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The NCAA News -- May 10, 1999

Cross country coaches select 1998 all-academic teams

The Division II Cross Coun-

try Coaches Association has announced its all-academic selections for the 1998 season.

Three student-athletes were honored for maintaining perfect 4.000 cumulative grade-point averages, including Robby Lane of Northwest Missouri State, a geography major; and Jennifer McQuitty of Adams State and Karen Smidt of Northern Colorado, both majoring in education. All three qualified for the 1998 Division II national championships.

Gannon posted the highest cumulative grade-point average among men's teams with a 3.800 mark, and Central Arkansas was tops on the women's side at 3.910.

To earn selection, individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.250 and have placed in the top 30 percent of their NCAA regional. The minimum grade-point average requirement for team selection is 3.000.

MEN'S TEAMS

Gannon, 3.800; Stonehill, 3.650; Northwest Missouri State, 3.570; Western State, 3.470; Fort Hays State, 3.440; Francis Marion, 3.430; Montana State-Billings, 3.400; St. Martin's, 3.390; New Hampshire College, 3.370; St. Joseph's (Indiana), 3.370; Nebraska-Kearney, 3.300; North Dakota, 3.300; North Dakota State, 3.190; Emporia State, 3.170; Bryant, 3.130; Adams State, 3.110; Clarion, 3.110; Lincoln Memorial, 3.110; Pittsburg State, 3.080; Indiana (Pennsylvania), 3.070; Edinboro, 3.030; Humboldt State, 3.020; Missouri-Rolla, 3.010; Ashland, 3.000; St. Rose, 3.000.

MEN'S INDIVIDUALS

Anthony Alabestro, West Florida; Joseph Alexander, Minnesota State-Mankato; Brock Bailey, Mars Hill; Nate Bowen, UC Davis; Brandan Buckley, India-na (Pennsylvania); Arturo Cabral, Lewis; Garry Cooke, West Florida; Brian Cornelius, Northwest Missouri State; Adrian DeWald, UC Davis; Peter Euler, Pittsburg State; Donald Ferree, Northwest Missouri State; Brook Fischer, Northern State; David Gardner, Francis Marion; Mark Hagan, Millersville; Matt Hagen, Missouri-Rolla; Jason Hobbs, Bentley; Christopher Hollmann, Adams State; Jason Hubbard, Adams State; Heith Janke, North Dakota State; Ryan Kelly, Edinboro.

Ryan Knight, Ashland; Robby Lane, Northwest Missouri State; Brian Leibfried, South Dakota State; Brian Leong, UC Davis; Jason McCullough, Fort Hays State; David McQuitty, Adams State; Tony Menendez, Armstrong Atlantic; Jeremiah Mushen, Western Washington; Doryl Myer, Edinboro; Jake O'Dell, Lincoln Memorial; Dan Pemble, North Dakota State; Greg Phillips, Humboldt State; Matt Roloff, Bryant; Martin Rosendahl, Minnesota State-Mankato; Ronn Smith, Monta-

na State-Billings; Chris Stager, Lock Ha-

ven; William Starner, Shippensburg; Matt Stohl, East Stroudsburg; Kevin Taylor, Shippensburg.

Mathew Wagoner, Shippensburg; William Westenhoefen, Indiana (Pennsylvania); Adam Zundell, Wheeling Jesuit.

WOMEN'S TEAMS

Central Arkansas, 3.910; St. Martin's, 3.860; Gannon, 3.800; Northern State, 3.700; Merrimack, 3.600; West Florida, 3.550; Adams State, 3.530; Clarion, 3.530; North Dakota, 3.520; Northern Colorado, 3.460; Missouri Southern State, 3.450; Minnesota-Morris, 3.430; Mars Hill, 3.420; North Dakota State, 3.420; Cal Poly Pomona, 3.400; Montana State-Billings, 3.400; Saginaw Valley State, 3.400; Ferris State, 3.390; South Dakota State, 3.390; Texas A&M-Commerce, 3.390; Fort Hays State, 3.380; Harding, 3.370; Long Island-C.W. Post, 3.360; Wheeling Jesuit, 3.360; Eckerd, 3.350; Pittsburg State, 3.340; Edinboro, 3.330; Lewis, 3.330; Cal State Dominguez Hills, 3.310.

