Award History
NCAA DII XC All-Academic TeamsDII Cross Country Scholar Teams of the Year Adams State & GVSU Headline All-Academic Teams
NEW ORLEANS – For the third season in a row the NCAA Division II Cross Country Champion women of Grand Valley State and men of Adams State have been named the NCAA Division II Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2014 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Those two Scholar Teams of the Year are among 128 women’s programs and 93 men’s programs that earned All-Academic Team honors.
GVSU and Adams State earned the honor as the highest-finishing team at NCAAs to have earned All-Academic Team honors by compiling a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and scoring at an NCAA Division II regional meet. Grand Valley has earned the award in four of the past five seasons, while Adams State has claimed it in five of the past seven seasons.
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Grand Valley State’s women, coached by Jerry Baltes, combined for a cumulative GPA of 3.46 en route to winning their third national title in a row and fourth in the past five years. With their 50-point winning score on December 6 in Louisville, Kentucky, the Lakers posted the lowest five-woman total at the NCAA Division II Championships since 2004.
Leading the charge was a top-three individual sweep from national champion Kendra Foley, runner-up Allyson Winchester and third-place Jessica Janecke. Janecke was named the female NCAA Division II Scholar Athlete of the Year today.
The Lakers’ season also included wins at the GLIAC Championships, the Midwest Regional, the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational, and the Notre Dame Invitational, as well as a 10th-place finish in the all-Division I Roy Griak Division I Gold race.
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Adams State’s men, coached by Damon Martin, posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.30 while winning their third national title in a row and their sixth in the past seven years. Led by two-time national individual champion and two-time male Scholar Athlete of the Year Tabor Stevens, the Grizzlies scored 69 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Grand Valley State with 127.
Coming through in fourth- and fifth-places were Kevin Batt and Matt Daniels.
Though the Grizzlies had a low-key regular season when compared to the GVSU women, they still won the RMAC and South Central Region titles, and finished third at the Lehigh Paul Short Run.
The Scholar Teams of the Year were among 128 women’s teams and 93 men’s teams that earned All-Academic Team honors for the 2013 season. Programs must have compiled a cumulative GPA or 3.00 or greater and scored at an NCAA Division II regional meet to qualify for the award.
In total 131 unique programs were recognized, including 90 programs that had both their women’s and men’s teams earn the honor.
The Maryville (Mo.) women posted the highest GPA in the country at 3.90, while Concordia-St. Paul reported the highest team GPA among men’s teams at 3.83.
The PSAC led all women’s conference with 13 teams earning All-Academic honors, followed by the NSIC and the Northeast-10 with 12 each.
Men’s conferences were headlined by the Northeast-10 with 11 of its teams earning the honor, followed by the GLIAC with nine.
The full list of All-Academic Teams can be found below.
2015 Division II Men’s All-Academic Teams |
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| Institution | Cumulative Team GPA |
Head Coach |
| Adams State University | 3.30 | Damon Martin |
| Adelphi University | 3.12 | Katie Rees |
| Ashland University | 3.19 | Trent Mack |
| Assumption College | 3.13 | Stacie Wentz |
| Augustana College (SD) | 3.13 | Tracy Hellman |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3.04 | Preston Grey |
| Bellarmine University | 3.23 | Jim Vargo |
| Bentley University | 3.53 | Kevin Curtin |
| Brigham Young University, Hawaii | 3.21 | Kevin Schlag |
| Cal Poly Pomona | 3.08 | Octavious Gillespie-Bennett |
| California Baptist University | 3.07 | Ben Gall |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 3.33 | Greg Rhines |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 3.09 | Diljeet Taylor |
| California University of Pennsylvania | 3.07 | Daniel Caulfield |
| Cedarville University | 3.36 | Paul Orchard |
| Central Washington University | 3.31 | Kevin Adkisson |
| Colorado Christian University | 3.66 | Joshua Coon |
| Colorado School of Mines | 3.15 | Chris Siemers |
| Columbus State University | 3.11 | J.D Evilsizer |
| Concordia University, St. Paul | 3.83 | Jonathan Breitbarth |
| Drury University | 3.32 | Jon Van Arkel |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 3.20 | Rick Hammer |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 3.48 | Peter Mazzone |
| Fort Hays State University | 3.36 | Jason McCullough |
| Franklin Pierce University | 3.09 | Zach Emerson |
| Gannon University | 3.67 | John Carrig |
| Georgia College & State University | 3.38 | Joe Samprone |
| Georgia Regents University | 3.00 | Adam Ward |
| Goldey-Beacom College | 3.17 | Brian Conley |
| Grand Valley State University | 3.06 | Jerry Baltes |
| Harding University | 3.48 | Steve Guymon |
| Hillsdale College | 3.36 | Andy Towne |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 3.37 | Joey Zins |
| Le Moyne College | 3.08 | Ewen Scott Love |
| Lewis University | 3.14 | James Kearney |
| Limestone College | 3.23 | Kevin Eagle |
