

2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Individual Academic Awards
NEW ORLEANS – History has a way of getting faster and repeating itself.
Grant Fisher and Ednah Kurgat found that out first-hand this year.
Fisher and Kurgat were named the NCAA Division I Scholar Athletes of the Year for the 2017 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I ALL-ACADEMIC HISTORY
There were 269 student-athletes named USTFCCCA All-Academic with women accounting for 63 percent of the total (169).
In order to qualify for the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American in the national meet.
Perfect 4.0 GPAs were achieved by 30 athletes, up from 26 last year.
Past NCAA DI Scholar Athletes of the Year |
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Year | Name | Program | Name | Program | |
2016 | Grant Fisher | Stanford | Karissa Schweizer | Missouri | |
2015 | Sean McGorty | Stanford | Molly Seidel | Notre Dame | |
2014 | Edward Cheserek | Oregon | Kate Avery | Iona | |
2013 | Andrew Colley | NC State | Abbey D’Agostino | Dartmouth | |
2012 | Anthony Rotich | UTEP | Abbey D’Agostino | Dartmouth | |
2011 | Chris Derrick | Stanford | Sheila Reid | Villanova | |
2010 | Chris Derrick | Stanford | Sheila Reid | Villanova | |
2009 | David McNeill | N. Arizona | Angel Bizzarri | Illinois | |
2008 | Galen Rupp | Oregon | Tasmin Fanning | Virginia Tech | |
2007 | Galen Rupp | Oregon | Jenny Barringer | Colorado | |
2006 | Neftalem Araia | Stanford | Jenny Barringer | Colorado |
Fisher is the first back-to-back winner of this honor since fellow Cardinal Chris Derrick did so in 2010 and 2011. All told, a Stanford athlete has been named Male Scholar Athlete of the Year five times (Neftalem Araia is the other one not named Derrick or Fisher).
The junior from Grand Blanc, Michigan had a season to remember for the Cardinal. Fisher debuted at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with a runner-up finish, won the Pac-12 individual title, placed 11th at the West Regional Championships and took fifth at NCAAs.
Kurgat wouldn’t be denied after returning from a redshirt year.
The sophomore from Eldoret, Kenya went undefeated with wins at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Mountain West Championships, Mountain Region Championships and finally the NCAA Championships.
It was in Louisville, Kentucky where Kurgat shattered the meet record for a winning time. She covered the 6K course in 19:19.5, nearly eight seconds ahead of Amy-Eloise Neale. That low stick sent Kurgat’s Lady Lobos to the national title.
Kurgat is the first New Mexico athlete to be named Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as the first from the Mountain West Conference.
The full list of student-athletes honored by the USTFCCCA can be found below.
2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS |
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Athlete Name | Institution |
Mickey Davey | Air Force |
Vincent Kiprop | Alabama |
Kyle Gronostaj | Albany |
Austen Dalquist | Arkansas |
Alex George | Arkansas |
Matt Young | Arkansas |
Kevin Wyss | Auburn |
Devin Meyrer | Baylor |
Kaleb McLeod | Belmont |
Alexander Seal | Boston University |
Jake Hoffert | Bradley |
Martin Martinez | Brown |
Barry Keane | Butler |
Kramer Morton | BYU |
Trent Brendel | California |
Garrett Corcoran | California |
Nadeel Wildschutt | Coastal Carolina |
Joe Klecker | Colorado |
Grant Fischer | Colorado State |
Jerrell Mock | Colorado State |
Patrick Begley | Connecticut |
Dominic DeLuca | Cornell |
Jamaine Coleman | Eastern Kentucky |
Mitch Lenneman | Eastern Michigan |
