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NCAA Champ Nelson Named 2012 Division III Cross Country Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – Tim Nelson of UW-Stout was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2012 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This fall, Nelson was the individual winner of the DIII NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Scholar Athletes are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest individually at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year – Tim Nelson, UW-Stout
Nelson, a senior business administration major from Augusta, Wis., has earned a 3.701 cumulative grade point average through the 2012 fall semester.
En route to winning the individual title at the DIII NCAA Championships Nelson led nearly the entire race apart from a few minutes at the very beginning. He crossed the line in the 8k race in 24:26.80, eight seconds ahead of runner-up Bobby Over of Allegheny.
In the lead-up to the NCAA Championships he also captured the individual crown at the NCAA Midwest Regional and the WIAC title by about 25 seconds over the next-closest finisher. He also added an individual DIII title at the Roy Griak Invitational, and finished in the top 40 of the adidas Wisconsin Invitational among top-flight DI talent.
Past Winners
2012: Tim Nelson, UW-Stout 2011: Ben Sathre, St. Thomas (Minn.) 2010: Anders Hulleberg, Haverford 2009: Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg 2008: Brian Chenoweth, Wartburg 2007: Chris Erichsen, Saint John's (Minn.) 2006: Will Leer, Pomona-Pitzer
162 Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Athlete of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those men who earned 2012 Division III All- Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 162 student-athletes represent the 85 institutions that compose the group. Calvin led all teams in both genders and all divisions with seven named to the All-Academic list. Pomona-Pitzer and UW-La Crosse followed among DIII men’s squads with five. The UAA picked up the most nods among conferences with 16. The SCIAC was second-most among conferences with 15.
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Twelve of the top 25 finishers from the NCAA Cross Country Championships in the fall earned All-Academic honors. Seven on the All-Academic list reported cumulative GPAs of 4.0 through the fall semester.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA Regional Championships.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Honorees
Student-Athlete Institution Andrew Erskine Amherst College Micheale Tesema Augsburg College Keith Sands Augustana College (Illinois) Jonathan Smith Augustana College (Illinois) Kenneth Whitney Bates College Andrew Wortham Bates College Matthew Berens Bethel University (Minnesota) Robert Willett Birmingham-Southern College Tim Miller Bridgewater College (Virginia) Ryan Speray Bridgewater College (Virginia) Job Christiansen Calvin College Sam Kerk Calvin College Dan Kerr Calvin College Nick Kramer Calvin College David VandeBunte Calvin College Matt VanderRoest Calvin College Greg Whittle Calvin College George Degen Carnegie Mellon University Evan Gates Carnegie Mellon University Ken Murphy Carnegie Mellon University Josh Newby Carnegie Mellon University David Dixon Case Western Reserve University Christopher Kelly Case Western Reserve University Cole Decker Central College (Iowa) Brent Ewing Central College (Iowa) Andrew Jackson Central College (Iowa) Albert Anastasio Centre College John Kieffer Centre College Josh Rieskamp Centre College
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Rafer Dannenhauer Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Bennett Naden Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Sam Pitcavage Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Brian Sutter Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Luke Hutchings-Goetz College of Wooster Graham Frank Colorado College Andrew Duarte Connecticut College Michael LeDuc Connecticut College Nate Noll DeSales University Ryan Steinbock Dickinson College Alex Strenta Dickinson College Carlos Orellana Eastern Mennonite University Josh Williams Edgewood College Hank Ashforth Emory University Patrick Crews Emory University Lukas Mees Emory University Eddie Mulder Emory University William Jones Franciscan University of Steubenville Nick Edinger Geneva College Frank Canady Grinnell College Erik Figge Grinnell College David Cason Guilford College Andris Goncarovs Guilford College Chad Norton Guilford College Nathan Dobbins Hamline University Brendan Ruter Hamline University Avi Bregman Haverford College Peter Kissin Haverford College Brian Sokas Haverford College Chris Stadler Haverford College Nathan Bickell Ithaca College David Geary Ithaca College Sawyer Hitchcock Ithaca College Pat O'Brien John Carroll University Joshua Baker Johns Hopkins University Schaffer Ochstein Johns Hopkins University Austin Stecklair Johns Hopkins University