| Lindenwood University | 3.26 | Randy Cole |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | 3.15 | Aaron Russell |
| Mars Hill University | 3.07 | Mike Owens |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 3.72 | Micky Kaufman |
| Merrimack College | 3.04 | Chris Cameron |
| Michigan Technological University | 3.49 | Joe Haggenmiller |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | 3.06 | Loren Ahonen |
| Missouri Southern State University | 3.07 | Bryan Schiding |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 3.40 | Sterling Martin |
| Newman University | 3.41 | Josh Schepis |
| Northern State University | 3.26 | Kevin Bjerke |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 3.22 | Scott Lorek |
| Northwood University (Michigan) | 3.72 | Jamie Moreno |
| Nova Southeastern University | 3.05 | Bryan Hagopian |
| Pfeiffer University | 3.04 | Chris Wood |
| Philadelphia University | 3.33 | Dave Thomas |
| Pittsburg State University | 3.43 | Russ Jewett |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 3.16 | Tsehaye Baney |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | 3.31 | Andrew & Jennifer Dorr |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 3.11 | Rod Cowan |
| San Francisco State University | 3.13 | Tom Lyons |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 3.36 | John Papa |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | 3.33 | Steve Johnson |
| Southern Arkansas University | 3.10 | Tim Servis |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 3.18 | John G. Wallin |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 3.50 | Joanne Dow |
| Southwest Baptist University | 3.03 | Corey McElhaney |
| Stonehill College | 3.16 | Karen Boen |
| The College of Saint Rose | 3.08 | Andrew Rickert |
| The University of Findlay | 3.11 | Lisa Klingshirn |
| Tiffin University | 3.24 | Jeremy Croy |
| Truman State University | 3.22 | Tim Schwegler |
| Union University | 3.58 | Gary Johnson |
| University of Alabama-Huntsville | 3.01 | David Cain |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 3.12 | Michael Friess |
| University of California, San Diego | 3.10 | Nate Garcia |
| University of Central Missouri | 3.45 | Kirk Pedersen |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | 3.18 | Mark Misch |
| University of Indianapolis | 3.18 | Kathy Casey |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | 3.03 | Paul Nisius |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 3.32 | Brady Bonsall |
| University of New Haven | 3.01 | Kevin LaSure |
| University of North Alabama | 3.19 | Scott Trimble |
| University of Sioux Falls | 3.65 | Grant Watley |
| University of Tampa | 3.04 | Dror Vaknin |
| University of the Sciences | 3.02 | Bob Heller |
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | 3.08 | Micah VanDenend |
| Walsh University | 3.38 | Rob Mizicko |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 3.32 | Marlon Brink |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3.26 | Andrew Huber |
| West Texas A&M University | 3.10 | Darren Flowers |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 3.35 | Jesse Skiles |
| Western Oregon University | 3.04 | Mike Johnson |
| Western State Colorado University | 3.07 | Jennifer L Michel |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | 3.08 | Ricky Moore |
| Wingate University | 3.25 | Joe Soehnlen |
| Winona State University | 3.12 | Brett Ayers |
2015 Division II Women’s All-Academic Teams |
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| Institution | Cumulative Team GPA |
Head Coach |
| Adams State University | 3.35 | Damon Martin |
| Adelphi University | 3.48 | Katie Rees |
| Alderson Broaddus University | 3.18 | Jesse Weiner |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) | 3.37 | Randy Greer |
| Ashland University | 3.52 | Trent Mack |
| Assumption College | 3.23 | Stacie Wentz |
| Augustana College (SD) | 3.19 | Tracy Hellman |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3.08 | Preston Grey |
| Bellarmine University | 3.39 | Kris Horton |
| Bemidji State University | 3.23 | Craig Hougen |
| Bentley University | 3.39 | Kevin Curtin |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 3.21 | Bernard Empie |
| Brigham Young University, Hawaii | 3.71 | Kevin Schlag |
| Cal Poly Pomona | 3.22 | Octavious Gillespie-Bennett |
| Caldwell University | 3.39 | Patrick Sullivan |
| California Baptist University | 3.47 | Ben Gall |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 3.36 | Greg Rhines |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 3.03 | Diljeet Taylor |
| California University of Pennsylvania | 3.43 | Daniel Caulfield |
| Cedarville University | 3.62 | Jeff Bolender |
| Central Washington University | 3.21 | Kevin Adkisson |
| Christian Brothers University | 3.02 | Bill Hoffman |
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania | 3.52 | D.J. Bevevino |
| Clayton State University | 3.37 | Mike Mead |
| Colorado Christian University | 3.59 | Joshua Coon |
| Colorado School of Mines | 3.45 | Chris Siemers |
| Columbus State University | 3.56 | J.D Evilsizer |
| Concord University | 3.32 | Michael Cox |
| Concordia University, St. Paul | 3.52 | Jonathan Breitbarth |
| Drury University | 3.54 | Jon Van Arkel |
| East Central University | 3.43 | Steven Sawyer |
| Eastern New Mexico University | 3.44 | Danielle Kcholi |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 3.52 | Rick Hammer |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 3.48 | Peter Mazzone |
