March
11, 2009
CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The U.S. Track & Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced recently that
10 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) cross country
squads and 13 individuals have received All-Academic honors
for the 2008 season. In addition, Wartburg College senior Brian
Chenoweth has been named the USTFCCCA Men's NCAA Division
III Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year.
For
a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award,
they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA
Regional Meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.10 team cumulative
grade point average.
A
total of 156 women's and 103 men's programs at the NCAA Division
III level received the USTFCCCA All-Academic team award. Seven
IIAC women's programs were honored, led by Simpson College with
a 3.557 team cumulative grade point average. Other IIAC women's
honored were Luther College (3.535), Cornell College (3.472),
Wartburg College (3.400), University of Dubuque (3.300), Loras
College (3.300), and Coe College (3.225). Men's squads from
Luther (3.376), Simpson (3.343), and Wartburg (3.220) also received
team honors.
For
an individual to be eligible for the USTFCCCA Division III Cross
Country All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must carry a minimum
3.5 cumulative GPA and must finish in the top 25 percent of
the field at their respective NCAA regional meet.
A
total of 221 female and 131 male student-athletes received the
USTFCCA Cross Country All-Academic honor in 2008. Wartburg led
all Iowa Conference schools with six honorees (one male, five
female). In addition to Chenoweth, Wartburg women's runners
Anna Kraayenbrink, Amanda Kuiken,
Jennifer Kuiken, Lori Tlach,
and Emily VanOosbree were honored. Luther had
three runners honored - David McKay, Elise
Bennett, and Flannery Cerbin. Coe's
Ashley Schnell, Cornell's Rachelle
Hawkins, and Loras' Mary Bridget Corken
and Tara Kilburg were also recognized.
2008
USTFCCCA Women's NCAA Division III Cross Country All-Academic
Team - Team
| Individual
2008 USTFCCCA Men's NCAA Division III Cross Country All-Academic
Team - Team
| Individual
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