KU Women's Cross Country Team Recognized for Academic Success
March 5, 2010
LAWRENCE, Kan. –
The University of Kansas women’s cross country squad earned All-Academic Team honors, it was announced Friday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
To be eligible for the award, a team must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA and must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA regional championship meet.
KU was one of nine teams in the Big 12 Conference to be selected for the honor, as the Jayhawks recorded a team GPA of 3.43.
The Jayhawks were led this season by Lauren Bonds, who recently received individual recognition, as the senior from Hutchinson, Kan., was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic list for her superior work both on and off the course. Bonds, along with sophomore Rebeka Stowe and junior Amanda Miller, were also named to the Academic All-Big 12 team during the 2009 cross country season.
In addition to its academic success, the women’s team recorded its best performance in 15 years at the Big 12 Championships, as five Jayhawks finished in the top 50 to take fifth overall in the league race. Bonds came in 10th at that meet, garnering All-Big 12 honors. She followed that performance with a fifth-place finish at the Midwest Regional Championships, which earned her a spot on the All-Region team and a bid to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Overall, the KU women’s squad took 10th at the regional meet.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Teams, 2009
INSTITUTION |
CONFERENCE |
GPA |
Arizona State University |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.32 |
Auburn University |
Southeastern Conference |
3.28 |
Austin Peay State University |
Ohio Valley Conference |
3.64 |
Baylor University |
Big 12 Conference |
3.51 |
Belmont University |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
3.40 |
Binghamton University |
America East Conference |
3.42 |
Bowling Green State University |
Mid-American Conference |
3.54 |
Bradley University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.52 |
Brown University |
Ivy Group |
3.50 |
Bucknell University |
Patriot League |
3.44 |
Butler University |
Horizon League |
3.39 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Northeast Conference |
3.45 |
Central Michigan University |
Mid-American Conference |
3.48 |
Clemson University |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.45 |
Cleveland State University |
Horizon League |
3.64 |
Coastal Carolina University |
Big South Conference |
3.51 |
Colgate University |
Patriot League |
3.21 |
College of William and Mary |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.13 |
Colorado State University |
Mountain West Conference |
3.62 |
Columbia University |
Ivy Group |
3.19 |
Cornell University |
Ivy Group |
3.35 |
Creighton University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.64 |
Dartmouth College |
Ivy Group |
3.31 |
Davidson College |
Southern Conference |
3.13 |
DePaul University |
Big East Conference |
3.76 |
Drake University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.46 |
Duke University |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.52 |
East Carolina University |
Conference USA |
3.08 |
Eastern Kentucky University |
Ohio Valley Conference |
3.30 |
Elon University |
Southern Conference |
3.40 |
Fairfield University |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
3.49 |
Fordham University |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.21 |
Georgetown |
Big East Conference |
3.31 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.29 |
Georgia State University |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.42 |
Harvard University |
Ivy Group |
3.45 |
Idaho State University |
Big Sky Conference |
3.32 |
Illinois State University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.53 |
Indiana State University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.58 |
Indiana University, Bloomington |
Big Ten Conference |
3.73 |
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis |
The Summit League |
3.40 |
Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne |
The Summit League |
3.31 |
Iona College |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
3.31 |
Iowa State University |
Big 12 Conference |
3.48 |
Jacksonville State University |
Ohio Valley Conference |
3.23 |
Jacksonville University |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
3.38 |
James Madison University |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.20 |
Kent State University |
Mid-American Conference |
3.09 |
La Salle University |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.32 |
Lafayette College |
Patriot League |
3.36 |
Lehigh University |
Patriot League |
3.54 |
Lipscomb University |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
3.51 |
Long Beach State University |
Big West Conference |
3.11 |
Louisiana State University |
Southeastern Conference |
3.34 |
Loyola College (Maryland) |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
3.34 |
Loyola Marymount University |
West Coast Conference |
3.28 |
Loyola University Chicago |
Horizon League |
3.19 |
McNeese State University |
Southland Conference |
3.21 |
Miami University (Ohio) |
Mid-American Conference |
3.28 |
Michigan State University |
Big Ten Conference |
3.28 |
Mississippi State University |
Southeastern Conference |
3.69 |
Missouri State University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.81 |
Monmouth University |
Northeast Conference |
3.39 |
Montana State University – Bozeman |
Big Sky Conference |
3.50 |
Morehead State University |
Ohio Valley Conference |
3.51 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Great West Conference |
3.06 |
New Mexico State University |
Western Athletic Conference |
3.31 |
North Carolina State University |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.22 |
Northeastern University |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.42 |
Northern Arizona University |
Big Sky Conference |
3.35 |
Northwestern University |
Big Ten Conference |
3.45 |
Oakland University |
The Summit League |
3.35 |
Ohio University |
Mid-American Conference |
3.47 |
Oklahoma State University |
Big 12 Conference |
3.28 |
Oral Roberts University |
The Summit League |
3.76 |
Oregon State University |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.38 |
Pennsylvania State University |
