Adams State, winners of five straight NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Championships and 13 overall, has been named the 2007 NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team of the Year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced today.
The Grizzlies, led by seniors Tanya Gaurmer and Brittany Somers, picked up their fifth NCAA crown in impressive fashion in November defeating the runner-up by an NCAA record 115 points as all five of Adams State's scoring runners finished in the top 25. Gaurmer finished third for the Grizzlies while teammates Somers, Lavenna Mullenbach, Ashley Quintana and Heather Wood finished seventh, 11th, 18th, and 24th respectively.
As impressive as the Grizzlies have been on the course, they have been just as impressive in the classroom as they boast a team 3.5 cumulative grade point average. Adams State also earned the nod for the 2006 All-Academic Team of the Year.
In all, 100 women's Division II institutions achieved All-Academic Team recognition for 2007. Of those 100 women's programs, 12 came from Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, 10 from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and nine from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association had eight All-Academic Teams on the list while the Great Lakes Valley Conference had seven All-Academic Teams on the list.
Over the past three years Division II women's cross country institutions have received a total of 287 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards, an average of 95 institutions per year. During that same time frame 79 percent of the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship field has achieved this same honor.
that competed at the 2007 NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships achieved All-Academic Team status, including nine of the top ten.
To be eligible for the honor, teams must list all student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA eligibility form and who have competed in 50 percent or more of the cross country competitions on the team's schedule. Additionally, the team must compete at the NCAA Division II regional championships and have a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Abilene Christian was named the NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team of the Year.
Team |
Conference |
Abilene Christian University |
Lone Star Conference |
Adams State College |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Adelphi University |
East Coast Conference |
Ashland University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Augustana College (South Dakota) |
North Central Conference |
Bellarmine University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Bentley College |
Northeast 10 |
Bloomsburg University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Brigham Young University Hawaii |
Pacific West Conference |
Bryant University |
Northeast 10 |
California State University, Los Angeles |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
California State University, San Bernardino |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
California State University, Stanislaus |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Carson - Newman College |
South Atlantic Conference |
Central Washington University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Christian Brothers University |
Gulf South Conference |
Clarion University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Colorado School of Mines |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Concord University |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Concordia University - St. Paul |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Converse College |
Conf. Carolinas |
Drury University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
East Central University |
Lone Star Conference |
East Stroudsburg University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Edinboro University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Emporia State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Florida Tech |
Sunshine State Conference |
Fort Hays State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Fort Lewis College |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Gannon University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Georgia College & State University |
Peach Belt Conference |
Georgian Court University |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
Grand Valley State University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Harding University |
Gulf South Conference |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Pacific West Conference |
Hillsdale College |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Kutztown University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Lake Superior State University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Le Moyne College |
Northeast 10 |
Lees - McRae College |
Conf. Carolinas |
Lewis University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Lock Haven University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Mansfield University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Mars Hill College |
South Atlantic Conference |
Merrimack College |
Northeast 10 |
Michigan Technological University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Millersville University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Missouri Southern State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Montana State University - Billings |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Northern Kentucky University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Northern Michigan University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Northern State University |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Northwest Nazarene University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Nova Southeastern University |
Sunshine State Conference |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Conf. Carolinas |
Pittsburg State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Saint Martin's University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
San Francisco State University |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Seattle Pacific University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Seattle University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Shippensburg University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Slippery Rock University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Southern Arkansas University |
Gulf South Conference |
Southwest Baptist University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Stonehill College |
Northeast 10 |
Tiffin University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Truman State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
University of California, San Diego |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
University of Central Missouri |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Lone Star Conference |
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
University of Findlay |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
University of Indianapolis |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
University of Mary |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
University of Minnesota Duluth |
North Central Conference |
University of Nebraska at Kearney |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
University of North Dakota |
North Central Conference |
University of South Dakota |
North Central Conference |
University of Southern Indiana |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
University of Tampa |
Sunshine State Conference |
University of the Incarnate Word |
Heartland |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
University of West Florida |
Gulf South Conference |
University of Wisconsin, Parkside |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Wayne State (NE) College |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
West Texas A&M University |
Lone Star Conference |
West Virginia Wesleyan College |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Western Oregon University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Western State College of Colorado |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Wheeling Jesuit University |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Wilmington University |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
Wingate University |
South Atlantic Conference |
Winona State University |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