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Sam Lagasse Kenyon College Jarrod Nixon Lewis & Clark College Samuel Smith Lewis & Clark College Joe Gladow Linfield College Austin Steil Loras College Austin Bauer Luther College Marty Mitchell Luther College Anthony McBride Lynchburg College Joshua Grant Lyndon State College Jonathon Caffarelli Manchester University Curtis Nordmann Manchester University Caleb Muller Marietta College Dillon Farrell Moravian College Tyler Smith Muskingum University John Rutford Nebraska Wesleyan University Tim Hird North Central College Daniel Kerley North Central College Geno Arthur Oberlin College Charlie Sauter Occidental College Colin Smith Occidental College Tyler Shipley Pacific University (Oregon) John Fowler Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Benjamin Girodias Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Alexander Johann Pomona-Pitzer Colleges George Johnson Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Pryor Stroud Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Wylie Mangelsdorf Principia College Noah Brown Rhodes College Timothy Smith Roanoke College Michael Carotenuto Rowan University Jonathan Sewnig Rowan University Thomas Feichtinger Saint John's University (Minnesota) Chansler Poole Saint Vincent College Kyle Tockman Salisbury University Joe Farrand Simpson College Ryan O'Connell Springfield College Brendan Courneene St. Lawrence University
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Jake Campbell St. Olaf College Tim Lillehaugen St. Olaf College Brian Saksa St. Olaf College Grant Wintheiser St. Olaf College Timothy Lee State University of New York at Cortland Tim Chambers State University of New York at Geneseo Chris Mateer State University of New York at Geneseo Jacob Phillips Swarthmore College Andy Gallagher The College of New Jersey Robert Edmonds Trinity University (Texas) Taylor Piske Trinity University (Texas) Tyler Andrews Tufts University Matthew Rand Tufts University Andrew Shapero Tufts University Alex Forbess University of La Verne Bryan Hayes University of La Verne Matt Sustayta University of La Verne Nate Grimm University of Mount Union Justin Bigelow University of Puget Sound Matthew Klein University of Puget Sound John Bernstein University of Rochester Adam Pacheck University of Rochester Mark Rollfs University of Rochester Ethan Armbruster University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) C.J. Seifert University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Keaton Wendroth University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Aaron Easker University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Jeremy Kieser University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Josh Dedering University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Tom Linner University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Jacob Peterson University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Nathan Routhier University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Samuel Simones University of Wisconsin, La Crosse John Dewitt University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Ian LaMere University of Wisconsin, Platteville Tim Nelson University of Wisconsin, Stout Nick Boyce Wabash College
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Dalton Boyer Wabash College Shane Hoerbert Wabash College Billy McManus Wabash College Bennett Moser Wartburg College Chase Moser Wartburg College Samuel Read Wartburg College Scott Ryan Washington and Jefferson College David Hamm Washington University (Missouri) Garrett Patrick Washington University (Missouri) Kevin Sparks Washington University (Missouri) Bryan Marsh Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Mark Phillips Wheaton College (Illinois) Jake Waterman Wheaton College (Illinois) Hayden Schmidt Whittier College Christopher MacMurray Whitworth University Parker Bennett Willamette University Nathan Conrad Willamette University Wade Davis Williams College Maxwell LaBerge Williams College Christopher Lee Williams College Scott Rodilitz Williams College Timothy Hartung York College (Pennsylvania)
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National Champ Cazzola Named 2012 Division III Cross Country Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – Christy Cazzola of UW-Oshkosh was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2012 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This fall, Cazzola was the winner of the Division III Cross Country Championships.
Scholar Athletes are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest individually at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year – Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh
Cazzola, a senior special education major from Kaukauna, Wis., has earned a 3.344 cumulative grade point average through the 2012 fall semester.
She became the third UW-Oshkosh student-athlete to win a national cross country title in 2012, storming back from an 11-second deficit with 1000 meters remaining in the 6k race to claim victory in 20:53 - finishing 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Alison Steinbrunner of Ohio Northern and 20 seconds ahead of third-place Keri Lambert of Amherst.
Cazzola capped her UW-Oshkosh cross country career with the title, the culmination of a three-year run that saw her finish fourth in 2010 and runner-up last season. She also claimed the NCAA Midwest Regional and WIAC Championship individual titles.