| Fort Hays State University | 3.37 | Jason McCullough |
| Franklin Pierce University | 3.30 | Zach Emerson |
| Gannon University | 3.71 | John Carrig |
| Georgia College & State University | 3.52 | Joe Samprone |
| Goldey-Beacom College | 3.28 | Brian Conley |
| Grand Valley State University | 3.46 | Jerry Baltes |
| Harding University | 3.50 | Steve Guymon |
| Hillsdale College | 3.33 | Andy Towne |
| Humboldt State University | 3.42 | Scott Pesch |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 3.54 | Joey Zins |
| Le Moyne College | 3.32 | Ewen Scott Love |
| Lewis University | 3.39 | James Kearney |
| Limestone College | 3.10 | Kevin Eagle |
| Lindenwood University | 3.52 | Randy Cole |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | 3.05 | Aaron Russell |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania | 3.29 | Mike Rohl |
| Mars Hill University | 3.44 | Mike Owens |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 3.90 | Micky Kaufman |
| Mercyhurst University | 3.61 | Kathryn M. Noble-Fraley |
| Merrimack College | 3.21 | Chris Cameron |
| Michigan Technological University | 3.43 | Joe Haggenmiller |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 3.07 | Andy Young |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3.23 | Ryan Milner |
| Minot State University | 3.23 | Stu Melby |
| Missouri Southern State University | 3.46 | Patty Vavra |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 3.59 | Sterling Martin |
| Montana State University Billings | 3.43 | Dave Coppock |
| Northern Michigan University | 3.63 | Jennifer Ryan |
| Northern State University | 3.69 | Kevin Bjerke |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 3.54 | Scott Lorek |
| Northwood University (Michigan) | 3.41 | Jamie Moreno |
| Nova Southeastern University | 3.17 | Bryan Hagopian |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | 3.36 | Trish Butler |
| Pfeiffer University | 3.42 | Chris Wood |
| Philadelphia University | 3.50 | Dave Thomas |
| Pittsburg State University | 3.85 | Russ Jewett |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 3.02 | Tsehaye Baney |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | 3.59 | Andrew & Jennifer Dorr |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 3.62 | Rod Cowan |
| Saint Anselm College | 3.12 | Paul Finn |
| Saint Leo University | 3.38 | Melissa Mangen |
| San Francisco State University | 3.26 | Tom Lyons |
| Seattle Pacific University | 3.45 | Karl Lerum |
| Seton Hill University | 3.72 | Tim Creamer |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 3.31 | Steve Spence |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 3.46 | John Papa |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | 3.08 | Steve Johnson |
| Southern Arkansas University | 3.30 | Tim Servis |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 3.48 | Melissa Stoll |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 3.07 | Joanne Dow |
| Southwest Baptist University | 3.32 | Corey McElhaney |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | 3.15 | Nate Wolf |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | 3.38 | Shane Brookshire |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | 3.27 | Nicole Ballou |
| Stonehill College | 3.24 | Karen Boen |
| The College of Saint Rose | 3.24 | Andrew Rickert |
| The University of Findlay | 3.60 | Lisa Klingshirn |
| Tiffin University | 3.46 | Jeremy Croy |
| Truman State University | 3.66 | Tim Schwegler |
| Union University | 3.68 | Gary Johnson |
| University of Alabama-Huntsville | 3.24 | David Cain |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 3.56 | Michael Friess |
| University of California, San Diego | 3.35 | Nate Garcia |
| University of Central Missouri | 3.61 | Kirk Pedersen |
| University of Central Oklahoma | 3.51 | JD Martin |
| University of Charleston (WV) | 3.28 | John Blankenship |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | 3.36 | David Harmer |
| University of Indianapolis | 3.34 | Kathy Casey |
| University of Mary | 3.36 | Dennis Newell |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | 3.41 | Joanna Warmington |
| University of Montevallo | 3.64 | Tommy Barksdale |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 3.60 | Brady Bonsall |
| University of New Haven | 3.39 | Shaunnaya K. Williams |
| University of North Alabama | 3.47 | Scott Trimble |
| University of North Georgia | 3.47 | Tom Williams |
| University of Sioux Falls | 3.55 | Grant Watley |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 3.09 | Kara Kreutzer |
| University of Southern Indiana | 3.48 | Mike Hillyard |
| University of Tampa | 3.12 | Jerry Slaven |
| University of the Sciences | 3.56 | Bob Heller |
| University of West Georgia | 3.33 | Tim Brooks |
| University of Wisconsin, Parkside | 3.02 | Micah VanDenend |
| Upper Iowa University | 3.56 | Nate Rucker |
| Walsh University | 3.52 | Rob Mizicko |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 3.26 | Marlon Brink |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 3.57 | Andrew Huber |
| West Texas A&M University | 3.70 | Kimberly Dudley |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 3.52 | Jesse Skiles |
| Western Oregon University | 3.24 | Mike Johnson |
| Western State Colorado University | 3.62 | Jennifer L Michel |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | 3.26 | Ricky Moore |
| Wingate University | 3.57 | Joe Soehnlen |
| Winona State University | 3.47 | Brett Ayers |
| Young Harris College | 3.48 | Barry Brown |