Award History
NCAA DII XC All-Academic Teams2017 NCAA DII Cross Country Team All-Academic Awards
NEW ORLEANS – It’s obvious that Adams State has dominated the cross country scene in NCAA Division II for quite some time. The women’s program has won two of the last three national titles, while the men have collected five across the last six years.
However, they are as good in the classroom as they are on the course.
The Grizzlies swept the Male and Female Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2017 cross country season, announced the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. They become the first program to win both awards in the same cross country season since Western State did so back in 2011.
NCAA DIVISION II SCHOLAR TEAMS OF THE YEAR |
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Men’s Past Winners
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Women’s Past Winners
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Year
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Program
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Year
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Program
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2016
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Adams State
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2016
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Grand Valley State
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2015
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Colorado Mines
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2015
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Adams State
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2014
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Adams State
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2014
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Grand Valley State
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2013
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Adams State
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2013
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Grand Valley State
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2012
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Adams State
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2012
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Grand Valley State
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2011
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Western State
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2011
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Western State
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2010
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Western State
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2010
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Grand Valley State
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2009
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Adams State
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2009
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Adams State
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2008
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Adams State
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2008
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Adams State
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2007
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Abilene Christian
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2007
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Adams State
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2006
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Western State
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2006
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Adams State
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This isn’t a first for Adams State, though. The women’s program has garnered six Female Scholar Team of the Year honors since 2006, while the men’s team is picking up its seventh, and second in a row.