Past Winners
2012: Christy Cazzola, UW-Oshkosh 2011: Chiara Del Piccolo, Williams 2010: Jennifer Gossels, Williams 2009: Marie Borner, Bethel (Minn.) 2008: Elise Tropiano, Amherst 2007: Sarah Zerzan, Willamette 2006: Sarah Zerzan, Willamette
201 Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Athlete of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those women who earned 2012 Division III All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 201 student-athletes represent the 104 institutions that compose the group. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Haverford led the way six on the All-Academic list. They were followed by six schools with five apiece.
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All of the top 10 finishers from the NCAA Cross Country Championships in the fall earned All-Academic honors. In addition, 19 of the national championships’ top 25 finishers also earned the All-Academic acclaim. Six on the All-Academic list reported cumulative GPAs of 4.0 through the fall semester.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA Regional Championships.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Honorees
Student-Athlete Institution Amanda Weaver Albion College Elizabeth Briskin Amherst College Keri Lambert Amherst College Lauren Rice Augsburg College Sarahbeth Jones Augustana College (Illinois) Marina Capalbo Babson College Alicia Fannon Bates College Elena Jay Bates College Gabrielle Naranja Bates College Hannah Zeltner Bates College Mollie Gillberg Bethel University (Minnesota) Kaylee Kubisiak Bridgewater College (Virginia) Kristina Kronauer Bryn Mawr College Kate Ardinger Calvin College Nicole Michmerhuizen Calvin College Aylssa Penning Calvin College Sally Donovan Carleton College Shira Kaufman Carleton College Ruth Steinke Carleton College Elise Hall Carnegie Mellon University Kelsey Aamoth Case Western Reserve University Keely Eckberg Catholic University of America Laura Kinley Catholic University of America Rebecca Radcliffe Catholic University of America Emily Akin Centre College Ashley El Rady Centre College Hannah Ellis Centre College Allison Barnwell Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
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Lisa Beem Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Bridget Blum Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Marnie Hogue Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Sara Mostatabi Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Aubrey Zimmerling Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Berol Dewdney Colby College Rachel Malone College at Brockport Erin Plews-Ogan College of Wooster Erin Morrow Colorado College Jamie Peng Colorado College Jessica Steinsiek Colorado College Laura Ettlin Cornell College Leslie Smebak Cornell College Michelle Clark Denison University Heather O'Brien DePauw University Anne Dyroff Dickinson College Taylor Ludman Dickinson College Sara Patterson Dickinson College Ludman Taylor Dickinson College Taryn Shank Elizabethtown College Traci Tempone Elizabethtown College Lauren Williams Elmhurst College Calley Edwards Emory University Marissa Gogniat Emory University Hannah Moriarty Emory University Aileen Rivell Emory University Tamara Surtees Emory University Hillary Cain Franklin College Kerry Campbell Gettysburg College Christine Esposito Gettysburg College Sarah Burnell Grinnell College Ella Smith Grove City College Kate Eggers Gustavus Adolphus College Caitlyn Fermoyle Gustavus Adolphus College Rebecca Hare Gustavus Adolphus College Beth Hauer Gustavus Adolphus College Sarah Ohanesian Hamilton College
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Kathryn Balmer Haverford College Fiona Hendry Haverford College Sara Hess Haverford College Chelsea Thorsheim Haverford College Andrea Tocci Haverford College Nora Weathers Haverford College Camille Borst Hope College Meredith Busman Hope College Sharon Hecker Hope College Taylor Mattarella Hope College Sheri McCormack Hope College Elise Anderson Illinois Wesleyan University Carmin Beck Illinois Wesleyan University Rachael Williams Illinois Wesleyan University Alexa Rick Ithaca College Gabriella Kreuz John Carroll University Emily Mapes John Carroll University Hannah Oneda Johns Hopkins University Natalie Plick Kenyon College Jenna WIllett Kenyon College Kelsey Patrick Lebanon Valley College Emily Fagan Lewis & Clark College Katie Keith Lewis & Clark College Heather Spurling Lewis & Clark College Emily Thomas Lewis & Clark College Kaitlyn Throgmorton Lewis & Clark College Claire Hann Linfield College Brooke Niemann Linfield College Jayne Cole Luther College Maggie Pierson Luther College Tricia Serres Luther College Christina Storlie Luther College Rachel Gunsalus Macalester College Karla Madrigal Manchester University Sophia Stone Mary Baldwin College Diana D'Achille Marywood University Beth Schwab Marywood University