Big Ten Conference |
3.14 |
Princeton University |
Ivy Group |
3.32 |
Providence College |
Big East Conference |
3.06 |
Purdue University |
Big Ten Conference |
3.39 |
Quinnipiac University |
Northeast Conference |
3.40 |
Rice University |
Conference USA |
3.53 |
Rider University |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
3.29 |
Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Big East Conference |
3.14 |
Sacred Heart University |
Northeast Conference |
3.45 |
Samford University |
Southern Conference |
3.20 |
Santa Clara University |
West Coast Conference |
3.04 |
South Dakota State University |
The Summit League |
3.62 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.73 |
Southern Methodist University |
Conference USA |
3.41 |
St. John’s University (New York) |
Big East Conference |
3.50 |
Stanford University |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.59 |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
Southland Conference |
3.64 |
Stony Brook University |
America East Conference |
3.28 |
Syracuse University |
Big East Conference |
3.54 |
Texas A&M University, College Station |
Big 12 Conference |
3.06 |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
Southland Conference |
3.28 |
Texas Tech University |
Big 12 Conference |
3.31 |
The Ohio State University |
Big Ten Conference |
3.47 |
Towson University |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.54 |
Troy University |
Sun Belt Conference |
3.08 |
U.S. Military Academy |
Patriot League |
3.07 |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Patriot League |
3.32 |
University at Buffalo |
Mid-American Conference |
3.46 |
University of Akron |
Mid-American Conference |
3.28 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Conference USA |
3.29 |
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
Southeastern Conference |
3.86 |
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
Southeastern Conference |
3.17 |
University of Arkansas, Little Rock |
Sun Belt Conference |
3.17 |
University of California, Berkeley |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.29 |
University of California, Davis |
Big West Conference |
3.06 |
University of California, Irvine |
Big West Conference |
3.15 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.12 |
University of California, Riverside |
Big West Conference |
3.11 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Big West Conference |
3.12 |
University of Central Arkansas |
Southland Conference |
3.33 |
University of Cincinnati |
Big East Conference |
3.62 |
University of Colorado, Boulder |
Big 12 Conference |
3.46 |
University of Connecticut |
Big East Conference |
3.06 |
University of Dayton |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.57 |
University of Delaware |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.32 |
University of Detroit Mercy |
Horizon League |
3.44 |
University of Evansville |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.50 |
University of Florida |
Southeastern Conference |
3.56 |
University of Georgia |
Southeastern Conference |
3.22 |
University of Illinois, Champaign |
Big Ten Conference |
3.32 |
University of Iowa |
Big Ten Conference |
3.50 |
University of Kansas |
Big 12 Conference |
3.43 |
University of Louisville |
Big East Conference |
3.38 |
University of Maine, Orono |
America East Conference |
3.35 |
University of Miami (Florida) |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.65 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Big Ten Conference |
3.60 |
University of Missouri, Columbia |
Big 12 Conference |
3.49 |
University of Montana |
Big Sky Conference |
3.25 |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
Big 12 Conference |
3.68 |
University of Nevada |
Western Athletic Conference |
3.34 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Mountain West Conference |
3.37 |
University of New Mexico |
Mountain West Conference |
3.41 |
University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.32 |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
Southern Conference |
3.09 |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington |
Colonial Athletic Association |
3.26 |
University of North Florida |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
3.16 |
University of Notre Dame |
Big East Conference |
3.38 |
University of Oregon |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.53 |
University of Portland |
West Coast Conference |
3.51 |
University of Richmond |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.27 |
University of San Francisco |
West Coast Conference |
3.44 |
University of South Carolina, Columbia |
Southeastern Conference |
3.64 |
University of South Florida |
Big East Conference |
3.31 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Southern Conference |
3.53 |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Southeastern Conference |
3.39 |
University of Toledo |
Mid-American Conference |
3.49 |
University of Tulsa |
Conference USA |
3.51 |
University of Utah |
Mountain West Conference |
3.10 |
University of Virginia |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.39 |
University of Washington |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.15 |
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Big Ten Conference |
3.22 |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
Horizon League |
3.53 |
University of Wyoming |
Mountain West Conference |
3.27 |
Utah State University |
Western Athletic Conference |
3.30 |
Utah Valley University |
Great West Conference |
3.34 |
Vanderbilt University |
Southeastern Conference |
3.36 |
Villanova University |
Big East Conference |
3.38 |
Virginia Military Institute |
Big South Conference |
3.30 |
Virginia Tech |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.14 |
Wake Forest University |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3.35 |
Washington State University |
Pacific-10 Conference |
3.52 |
Weber State University |
Big Sky Conference |
3.51 |
West Virginia University |
Big East Conference |
3.67 |
Western Kentucky University |
Sun Belt Conference |
3.34 |
Western Michigan University |
Mid-American Conference |
3.32 |
Wichita State University |
Missouri Valley Conference |
3.47 |
Winthrop University |
Big South Conference |
3.36 |
Wofford College |
Southern Conference |
3.51 |
Xavier University (Ohio) |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
3.39 |
Yale University |
Ivy Group |
3.47 |