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NCAA DII wXC All-Academic TeamsDivision II Champs Grand Valley State Earn 2012 DII Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year Honors
NEW ORLEANS – The Lakers of Grand Valley State University are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Women’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2012 cross country season as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Grand Valley State University won the NCAA Cross Country Championship title this fall.
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 II
Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year – Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State, coached by DII National Women’s Coach of the Year Jerry Baltes, have earned a 3.312 cumulative team grade point average through the fall of 2012.
The Lakers won their second NCAA cross country championship in three years in dramatic fashion, scoring 101 points to edge out runner-up and defending national champion Augustana (S.D.)’s 104 points and Adams State’s total of 109. Two GVSU runners finished among the top six in freshman Jessica Janecke (fourth) and sophomore Allyson Winchester (sixth), and sophomore Hannah Osborn finished 26th to give GVSU three USTFCCCA All-Americans.
In addition to their NCAA title, the Lakers continued streaks of dominance in both regional and conference competition. Including wins this season, the Baltes-led Lakers have won both the region and the GLIAC in each of his 12 seasons.
Past Winners
2012: Grand Valley State
2011: Western State
2010: Grand Valley State
2009: Adams State
2008: Adams State
2007: Adams State
2006: Adams State
127 Teams Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those Women’s teams who earned 2012 Division II All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 127 institutions represent 23 conferences that compose the group. The PSAC claimed 15 squads on the All-Academic list to lead all conferences. The Northeast-10 followed with 12.
King College reported the highest cumulative team GPA in the country for all divisions and genders through the fall 2012 semester at 3.819. Valdosta State followed at 3.77.
Eight of the top ten finishing teams at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 32 teams that participated in the national meet, 27 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 compiled a team score at their respective NCAA regional championship.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division II Cross Country Women’s All-Academic Teams
| Institution | Conference | GPA |
| Adams State University | RMAC | 3.355 |
| Adelphi University | Northeast-10 | 3.29 |
| American International College | Northeast-10 | 3.41 |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) | SAC | 3.44 |
| Angelo State University | Lone Star | 3.35 |
| Ashland University | GLIAC | 3.374 |
| Augustana College (South Dakota) | NSIC | 3.17 |
| Bellarmine University | GLVC | 3.47 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Conf. Carolinas | 3.21 |
| Bemidji State University | NSIC | 3.22 |
| Bentley University | Northeast-10 | 3.41 |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.38 |
| Brevard College | SAC | 3.694 |
| C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University | East Coast | 3.45 |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | CCAA | 3.37 |
| California State University, San Bernardino | CCAA | 3.24 |
| California State University, Stanislaus | CCAA | 3.22 |
| California University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.161 |
| Carson-Newman College | SAC | 3.464 |
| Catawba College | SAC | 3.22 |
| Cedarville University | G-MAC | 3.583 |
| Central Washington University | GNAC | 3.357 |
| Chadron State College | RMAC | 3.24 |
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.333 |
| Clayton State University | Peach Belt | 3.51 |
| Colorado Christian University | RMAC | 3.408 |
| Columbus State University | Peach Belt | 3.01 |
| Delta State University | Gulf South | 3.51 |
| Drury University | GLVC | 3.54 |
| East Central University | Great American | 3.19 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.17 |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.628 |
| Fairmont State University | WVIAC | 3.46 |
| Ferris State University | GLIAC | 3.151 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Sunshine | 3.457 |
| Fort Hays State University | MIAA | 3.33 |
| Franklin Pierce University | Northeast-10 | 3.2 |
| Gannon University | PSAC | 3.72 |
| Georgia College & State University | Peach Belt | 3.37 |
| Grand Canyon University | PacWest | 3.43 |
| Grand Valley State University | GLIAC | 3.312 |
| Harding University | Great American | 3.6 |
| Hillsdale College | GLIAC | 3.28 |
| Humboldt State University | CCAA | 3.18 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.29 |
| King College | Conf. Carolinas | 3.819 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.35 |
| Lake Superior State University | GLIAC | 3.125 |
| Le Moyne College | Northeast-10 | 3.365 |
| Lees-McRae College | Conf. Carolinas | 3.43 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | SAC | 3.49 |
| Lewis University | GLVC | 3.35 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | SAC | 3.37 |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.279 |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.61 |
| Mars Hill College | SAC | 3.06 |
| Mercyhurst University | PSAC | 3.397 |
| Merrimack College | Northeast-10 | 3.458 |
| Michigan Technological University | GLIAC | 3.45 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.41 |
| Minot State University | NSIC | 3.507 |
| Missouri Southern State University | MIAA | 3.35 |
| Montana State University Billings | GNAC | 3.5 |
| Newman University | Heartland Conference | 3.436 |
| Northern Michigan University | GLIAC | 3.49 |
| Northern State University | NSIC | 3.44 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | MIAA | 3.55 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | GNAC | 3.14 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Sunshine | 3.03 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | Independent (D-II) | 3.15 |
| Philadelphia University | CACC | 3.01 |
| Pittsburg State University | MIAA | 3.57 |
| Queens College (New York) | East Coast | 3.515 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | GLIAC | 3.503 |
| Saint Anselm College | Northeast-10 | 3.216 |
| San Francisco State University | CCAA | 3.29 |
| Seattle Pacific University | GNAC | 3.48 |
| Seton Hill University | WVIAC | 3.52 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.414 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.29 |
| Sonoma State University | CCAA | 3.176 |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | Independent (D-II) | 3.21 |
| Southern Arkansas University | Great American | 3.45 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Northeast-10 | 3.58 |
| Southwest Baptist University | MIAA | 3.583 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | East Coast | 3.21 |
| Stonehill College | Northeast-10 | 3.26 |
| The College of Saint Rose | Northeast-10 | 3.32 |
| The University of Findlay | GLIAC | 3.52 |
| Tiffin University | GLIAC | 3.28 |
| Truman State University | MIAA | 3.61 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | GNAC | 3.25 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | GNAC | 3.6 |
| University of California, San Diego | CCAA | 3.243 |
| University of Central Missouri | MIAA | 3.51 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | MIAA | 3.35 |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | WVIAC | 3.32 |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | RMAC | 3.02 |
| University of Mary | NSIC | 3.54 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Northeast-10 | 3.328 |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | NSIC | 3 |
| University of Montevallo | Peach Belt | 3.435 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | MIAA | 3.731 |
| University of New Haven | Northeast-10 | 3.44 |
| University of North Alabama | Gulf South | 3.66 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Peach Belt | 3.247 |
| University of Sioux Falls | NSIC | 3.507 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Peach Belt | 3.353 |
| University of Southern Indiana | GLVC | 3.571 |
| University of Tampa | Sunshine | 3.34 |
| University of Tampa | Sunshine | 3.18 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | Lone Star | 3.59 |
| University of the Sciences | CACC | 3.443 |
| University of West Georgia | Gulf South | 3.298 |
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | GLVC | 3.241 |
| Valdosta State University | Gulf South | 3.77 |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | NSIC | 3.022 |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | GLIAC | 3.39 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | PSAC | 3.253 |
| West Liberty University | WVIAC | 3.546 |
| West Texas A&M University | Lone Star | 3.61 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | WVIAC | 3.739 |
| Western State Colorado University | RMAC | 3.56 |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | WVIAC | 3.3 |
| Wilmington University (Delaware) | CACC | 3.49 |
| Wingate University | SAC | 3.076 |
| Winona State University | NSIC | 3.66 |