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Kaitlin Allen Massachusetts Institute of Technology Martina de Geus Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brooke Johnson Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elaine McVay Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morgan Youd Meredith College Adelaide Tousley Middlebury College Marina Orrson Misericordia University Tori Beaty Monmouth College (Illinois) Nicole Cronin Muhlenberg College Emma Lehmann Oberlin College Carey Lyons Oberlin College Marnie Kinnaird Occidental College Megan Lang Occidental College Alison Steinbrunner Ohio Northern University Lydia Weaver Ohio Northern University Bekah Reese Otterbein University Rachel Schreiber Pacific University (Oregon) Annie Lydens Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Casey Powell Principia College Meredith Mayes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Grace Tilton Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Brittany Alexander Rhodes College Morgan Sinclair Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Michelle Matter Ripon College Grace England Roanoke College Leigha Schimmoeller Roanoke College Hannah Zydanowicz Roger Williams University Meghan Borz Rowan University Lilly Duarte Southwestern University (Texas) Ariel Beccia St. Lawrence University Amy Cymerman St. Lawrence University Ella Martin St. Lawrence University Meggie Exner St. Olaf College Jorden Johnson St. Olaf College Emma Lee St. Olaf College Bevans Rebecca St. Olaf College Emily Cotey State University of New York at Cortland
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Mary Aldridge State University of New York at Geneseo Cailin Kowalewski State University of New York at Geneseo Amy Regan Stevens Institute of Technology Keelin Treacy Texas Lutheran University Chelsea Johnson The College of St. Scholastica Jessie Dean Trinity University (Texas) Nicola Hill Trinity University (Texas) Jessica Pagano Trinity University (Texas) Rosemary Steup Trinity University (Texas) Abby Barker Tufts University Audrey Gould Tufts University Evelyn Borchard University of California, Santa Cruz Jessica Meyer University of California, Santa Cruz Maggie Cornelius University of Chicago Brianna Hickey University of Chicago Julia Sizek University of Chicago Michaela Whitelaw University of Chicago Elise Wummer University of Chicago Liz Green University of Mary Washington Tara Landy University of Mary Washington Brooke Benner University of Mount Union Caitlin Goggin University of Mount Union Catherine Knox University of Rochester Molly Carl University of Southern Maine Taylor Berg University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Erin Statz University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Ashlyn Mauer University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Elaina Meurer University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Madison Sawyer University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Steph Sjostrom University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Corissa Conard University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Rachel Schroeder University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Christy Cazzola University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh McKenzie Kelly University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Julia Colling University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Alyssa Duncan University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Aubree Piepmeier Vassar College
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Alana Enabnit Wartburg College Morgan Gerdes Wartburg College Erin Sawyers Wartburg College Hadlyn Vawter Wartburg College Kirsten Youngberg Wartburg College Kristen Galligan Washington and Jefferson College Annelise Madison Washington and Lee University Molly Ortiz Washington and Lee University Lauren Schultz Washington and Lee University Lucy Cheadle Washington University (Missouri) Priyanka Fouda Wellesley College Julia Mark Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Christine Verduzco Whittier College Christina Anderson Whitworth University Theresa Edwards Willamette University Michaela Freeby Willamette University Stevie Gildehaus Willamette University Emily D'Addario William Smith College Shayna Barbash Williams College Kaleigh Kenny Williams College Louisa Lee Williams College Brianne Mirecki Williams College Adrienne Strait Williams College Jenna Parlette Wilmington College (Ohio) Marya Haegler Wisconsin Lutheran College
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Calvin College Named 2012 Division III Cross Country Men's Scholar Team of the Year In addition, 141 teams receive All-Academic status
NEW ORLEANS – The Knights of Calvin College are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Men’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2012 cross country season as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Calvin took runner-up honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championship title this fall.
Scholar Teams of the year are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest as a team at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country Men’s Scholar Team of the Year – Calvin College
Calvin College, coached by Brian Diemer, has earned a 3.47 cumulative grade point average through the fall semester of 2012. The Knights finished in a tie for second as a team at the NCAA Championships with Haverford, but were able to claim Scholar Team of the Year honors by a slim .027 margin between the two schools' cumulative team grade point averages.