David Barney | Florida State |
Stanley Linton | Florida State |
Josh Brickell | Furman |
Mason Coppi | Furman |
Frank Lara | Furman |
Jonathan Green | Georgetown |
Bryan Kamau | Georgia |
Hugo Milner | Harvard |
Brian Barraza | Houston |
Jesse Reiser | Illinois |
Liam Dee | Iona |
Chartt Miller | Iona |
Johannes Motschmann | Iona |
Andrew Tario | Iona |
Milo Greder | Iowa State |
Andrew Jordan | Iowa State |
Jamie Crowe | Lamar |
Patrick Reilly | Lehigh |
Nathan Jones | McNeese State |
Ben Flanagan | Michigan |
Connor Mora | Michigan |
Clark Ruiz | Michigan State |
Sampson Laari | Middle Tennessee |
Connor Olson | Minnesota |
Jake Brophy | Navy |
Ian Shanklin | NC State |
Wyatt McGuire | Nebraska |
Andrew Schille | Northern Kentucky |
Yared Nuguse | Notre Dame |
Andrew Bowman | Oakland |
Jacob Bowman | Oakland |
Noah Gade | Oklahoma State |
Christian Liddell | Oklahoma State |
Luis Martinez | Oklahoma State |
Ryan Smeeton | Oklahoma State |
Kevin Monogue | Penn |
Noah Kauppila | Princeton |
Gannon Willcutts | Princeton |
Jaret Carpenter | Purdue |
Bryce England | Saint Francis |
Arséne Guillorel | Samford |
Jacob Allen | San Francisco |
Jack Rowe | San Francisco |
Kyle Burdick | South Dakota State |
Josh Maier | Southern Illinois |
Matthew Wright | Southern Utah |
Tai Dinger | Stanford |
Steven Fahy | Stanford |
Grant Fisher | Stanford |
Blair Hurlock | Stanford |
Alex Ostberg | Stanford |
Alek Parsons | Stanford |
Vann Moffett | Stony Brook |
Iliass Aouani | Syracuse |
Colin Bennie | Syracuse |
Philo Germano | Syracuse |
Dominic Hockenbury | Syracuse |
Aidan Tooker | Syracuse |
Marc Steinsberger | Temple |
Garek Bielaczyc | Texas |
Eric Kroon | Texas |
Jacob Pickle | Texas |
Alex Rogers | Texas |
Jonathon Bishop | Texas A&M |
Henry Pearce | Tulsa |
Adam Roderique | Tulsa |
Thomas Madden | UC Davis |
Paul Hogan | UMass Lowell |
Bryce Miller | UMKC |
Tyson Lambert | Utah Valley |
Casey Comber | Villanova |
Andrew Marston | Villanova |
Daniel Jaskowak | Virginia Tech |
Andrew Snyder | Washington |
Chandler Teigen | Washington State |
Ben Eidenschink | Wisconsin |
Joe Hardy | Wisconsin |
Trevor Reinhart | Yale |
2017 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS |
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Athlete Name | Institution |
Diana Garcia-Munoz | Abilene Christian |
Alexandria Hackett | Abilene Christian |
Michaela Hackett | Abilene Christian |
Jaci Smith | Air Force |
Hannah Reinhardt | Albany |
Claire Green | Arizona |
Addi Zerrenner | Arizona |
Chelsey Albertson | Arizona State |
Sydney Brown | Arkansas |
Ashton Endsley | Arkansas |
Lauren Gregory | Arkansas |
Nikki Hiltz | Arkansas |
Carina Viljoen | Arkansas |
Taylor Werner | Arkansas |
Brenda Kigen | Auburn |
Lindsey Bradley | Baylor |
Anna West | Baylor |
Minttu Hukka | Boise State |
Allie Ostrander | Boise State |
Emily Venters | Boise State |
Rachel Walny | Bowling Green |
Laura Bluth | Brigham Young University |
Megan Ratcliffe | Brown |
Olivia Hoj | BYU |
Ashleigh Warner | BYU |
Bethan Knights | California |
Brie Oakley | California |
Kaitlyn Benner | Colorado |
Sage Hurta | Colorado |
Makena Morley | Colorado |
Melanie Nun | Colorado |
Brianna Schwartz | Colorado |
Erin Gregoire | Columbia |
Sarah Hardie | Columbia |
Erin Melly | Columbia |
Jackie Katzman | Cornell |
Olivia Lantz | Dartmouth |
Julia Stevenson | Dartmouth |
Taylor Vernot | Dayton |
Jenny Delsignore | Duquesne |
Luisa Boschan | Eastern Kentucky |
Alsu Bogdanova | Eastern Michigan |
Jordann McDermitt | Eastern Michigan |
Emily Edwards | Florida State |
Jodie Judd | Florida State |
