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NCAA Champ Wash-U Bears Gain Title of Scholar Team of the Year In addition, 187 teams receive All-Academic status
February 15, 2012 NEW ORLEANS – The Bears of Washington University of St. Louis are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2011 cross country season as announced Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The squad also won their first NCAA cross country 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 – Washington (Mo.) The Bears, coached by Jeff Stiles, has tallied a 3.70 cumulative team GPA through the 2011 fall semester. The mark ranks third among all Division III women’s cross country teams. Washington’s women came away from the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships with the program’s first‐ever title, scoring 70 points to outpace defending champion Middlebury (111). The Bears were led by senior Erica Jackey who placed fourth overall despite being nine seconds back of the field after the first mile. Freshman Lucy Cheadle finished 20th overall, sophomore Sarah Fisher was 22nd, senior Molly Wawrzyniak took 23rd, and senior Elizabeth Phillips rounded out team scoring as the 40th overall finisher. The team also won the NCAA Midwest Regional with just 24 points, winning by 91 over UW‐Eau Claire. The squad finished all seven runners in the overall top 20, going 2‐3‐4‐6‐9‐14‐19. In addition for Stiles in his 11th year at WASHU, the Bears won a third‐straight UAA title this fall. All seven of Washington’s runners at the NCAA Cross Country Championships earned individual All‐Academic honors last week – having tallied a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better through the fall semester. Past Winners 2011: Washington (Mo.) 2010: Middlebury 2009: UW‐Eau Claire 2008: Middlebury 2007: Amherst 2006: Middlebury 187 Teams Earn All‐Academic Status In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those women’s teams who earned 2011 Division III All‐Academic Cross Country status.
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A total of 187 institutions represent 38 conferences that compose the group. The NESCAC and MIAC each had ten institutions make the list to lead all leagues in Division III. The Centennial, NCAC, and WIAC followed with nine. Of the 32 teams that participated in the national championship meet, 31 of those earned All‐Academic status – including all eight regional champion teams. To qualify as a USTFCCCA All‐Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 through the 2011 fall semester. USTFCCCA 2011 Division III Cross Country All‐Academic Teams, WOMEN INSTITUTION CONFERENCE Albion College Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Allegheny College North Coast Athletic Conference Allegheny College North Coast Athletic Conference Amherst College New England Small College Athletic Conference Augsburg College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Augustana College (Illinois) College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Babson College New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Bates College New England Small College Athletic Conference Benedictine University (Illinois) Northern Athletics Conference Bluffton University Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Bridgewater College (Virginia) Old Dominion Athletic Conference Bryn Mawr College Centennial Conference California Institute of Technology Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Calvin College Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Carleton College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Carnegie Mellon University University Athletic Association Carroll University (Wisconsin) Midwest Conference Catholic University of America Landmark Conference Centenary College (New Jersey) Colonial States Athletic Conference Central College (Iowa) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Centre College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Christopher Newport University USA South Athletic Conference Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coe College Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Colby College New England Small College Athletic Conference College at Brockport State University of New York Athletic Conference College of St. Benedict Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference College of Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference Colorado College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Concordia University Chicago Northern Athletics Conference Concordia University Texas American Southwest Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
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