The Knights came close to claiming the NCAA team title, finishing runner-up in a tie with Haverford with 188 points behind champion North Central (Ill.)'s 167 points. A pair of senior runners earned USTFCCCA All-America honors for Calvin in Nick Kramer (26th) and Dan Kerr (46th).
Past Winners
2012: Calvin 2011: Haverford 2010: Haverford 2009: Williams 2008: Williams 2007: Haverford 2006: Calvin
141 Teams Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those Men’s teams who earned 2012 Division III All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 141 institutions represent 34 conferences that compose the group. The MIAC led all conferences with 10 institutions earn All-Academic status. The NCAC, Northwest Conference, and Centennial Conference followed with eight.
Cal Tech reported the highest cumulative team GPA in the country through the fall 2012 semester at 3.72. Washington (Mo.) followed at 3.61.
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Eight of the top ten finishing teams at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 32 teams that participated in the national meet, 22 of those earned All-Academic status.
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 or better.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Cross Country Men’s All-Academic Teams
Institution Conference GPA Adrian College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.15 Albion College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.15 Alvernia University Middle Atlantic 3.36 Amherst College NESCAC 3.56 Anderson University (Indiana) HCAC 3.36 Augsburg College MIAC 3.2 Augustana College (Illinois) CCIW 3.161 Babson College NEWMAC 3.24 Bates College NESCAC 3.26 Beloit College Midwest Conference 3.457 Benedictine University (Illinois) NorthernAC 3.23 Bethel University (Minnesota) MIAC 3.286 Bridgewater College (Virginia) ODAC 3.14 California Institute of Technology SCIAC 3.72 California Lutheran University SCIAC 3.36 Calvin College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.47 Carleton College MIAC 3.51 Carnegie Mellon University UAA 3.32 Case Western Reserve University UAA 3.541 Centre College SAA 3.423 Christopher Newport University USA South 3.125 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges SCIAC 3.482 Clark University (Massachusetts) NEWMAC 3.42 Colby College NESCAC 3.24 College of Wooster NCAC 3.462 Colorado College SCAC 3.412 Concordia College, Moorhead MIAC 3.29 Concordia University Chicago NorthernAC 3.347 Concordia University Wisconsin NorthernAC 3.38 Connecticut College NESCAC 3.573 Denison University NCAC 3.34
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DePauw University NCAC 3.15 Dickinson College Centennial 3.1 Earlham College HCAC 3.16 Elizabethtown College Middle Atlantic 3.25 Elmhurst College CCIW 3.2 Emory University UAA 3.446 Franklin & Marshall College Centennial 3.28 Geneva College PAC 3.335 George Fox University Northwest Conference 3.15 Gettysburg College Centennial 3.17 Greenville College SLIAC 3.35 Grinnell College Midwest Conference 3.42 Grove City College PAC 3.26 Guilford College ODAC 3.314 Hamilton College NESCAC 3.35 Hamline University MIAC 3.27 Haverford College Centennial 3.443 Hendrix College SAA 3.23 Hiram College NCAC 3.44 Hood College Middle Atlantic 3.209 Hope College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.26 Illinois Wesleyan University CCIW 3.43 Ithaca College Empire 8 3.579 John Carroll University OAC 3.321 Johns Hopkins University Centennial 3.29 Kenyon College NCAC 3.57 King's College Middle Atlantic 3.171 Lawrence University Midwest Conference 3.333 Lebanon Valley College Middle Atlantic 3.14 Lewis & Clark College Northwest Conference 3.393 Linfield College Northwest Conference 3.29 Luther College IIAC 3.212 Macalester College MIAC 3.378 Maine Maritime Academy North Atlantic 3.1 Marietta College OAC 3.279 Marywood University Colonial States 3.3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology NEWMAC 3.4 McDaniel College Centennial 3.374 Messiah College Middle Atlantic 3.337