Allie Buchalski | Furman |
Savannah Carnahan | Furman |
Emma Grace Hurley | Furman |
Martha MacDonald | Georgetown |
Madeline Perez | Georgetown |
Meredith Rizzo | Georgetown |
Jessica Drop | Georgia |
Samantha Drop | Georgia |
Julia Kearley | Iona |
Egle Morenaite | Iona |
Sophie Murphy | Iona |
Andrea Shine | Iowa |
Anne Frisbie | Iowa State |
Cailie Logue | Iowa State |
Amanda Vestri | Iowa State |
Alaina Schroeder | Kansas |
Katy Kunc | Kentucky |
Kassidy Manning | Louisville |
Mia Ross | Louisville |
Danielle Shanahan | Loyola Marymount |
Lindsey Brewis | Loyola-Chicago |
Emma Hatch | Loyola-Chicago |
Katja Woelfl | McNeese State |
Claire Borchers | Michigan |
Madeline Trevisan | Michigan |
Maggie Farrell | Michigan State |
Lynsie Gram | Michigan State |
Jeralyn Poe | Michigan State |
Kelsie Schwartz | Michigan State |
Bethany Hasz | Minnesota |
Megan Hasz | Minnesota |
Madeline Strandemo | Minnesota |
Lisa Oed | Mississippi State |
Megan Cunningham | Missouri |
Karissa Schweizer | Missouri |
Jessica Allen | Missouri State |
Elly Henes | NC State |
Shannon Murdock | New Hampshire |
Elinor Purrier | New Hampshire |
Weini Kelati | New Mexico |
Ednah Kurgat | New Mexico |
Alice Wright | New Mexico |
Caroline Alcorta | North Carolina |
Eden Meyer | North Florida |
Susannah Lynch | North Texas |
Ashley Tutt | Northern Illinois |
Aubrey Roberts | Northwestern |
Annie Heffernan | Notre Dame |
Belle Wallace | Oklahoma |
Kaylee Dodd | Oklahoma State |
Molly Sughroue | Oklahoma State |
Emily Bean | Ole Miss |
Anna Braswell | Ole Miss |
Hannah Christen | Ole Miss |
Clio Ozanne-Jaques | Ole Miss |
Lilli Burdon | Oregon |
Carmela Cardama Baez | Oregon |
Katie Rainsberger | Oregon |
Juliana Mount | Oregon State |
Danielle Orie | Penn |
Jillian Hunsberger | Penn State |
Greta Lindsley | Penn State |
Kathryn Munks | Penn State |
Alison Willingmyre | Penn State |
Miranda Salvo | Pittsburgh |
Gillian Schriever | Pittsburgh |
Taryn Rawlings | Portland |
Megan Curham | Princeton |
Amelia Paladino | Providence |
Catarina Rocha | Providence |
Emma Benner | Purdue |
Khayla Patel | Rice |
Anna Long | Samford |
Haley Ward | Samford |
Marie Bouchard | San Francisco |
Isabelle Brauer | San Francisco |
Weronika Pyzik | San Francisco |
Charlotte Taylor | San Francisco |
Hannah MIller | SMU |
Charlotte Tara Murphy | SMU |
Rachel King | South Dakota State |
Christina Aragon | Stanford |
Elise Cranny | Stanford |
Ella Donaghu | Stanford |
Vanessa Fraser | Stanford |
Fiona O’Keeffe | Stanford |
Madeleine Davison | Syracuse |
Shannon Malone | Syracuse |
Paige Stoner | Syracuse |
Brenley Goertzen | TCU |
Purity Sanga | Tennesse Tech |
Megan Murray | Tennessee |
Abby Guidry | Texas |
Ashley Driscoll | Texas A&M |
Athena Welsh | Toledo |
Lauren Bartels | Tulane |
Emily Drouin | UAB |
Heather MacLean | Umass |
Grayson Murphy | Utah |
Poppy Tank | Utah |
Kashley Carter | Utah State |
Tylee Newman | Utah State |
Alyssa Snyder | Utah State |
Winny Koech | UTEP |
Bella Burda | Villanova |
Kaley Ciluffo | Villanova |
Katie Fisher | Villanova |
Nicole Hutchinson | Villanova |
Rachel McArthur | Villanova |
Beth Hawling | Virginia |
Frances Schmiede | Virginia |
Sarah Edwards | Virginia Tech |
Katie Kennedy | Virginia Tech |
Mikayla Richardson | Virginia Tech |
Amy-Eloise Neale | Washington |
Candace Sharp | Weber State |
Amy Cashin | West Virginia |
Margaret Drazba | West Virginia |
Hanne Christensen | Western Michigan |
Hanne Christensen | Western Michigan |
Sarah Disanza | Wisconsin |
Hannah Steelman | Wofford |
Madeline Britton | Xavier |
Sevanne Ghazarian | Yale |
Andrea Masterson | Yale |