Damon Martin’s teams earned these honors by being the highest-finishing team from their gender at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships to have garnered All-Academic honors. Teams must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and must have scored at an NCAA Division II regional meet to qualify for All-Academic team awards. Both Adams State teams took home first-place trophies to Alamosa, Colorado, this past November.
The men’s program won its second-straight cross country championship with 44 points at the University of Southern Indiana. All five scorers finished in the top-16, including three runners who notched top-10 finishes.
In the classroom, the Grizzly men put together a team grade point average of 3.1.
The Adams State snuck by U-Mary for the national title by a score of 126-137. The Grizzlies saw three of its runners finish in the top-20.
The women Grizzlies recorded a 3.26 grade point average.
Overall, there were 176 teams – 157 women’s teams and 119 men’s teams – that picked up All-Academic honors. Union (Tenn.) paced the women’s side with the highest team grade point average of 3.92. Alderson Broaddus and Azusa Pacific tied for the best men’s grand point average, as each program posted a 3.77 in the classroom.
The full list of teams honored by the USTFCCCA can be found below.
2017 NCAA DIVISION II CROSS COUNTRY – MEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS |
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| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| Academy of Art | Torrey Olson | 3.29 |
| Adams State | Damon Martin | 3.1 |
| Alabama-Huntsville | David Cain | 3.51 |
| Alaska Anchorage | Michael Friess | 3.07 |
| Alderson Broaddus | Jesse Weiner | 3.77 |
| American | Sean Graham | 3.13 |
| American International | Leo Mayo | 3.03 |
| Anderson (S.C.) | Kevin Eagle | 3.42 |
| Augustana (S.D.) | Tracy Hellman | 3.18 |
| Azusa Pacific | Preston Grey | 3.77 |
| Bellarmine | James Vargo | 3.42 |
| Bentley | Kevin Curtin | 3.44 |
| Black Hills State | Scott Walkinshaw | 3.27 |
| Bloomsburg | Bernard Empie | 3.44 |
| Cal Baptist | Ben Gall | 3.2 |
| Cal State East Bay | Tony Nicolosi | 3.36 |
| California (Pa.) | Daniel Caulfield | 3.09 |
| Carson-Newman | Tyler Stepp | 3.08 |
| Catawba | Jason Bryan | 3 |
| Cedarville | Paul Orchard | 3.2 |
| Central Missouri | Kirk Pedersen | 3.28 |
| Central Washington | Kevin Adkisson | 3.43 |
| Charleston (W.Va.) | Nick Bias | 3.27 |
| Chestnut Hill | Phil Reilly | 3.31 |
| Christian Brothers | Bill Hoffman | 3.28 |
| Coker | Tom Scott | 3.08 |
| Colorado Mines | Chris Siemers | 3.36 |
| Columbus State | JD Evilsizer | 3.38 |
| Concordia (Ore.) | Jerret Mantalas | 3.11 |
| Concordia-St. Paul | Jonathan Breitbarth | 3.19 |
| CSU-Pueblo | Matthew Morris | 3.6 |
| Daemen | Paul Lagno | 3.23 |
| Dallas Baptist | Jacob Phillips | 3.02 |
| Dixie State | Justin Decker | 3.39 |
| Dominican (Calif.) | Teressa DiPerna | 3.54 |
| Drury | Jamie Moreno | 3.53 |
| East Stroudsburg | Joe Koch | 3.32 |
| Edinboro | Ryan Foster | 3.11 |
| Florida Southern | Ben Martucci | 3.15 |
| Florida Tech | Peter Mazzone | 3.49 |
| Fort Hays State | Jason McCullough | 3.32 |
| Francis Marion | Mark Bluman | 3.41 |
| Franklin Pierce | Zach Emerson | 3.34 |
| Gannon | John Carrig | 3.73 |
| Georgia College | Steven Cary | 3.43 |
| Grand Valley State | Jerry Baltes | 2.96 |
| Harding | Steve Guymon | 3.6 |
| Hillsdale | Andrew Towne | 3.05 |
| Illinois-Springfield | Mike De Witt | 3.62 |
| Indiana (Pa.) | Joey Zins | 3.4 |
| Indianapolis | Brad Robinson | 3.23 |
| Jefferson | David Thomas | 3.37 |
| Kutztown | Ray Hoffman | 3.04 |
| Le Moyne | Ewen Scott Love | 3.36 |
| Lees-McRae | Ley Fletcher | 3.16 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Danny Williamson | 3.26 |
| Lewis | James Kearney | 3.22 |
| Limestone | Nicholas Gibson | 3.26 |
| Lincoln Memorial | Jeremy Donahue | 3.37 |
| Lindenwood | Randy Cole | 3.38 |
| Lock Haven | Aaron Russell | 3.29 |
| Lubbock Christian | Nick Cordes | 3.14 |
| Malone | Jack Hazen | 3.04 |
| Mansfield | Michael Rohl | 3.26 |
| Maryville (Mo.) | Micky Kaufman | 3.56 |
| Merrimack | Chris Cameron | 3.25 |
| Metro State | Trent Mack | 3.02 |
| Michigan Tech | Jake Isaacson | 3.34 |
| Minnesota Duluth | Paul Nisius | 3.25 |
| Minot State | Stu Melby | 3.1 |
| Mississippi College | Butch Ard | 3.08 |
| Missouri S&T | Shaun Meinecke | 3.37 |
| Missouri Southern | Bryan Schiding | 3.03 |
| Molloy | Daniel Naud | 3.322 |
| Montana State-Billings | Jonathan Woehl | 3.02 |