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Millikin University CCIW 3.286 Muhlenberg College Centennial 3.24 Nebraska Wesleyan University Great Plains 3.3 North Park University CCIW 3.255 Oberlin College NCAC 3.33 Occidental College SCIAC 3.35 Oglethorpe University SAA 3.316 Ohio Northern University OAC 3.29 Pacific University (Oregon) Northwest Conference 3.238 Piedmont College USA South 3.23 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges SCIAC 3.533 Principia College SLIAC 3.25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Liberty League 3.295 Rhodes College SAA 3.14 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NJAC 3.11 Roanoke College ODAC 3.262 Rochester Institute of Technology Liberty League 3.37 Roger Williams University Commonwealth Coast 3.33 Rowan University NJAC 3.2185 Saint John's University (Minnesota) MIAC 3.17 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MIAC 3.479 Saint Vincent College PAC 3.249 Salisbury University CAC 3.461 Simpson College IIAC 3.126 Springfield College NEWMAC 3.204 St. Lawrence University Liberty League 3.189 St. Mary's College of Maryland CAC 3.251 St. Olaf College MIAC 3.38 Stevens Institute of Technology Empire 8 3.467 Susquehanna University Landmark 3.18 Swarthmore College Centennial 3.52 The College of New Jersey NJAC 3.353 The College of St. Scholastica UMAC 3.42 The Sage Colleges Skyline 3.128 Thiel College PAC 3.39 Trinity University (Texas) SCAC 3.226 Tufts University NESCAC 3.33 U.S. Coast Guard Academy NEWMAC 3.21 University of Chicago UAA 3.506
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University of Dubuque IIAC 3.18 University of La Verne SCIAC 3.14 University of Minnesota, Morris UMAC 3.17 University of Puget Sound Northwest Conference 3.2 University of Redlands SCIAC 3.21 University of Rochester UAA 3.51 University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) MIAC 3.238 University of the South SAA 3.294 University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire WIAC 3.17 University of Wisconsin, La Crosse WIAC 3.41 University of Wisconsin, River Falls WIAC 3.231 University of Wisconsin, Stout WIAC 3.103 University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WIAC 3.28 Vassar College Liberty League 3.358 Virginia Wesleyan College ODAC 3.43 Wabash College NCAC 3.374 Wartburg College IIAC 3.245 Washington and Jefferson College PAC 3.4 Washington and Lee University ODAC 3.408 Washington University (Missouri) UAA 3.61 Waynesburg University PAC 3.46 Wesleyan University (Connecticut) NESCAC 3.418 Wheaton College (Illinois) CCIW 3.45 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) NEWMAC 3.24 Whitman College Northwest Conference 3.432 Whitworth University Northwest Conference 3.28 Willamette University Northwest Conference 3.339 Williams College NESCAC 3.5 Wisconsin Lutheran College NorthernAC 3.12 Wittenberg University NCAC 3.1 WPI NEWMAC 3.46 York College (Pennsylvania) CAC 3.22
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Division III Champ Johns Hopkins Named DIII Cross Country Women's Scholar Team of the Year In addition, 197 teams receive All-Academic status
NEW ORLEANS – The Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins University are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2012 cross country season as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Johns Hopkins University won the NCAA Cross Country Championship title this fall.
Scholar Teams of the year are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest as a team at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year – Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins, coached by DIII National Women's Coach of the Year Bobby Van Allen, have earned a cumulative team grade point average of 3.32 through the fall semester of 2012.
The Blue Jays soared to their first NCAA Championship in women's cross country with a team score of 153, 63 poitns better than runner-up Wartburg. Not only was the championship the first in program history, but it was also the first by a women's team in school history, and its first DIII title regardless of gender since men's swimming last won in 1979.
With three USTFCCCA All-America honorees, the Blue Jays stood alone with the most selections. Freshman Hannah Oneda (10th), junior Holly Clarke (25th) and senior Annie Monagle (32nd) each earned the honor for the national champions.
Past Winners
2012: Johns Hopkins 2011: Washington (Mo.) 2010: Middlebury 2009: UW-Eau Claire 2008: Middlebury 2007: Amherst 2006: Middlebury
197 Teams Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those Women’s teams who earned 2012 Division III All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 197 institutions represent 39 conferences that compose the group. The MIAC had the most squads on the list with 11, followed by the NESCAC, Centennial Conference, and Middle Atlantic Conference which followed with 10.
Eastern Mennonite reported the highest cumulative team GPA in the country through the fall 2012 semester at 3.76. Pomona-Pitzer followed at 3.71.
