | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.38
|
| West Texas A&M University | Lone Star Conference |
3.38
|
| Western State College of Colorado | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
3.47
|
| Wheeling Jesuit University | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
3.04
|
| William Jewell College | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
3.47
|
| Winona State University | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
3.47
|