| Montevallo | Tommy Barksdale | 3.31 |
| Mount Olive | Matthew van Lierop | 3.12 |
| Neb.-Kearney | Brady Bonsall | 3.49 |
| Northwest Missouri | scott Lorek | 3.39 |
| Northwest Nazarene | Jake Perry | 3.18 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | Jill Lancaster | 3.04 |
| Northwood | Michael Roberts | 3.28 |
| Nova Southeastern | Bryan Hagopian | 3.51 |
| Oklahoma Christian | Wade Miller | 3.27 |
| Pittsburg State | Russ Jewett | 3.54 |
| Roberts Wesleyan | Andrew Dorr | 3.33 |
| Saginaw Valley State | Rod Cowan | 3.35 |
| Seton Hill | Jenna Fatica | 3.38 |
| SF State | Tom Lyons | 3.02 |
| Sioux Falls | Doug Petersen | 3.35 |
| Slippery Rock | John Papa | 3.14 |
| South Dakota Mines | Steve Johnson | 3.13 |
| Southern Arkansas | Tim Servis | 3.14 |
| Southern Connecticut | John Wallin | 3.38 |
| Southern Indiana | Mike Hillyard | 3.04 |
| Southern New Hampshire | Lex Butler | 3.24 |
| Southwest Baptist | Corey Mcelhaney | 3.48 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | Dan Allen | 3.38 |
| St. Edward’s | David Chandler | 3.01 |
| Stonehill | Karen Boen | 3.23 |
| Tampa | Dror Vaknin | 3.22 |
| Tarleton State | Pat Ponder | 3.15 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | George Pincock | 3.28 |
| Truman | Tim Schwegler | 3.44 |
| Tusculum | Cory Pratt | 3.07 |
| UC San Diego | Nate Garcia | 3.11 |
| UC-Colorado Springs | Mark Misch | 3.23 |
| U-Mary | Dennis Newell | 3.44 |
| UNC Pembroke | Dr. Peter Ormsby | 3.12 |
| Union (Tenn.) | Gary Johnson | 3.71 |
| UW-Parkside | Thomas Breitbach | 3.25 |
| Walsh | Rob Mizicko | 3.57 |
| Wayne State (Mich.) | Grant Lofdahl | 3.16 |
| West Chester | Ryan Comstock | 3.26 |
| West Florida | Caleb Carmichael | 3.2 |
| West Texas A&M | Jake Krolick | 3.07 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | Jesse Skiles | 3.39 |
| Western Oregon | Mike Johnson | 3.18 |
| Western State | Jennifer Michel | 3.03 |
| Wingate University | Ashley Glover | 3.07 |
| Winona State | Brett Ayers | 3.49 |
2017 NCAA DIVISION II CROSS COUNTRY – WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS |
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| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| Academy of Art | Torrey Olson | 3.28 |
| Adams State | Damon Martin | 3.26 |
| Alabama-Huntsville | David Cain | 3.58 |
| Alaska Anchorage | Michael Friess | 3.5 |
| Alderson Broaddus | Jesse Weiner | 3.06 |
| American | Sean Graham | 3.49 |
| American International | Leo Mayo | 3.61 |
| Anderson (S.C.) | Kevin Eagle | 3.51 |
| Angelo State | Tom Dibbern | 3.01 |
| Arkansas Tech | Tom Aspel | 3.36 |
| Assumption | Trent Baltzell | 3.41 |
| Augusta | Adam Ward | 3.38 |
| Augustana (S.D.) | Tracy Hellman | 3.73 |
| Azusa Pacific | Preston Grey | 3.38 |
| Bellarmine | Angela Musk | 3.31 |
| Bemidji State | Kevin Kean | 3.39 |
| Bentley | Kevin Curtin | 3.32 |
| Black Hills State | Scott Walkinshaw | 3.64 |
| Bloomsburg | Bernard Empie | 3.19 |
| Cal Baptist | Ben Gall | 3.35 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Chris Bradford | 3.26 |
| Cal State East Bay | Tony Nicolosi | 3.22 |
| California (Pa.) | Daniel Caulfield | 3.76 |
| Carson-Newman | Tyler Stepp | 3.38 |
| Catawba | Jason Bryan | 3.73 |
| Cedarville | Jeff Bolender | 3.63 |
| Central Missouri | Kirk Pedersen | 3.67 |
| Central Washington | Kevin Adkisson | 3.23 |
| Charleston (W.Va.) | Nick Bias | 3.24 |
| Chestnut Hill | Phil Reilly | 3.24 |
| Chico State | Gary Towne | 3.19 |
| Christian Brothers | Bill Hoffman | 3.02 |
| Clarion | Eric Laughlin | 3.46 |
| Clayton State | Mike Mead | 3.24 |
| Colorado Mines | Chris Siemers | 3.4 |
| Columbus State | David Marley | 3.66 |
| Concord | Michael Cox | 3.21 |
| Concordia (Ore.) | Jerret Mantalas | 3.56 |
| Concordia-St. Paul | Jonathan Breitbarth | 3.27 |
| Daemen | Paul Lagno | 3.28 |
| Dallas Baptist | Jacob Phillips | 3.52 |
| Davis and Elkins | Jason Pyles | 3.42 |
| Delta State | Doug Pinkerton | 3.16 |
| Dixie State | Justin Decker | 3.54 |
| Drury | Jamie Moreno | 3.49 |
| East Central | Steven Sawyer | 3.38 |
| East Stroudsburg | Joe Koch | 3.43 |
| Eastern New Mexico | Jeff Kavalunas | 3.57 |
| Edinboro | Ryan Foster | 3.38 |
| Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | Mike Rosolino | 3.38 |
| Florida Southern | Ben Martucci | 3.58 |
| Florida Tech | Peter Mazzone | 3.43 |
| Fort Hays State | Jason McCullough | 3.55 |