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All ten of the top ten finishing teams at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 32 teams that participated in the national meet, 28 of those earned All-Academic status.
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 or better.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Cross Country Women’s All-Academic Teams
Institution Conference GPA Albion College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.56 Allegheny College NCAC 3.35 Alvernia University Middle Atlantic 3.38 Amherst College NESCAC 3.49 Anderson University (Indiana) HCAC 3.46 Augsburg College MIAC 3.57 Augustana College (Illinois) CCIW 3.35 Babson College NEWMAC 3.25 Bates College NESCAC 3.22 Beloit College Midwest Conference 3.641 Benedictine University (Illinois) NorthernAC 3.36 Bethany College (West Virginia) PAC 3.13 Bethel University (Minnesota) MIAC 3.315 Bluffton University HCAC 3.377 Bridgewater College (Virginia) ODAC 3.438 Bryn Mawr College Centennial 3.418 California Institute of Technology SCIAC 3.46 California Lutheran University SCIAC 3.294 Calvin College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.52 Carleton College MIAC 3.56 Carnegie Mellon University UAA 3.43 Case Western Reserve University UAA 3.631 Catholic University of America Landmark 3.3 Centenary College (New Jersey) Colonial States 3.4 Central College (Iowa) IIAC 3.356 Centre College SAA 3.449 Christopher Newport University USA South 3.481 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges SCIAC 3.476 Clark University (Massachusetts) NEWMAC 3.41 Colby College NESCAC 3.49
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College of St. Benedict MIAC 3.366 College of Wooster NCAC 3.489 Colorado College SCAC 3.671 Concordia College, Moorhead MIAC 3.66 Concordia University Chicago NorthernAC 3.456 Concordia University Wisconsin NorthernAC 3.36 Connecticut College NESCAC 3.543 Cornell College Midwest Conference 3.18 Defiance College HCAC 3.17 Denison University NCAC 3.5 DePauw University NCAC 3.31 Dickinson College Centennial 3.17 Earlham College HCAC 3.59 Eastern Mennonite University ODAC 3.76 Edgewood College NorthernAC 3.541 Elizabethtown College Middle Atlantic 3.42 Elmhurst College CCIW 3.55 Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Great Northeast 3.35 Emory University UAA 3.61 Franklin & Marshall College Centennial 3.28 Franklin College HCAC 3.19 Fredonia State University SUNYAC 3.22 Geneva College PAC 3.578 George Fox University Northwest Conference 3.58 Gettysburg College Centennial 3.33 Goucher College Landmark 3.37 Greenville College SLIAC 3.244 Grinnell College Midwest Conference 3.44 Grove City College PAC 3.53 Guilford College ODAC 3.485 Gustavus Adolphus College MIAC 3.56 Gwynedd-Mercy College Colonial States 3.214 Hamilton College NESCAC 3.31 Hanover College HCAC 3.206 Haverford College Centennial 3.548 Heidelberg University OAC 3.318 Hendrix College SAA 3.39 Hiram College NCAC 3.58 Hood College Middle Atlantic 3.23
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Hope College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.49 Husson University North Atlantic 3.55 Illinois Wesleyan University CCIW 3.49 Immaculata University Colonial States 3.51 Ithaca College Empire 8 3.49 John Carroll University OAC 3.349 Johns Hopkins University Centennial 3.32 Keene State College Little East 3.37 Kenyon College NCAC 3.48 King's College Middle Atlantic 3.47 Lawrence University Midwest Conference 3.366 Lebanon Valley College Middle Atlantic 3.52 Lesley University NECC 3.48 Lewis & Clark College Northwest Conference 3.526 Linfield College Northwest Conference 3.54 Loras College IIAC 3.38 Luther College IIAC 3.494 Macalester College MIAC 3.51 Manchester University HCAC 3.28 Marietta College OAC 3.472 Mary Baldwin College USA South 3.547 Marywood University Colonial States 3.56 Massachusetts Institute of Technology NEWMAC 3.69 McDaniel College Centennial 3.445 Meredith College USA South 3.249 Messiah College Middle Atlantic 3.352 Messiah College Middle Atlantic 3.352 Millikin University CCIW 3.298 Monmouth College (Illinois) Midwest Conference 3.33 Muhlenberg College Centennial 3.279 Nazareth College Empire 8 3.276 Nazareth College Empire 8 3.267 Nebraska Wesleyan University Great Plains 3.43 North Central College CCIW 3.419 North Park University CCIW 3.106 Norwich University Great Northeast 3.13 Oberlin College NCAC 3.49 Occidental College SCIAC 3.44 Oglethorpe University SAA 3.19
