The NCAA News - News and Features

April 20, 1998

Several top teams, individuals lead I cross country academic list

Seven of the top 10 women's teams and six of the top 20 women's individual finishers at the 1997 Division I Women's Cross Country Championships lead the Division I women's all-academic cross country team announced by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association.

Brigham Young, which claimed the 1997 team title, Stanford, Dartmouth, Wisconsin, Providence, Oregon and Boston College highlight the 83-team all-academic team. Stanford, Dartmouth and Wisconsin placed second, fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 1997 championships, while Providence, Oregon and Boston College garnered the sixth, eighth and ninth positions, respectively.

Duquesne posted the highest grade-point average among the 83 teams at 3.750. Brigham Young was fifth at 3.590.

Angela Graham of Boston College, who placed third individually at the 1997 championships; Carmen Douma of Villanova (sixth); Oregon's Marie Davis (ninth); Northern Arizona's Amy Swier (10th); Kelly Smith of Colorado (18th) and Maggie Chan of Brigham Young (19th) were among the 42 individuals garnering honors.

Following are this year's all-academic selections:

TEAM

1. Duquesne, 3.750; 2. Chattanooga, 3.689; 3. Nebraska, 3.658; 4. Wright St., 3.644; 5. Brigham Young, 3.590; 6. Southern Utah, 3.581; 7. Western Mich., 3.540; 8. Syracuse, 3.530; 9. Wichita St., 3.525; 10. Valparaiso, 3.467.

11. Oregon, 3.450; 12. South Fla., 3.420; 13. Washington, 3.400; 14. N.C.-Charlotte, 3.391; 15. Northern Ariz., 3.390; 16. Iowa St., 3.380; 17. Notre Dame, 3.375; 18. New Hampshire, 3.370; 19. (tie) Loyola (Ill.) and Tulsa, 3.350.

21. Weber St., 3.340; 22. California, 3.339; 23. Long Beach St., 3.333; 24. Northern Ill., 3.330; 25. Montana St., 3.327; 26. (tie) Bucknell, Gonzaga and Minnesota, 3.320; 29. Idaho St., 3.318; 30. Delaware, 3.316.

31. (tie) Creighton and Stanford, 3.300; 33. (tie) Central Mich., Colgate, Marshall and Southern Miss., 3.290; 37. St. Francis (Pa.), 3.289; 38. UTEP, 3.280; 39. Yale, 3.276; 40. Fresno St., 3.272.

41. Michigan St., 3.270; 42. La Salle, 3.268; 43. (tie) Indiana St. and Lehigh, 3.260; 45. Bradley, 3.255; 46. Loyola (Md.), 3.252; 47. Cincinnati, 3.246; 48. Coastal Caro., 3.231; 49. Boston College, 3.225; 50. Cal St. Northridge, 3.220.

51. North Caro. St., 3.212; 52. Rice, 3.203; 53. South Caro., 3.194; 54. Dartmouth, 3.180; 55. Iowa, 3.175; 56. Central Fla., 3.170; 57. (tie) Geo. Washington and Wis.-Milwaukee, 3.156; 59. Virginia Tech, 3.153; 60. Vermont, 3.152.

61. Robert Morris, 3.150; 62. Missouri, 3.144; 63. Georgia St., 3.120; 64. New Mexico, 3.104; 65. Michigan, 3.101; 66. Southern Ill., 3.099; 67. Santa Clara, 3.090; 68. (tie) Arizona St. and Wisconsin, 3.089; 70. Cornell, 3.083.

71. Rhode Island, 3.080; 72. Providence, 3.078; 73. Bethune-Cookman, 3.070; 74. Baylor, 3.060; 75. (tie) Eastern Mich. and Florida, 3.050; 77. Eastern Ky., 3.032; 78. Monmouth, 3.030; 79. Penn St., 3.020; 80. Winthrop, 3.018.

81. N.C.-Wilmington, 3.011; 82. William & Mary, 3.010; 83. Youngstown St., 3.000.

INDIVIDUAL

April Brannon, New Mexico; Maggie Chan, Brigham Young; Carly Craytock, Bucknell; Marie Davis, Oregon; Anne Devlin, Dartmouth; Carmen Douma, Villanova; Karin Ernstrom, Baylor; Aryn Fahey, William & Mary; Meredith Faircloth, North Caro. St.; Milena Glusac, Oregon.

Amber Grady, Iowa St.; Angela Graham, Boston College; Amelia Griffith, South Fla.; Susanne Heyes, Penn St.; Mary Ellen Hill, Bradley; Erin Johnson, Loyola (Ill.); Elizabeth Kampfe, Michigan; Lynn Kepper Hudson, Furman; Alison Klemmer, Notre Dame; Shoshanna Kroeger, Wisconsin.

Sharlyn Maughan, Weber St.; Melinda Mohr, Nebraska; Caisa Monohan, Brigham Young; Erin Musson, North Caro. St.; Emily Nay, Brigham Young; Roberta Pickens, St. Francis (Pa.); Eeva Rasimus, South Fla.; Sarna Renfro, Stanford; Jenna Rogers, Dartmouth; Kelly Smith, Colorado.

Jennifer Smith, Colorado; Sherri Smith, Baylor; Briana Stott-Messick, Colorado; Colleen Sunderland, Rutgers; Julie Sweitzer, Bucknell; Amy Swier, Northern Ariz.; Andrene Thompson, Oklahoma St.; Fride Vellum, Tulsa; Andrea Virga, N.C.-Wilmington; Annie Wetterhus, Kansas St.

Jolene Williams, Coastal Caro.; Erin Windler, Missouri..