| Fort Lewis | Joshua Coon | 3.4 |
| Francis Marion | Mark Bluman | 3.29 |
| Franklin Pierce | Zach Emerson | 3.33 |
| Gannon | John Carrig | 3.74 |
| Georgia College | Steven Cary | 3.72 |
| Grand Valley State | Jerry Baltes | 3.49 |
| Harding | Steve Guymon | 3.52 |
| Hillsdale | Andrew Towne | 3.43 |
| Humboldt State | Sarah Ingram | 3.3 |
| Illinois-Springfield | Mike De Witt | 3.67 |
| Indiana (Pa.) | Joey Zins | 3.61 |
| Indianapolis | Brad Robinson | 3.65 |
| Jefferson | David Thomas | 3.37 |
| Kutztown | Ray Hoffman | 3.51 |
| Le Moyne | Ewen Scott Love | 3.54 |
| Lee | Lee University | 3.4 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Danny Williamson | 3.54 |
| Lewis | James Kearney | 3.51 |
| Limestone | Nicholas Gibson | 3.32 |
| Lincoln Memorial | Jeremy Donahue | 3.58 |
| Lock Haven | Aaron Russell | 3.19 |
| Lubbock Christian | Nick Cordes | 3.56 |
| Lynn | Chris Wood | 3.48 |
| Malone | Jack Hazen | 3.52 |
| Mansfield | Michael Rohl | 3.25 |
| Mars Hill | Mike Owens | 3.55 |
| Maryville (Mo.) | Micky Kaufman | 3.54 |
| Merrimack | Chris Cameron | 3.43 |
| Metro State | Trent Mack | 3.26 |
| Michigan Tech | Jake Isaacson | 3.36 |
| Millersville | Andy Young | 3.13 |
| Minnesota Duluth | Joanna Warmington | 3.44 |
| Minnesota State | Jen Blue | 3.4 |
| Minot State | Stu Melby | 3.46 |
| Mississippi College | Ard, Butch | 3.52 |
| Missouri S&T | Shaun Meinecke | 3.24 |
| Missouri Southern | Bryan Schiding | 3.73 |
| Molloy | Allan Kilfoyle | 3.65 |
| Montana State-Billings | Jonathan Woehl | 3.26 |
| Montevallo | Julia Marquardt | 3.4 |
| Mount Olive | Matthew van Lierop | 3.42 |
| MSU Moorhead | Ryan Milner | 3.21 |
| Neb.-Kearney | Brady Bonsall | 3.51 |
| New Haven | Nicholas Noheimer | 3.55 |
| North Georgia | Tom Williams | 3.45 |
| North Greenville | Cameron Stober | 3.34 |
| Northern Michigan | Jennifer Ryan | 3.44 |
| Northern State | Kevin Bjerke | 3.7 |
| Northwest Missouri | scott Lorek | 3.43 |
| Northwest Nazarene | Jake Perry | 3.4 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | Jill Lancaster | 3.03 |
| Northwood | Michael Roberts | 3.53 |
| Nova Southeastern | Bryan Hagopian | 3.49 |
| Oklahoma Baptsit | Matt Kennedy | 3.45 |
| Oklahoma Christian | Wade Miller | 3.5 |
| Pittsburg State | Russ Jewett | 3.8 |
| Point Loma Nazarene | Jerry Arvin | 3.36 |
| Queens (N.C.) | Kevin Licht | 3.59 |
| Roberts Wesleyan | Andrew Dorr | 3.51 |
| Rogers State | Chris McCormick | 3.26 |
| Saginaw Valley State | Rod Cowan | 3.64 |
| Saint Leo | Kent Reiber | 3.26 |
| Seattle Pacific | Karl Lerum | 3.59 |
| Seton Hill | Jenna Fatica | 3.799 |
| SF State | Kendra Reimer | 3.17 |
| Shippensburg | Steven Spence | 3.19 |
| Sioux Falls | Doug Petersen | 3.54 |
| Slippery Rock | John Papa | 3.37 |
| Sonoma State | Sean Fitzpatrick | 3.33 |
| South Dakota Mines | Steve Johnson | 3.43 |
| Southern Arkansas | Tim Servis | 3.43 |
| Southern Connecticut | Melissa Stoll | 3.2 |
| Southern Indiana | Mike Hillyard | 3.59 |
| Southern New Hampshire | Lex Butler | 3.35 |
| Southwest Baptist | Corey Mcelhaney | 3.56 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | Dan Allen | 3.18 |
| St. Edward’s | David Chandler | 3.44 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | Nicole Ryan | 3.51 |
| Stonehill | Karen Boen | 3.48 |
| Tampa | Jarrett Slaven | 3.26 |
| Tarleton State | Pat Ponder | 3.03 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | George Pincock | 3.34 |
| Trevecca Nazarene | Austin Selby | 3.6 |
| Truman | Tim Schwegler | 3.72 |
| UC San Diego | Nate Garcia | 3.04 |
| UC-Colorado Springs | Corey Kubatzky | 3.45 |
| U-Mary | Dennis Newell | 3.64 |
| UNC Pembroke | Dr. Peter Ormsby | 3.17 |
| Union (Tenn.) | Gary Johnson | 3.92 |
| Upper Iowa | Nate Rucker | 3.18 |
| Usciences | Rich DiGiacomo | 3.69 |
| UW-Parkside | Thomas Breitbach | 3.44 |
| Walsh | Rob MIzicko | 3.65 |
| Wayne State (Mich.) | Grant Lofdahl | 3.56 |
| West Chester | Ryan Comstock | 3.35 |
| West Florida | Caleb Carmichael | 3.3 |
| West Texas A&M | Jake Krolick | 3.44 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | Jesse Skiles | 3.39 |
| Western Oregon | Mike Johnson | 3.59 |
| Western State | Jennifer Michel | 3.39 |
| Wheeling Jesuit | Ricky Moore | 3.34 |
| Wilmington (Del.) | Keith Jones | 3.51 |
| Wingate | Ashley Glover | 3.47 |
| Winona State | Brett Ayers | 3.48 |