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Ohio Northern University OAC 3.38 Ohio Wesleyan University NCAC 3.295 Olivet College Michigan Intercollegiate 3.25 Pacific University (Oregon) Northwest Conference 3.577 Piedmont College USA South 3.34 Plattsburgh State University of New York SUNYAC 3.26 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges SCIAC 3.71 Principia College SLIAC 3.44 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Liberty League 3.543 Rhodes College SAA 3.16 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NJAC 3.58 Ripon College Midwest Conference 3.29 Roanoke College ODAC 3.398 Roger Williams University Commonwealth Coast 3.37 Rowan University NJAC 3.326 Rutgers University, Camden NJAC 3.175 Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Michigan Intercollegiate 3.24 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MIAC 3.474 Saint Vincent College PAC 3.443 Salisbury University CAC 3.439 Salve Regina University Commonwealth Coast 3.31 Shenandoah University ODAC 3.59 Simpson College IIAC 3.1 Smith College NEWMAC 3.644 Southwestern University (Texas) SCAC 3.255 Springfield College NEWMAC 3.335 St. Catherine University MIAC 3.524 St. John Fisher College Empire 8 3.336 St. Lawrence University Liberty League 3.22 St. Mary's College of Maryland CAC 3 St. Norbert College Midwest Conference 3.32 St. Olaf College MIAC 3.5 State University College at New Paltz SUNYAC 3.28 State University College at Oneonta SUNYAC 3.44 State University of New York at Geneseo SUNYAC 3.49 State University of New York at Oswego SUNYAC 3.36 Stevens Institute of Technology Empire 8 3.417 Susquehanna University Landmark 3.38 Swarthmore College Centennial 3.61
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The College of New Jersey NJAC 3.55 The College of St. Scholastica UMAC 3.48 The Sage Colleges Skyline 3.42 Thiel College PAC 3.52 Trinity College (Connecticut) NESCAC 3.387 Trinity University (Texas) SCAC 3.392 Tufts University NESCAC 3.54 University of Chicago UAA 3.497 University of Dubuque IIAC 3.38 University of La Verne SCIAC 3.1 University of Minnesota, Morris UMAC 3.1 University of Mount Union OAC 3.348 University of Puget Sound Northwest Conference 3.36 University of Redlands SCIAC 3.207 University of Rochester UAA 3.283 University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) MIAC 3.512 University of the South SAA 3.196 University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire WIAC 3.53 University of Wisconsin, La Crosse WIAC 3.32 University of Wisconsin, River Falls WIAC 3.42 University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point WIAC 3.28 University of Wisconsin, Stout WIAC 3.402 University of Wisconsin, Superior WIAC 3.17 University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WIAC 3.13 Utica College Empire 8 3.24 Utica College Empire 8 3.2 Vassar College Liberty League 3.395 Virginia Wesleyan College ODAC 3.28 Wartburg College IIAC 3.456 Washington and Jefferson College PAC 3.2 Washington and Lee University ODAC 3.536 Washington University (Missouri) UAA 3.68 Waynesburg University PAC 3.331 Wellesley College NEWMAC 3.42 Wells College NEAC 3.378 Wesleyan University (Connecticut) NESCAC 3.589 Wheaton College (Illinois) CCIW 3.55 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) NEWMAC 3.48 Whitman College Northwest Conference 3.512
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Whittier College SCIAC 3.321 Whitworth University Northwest Conference 3.54 Widener University Middle Atlantic 3.58 Wilkes University Middle Atlantic 3.3 Willamette University Northwest Conference 3.607 William Smith College Liberty League 3.47 Williams College NESCAC 3.61 Wilmington College (Ohio) OAC 3.45 Wisconsin Lutheran College NorthernAC 3.38 WPI NEWMAC 3.49 York College (Pennsylvania) CAC 3.43
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