Nebraska-Kearney, 3.300; Truman State, 3.300; St. Rose, 3.290; Ashland, 3.280; West Georgia, 3.260; Shippensburg, 3.250; Indiana (Pennsylvania), 3.240; Arkansas Tech, 3.230; Slippery Rock, 3.220; Millersville, 3.190; St. Joseph's (Indiana), 3.190; Wayne State (Nebraska), 3.170; Kutztown, 3.160; Missouri-Rolla, 3.160; East Stroudsburg, 3.130; Hillsdale, 3.130; Fort Lewis, 3.120; Mansfield, 3.120; St. Leo, 3.120; West Chester, 3.110; Wayne State (Michigan), 3.080; Alabama-Huntsville, 3.060; Bentley, 3.060; Bryant, 3.040; Francis Marion, 3.020; Western State, 3.010; Northern Kentucky, 3.000.

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUALS

Jessica Altnow, UC Davis; Kasia Arient, Lewis; Beth Bayser, Lewis; Lauren Bechtel, Lock Haven; Aytree Blalock, Alaba-ma-Huntsville; Kimberly Bosen, Adams State; Melissa Bouren, Adams State; Emily Budnyk, Shippensburg; Kimberly Bugg, Adams State; Eunice Chege, Kutztown; Christy Cormier, Montana State-Bil-lings; Athena Cunningham, Northern Colo-

rado; Dora Davila, Angelo State; Shaw-

na DeSmet, South Dakota State; Ammie Dougherty, North Dakota State; Meghan Edmiston, Millersville; Michele Edwards, Lock Haven; Megan Elliott, Shippensburg; Jackie Ely, Bryant; Kate Fall, Saginaw Valley State.

Hilary Flaming, Fort Lewis; Leah Gifford, Augustana (South Dakota); Jen-

ny Gorden, Western Washington; Sarah Graves, Montana State-Billings; Amanda Harrison, Missouri Southern State; Carisa Heiney, Millersville; Kami Hill, North Dakota State; Gabriela Hnilkiva, Edinbo-

ro; Tara Hudspeth, Emporia State; Katie Huntley, Minnesota-Duluth; Julie Huss, Northern State; Krystal Kerby, Oakland City; Laura Knapp, Hillsdale; Jaime Kruger, Nebraska-Kearney; Tanya Kunkel, Northern Colorado; Bridgette Laflin, Clarion; Michelle Leinfelder, UC Davis; Becky Leppard, North Dakota; Maureen Long, Clarion; April Maine, North Dakota.

Josie Martinez, Abilene Christian; Kenna Masuda, San Francisco State; Kerri McIntyre, Indiana (Pennsylvania); Carrie McKeon, Edinboro; Jennifer McQuitty, Adams State; Heidi Meehan, North Dakota; Stephanie Milam, Adams State; Betty Mohler, Millersville; Lucia Nguyen, Ship-pensburg; Kelly Null, Clarion; Sarah Parkey, Adams State; Amy Perry, Edinboro; Emily Reid, Francis Marion; Katy Saul, Ashland; Michele Scherer, Saginaw Valley State; Cheri Scharff, Harding; Kristy Schreibeis, Northern Colorado; Katie Schroth, Merrimack; Amy Shinskie, Edinboro; Sarah Shuler, UC Davis.

Adrianne Sikora, Northern Colorado; Karen Smidt, Northern Colorado; Carlisa Smith, Alabama-Huntsville; Jody Smith, South Dakota State; Stacey States, West Chester; Laura Swogger, Montana State-Billings; Tia Tarole, Harding; Alison Taylor, Arkansas Tech; Michelle Terry, Ferris State; Amy Walbert, East Stroudsburg; Amanda Walker, West Georgia; Kelly Weiss, Slippery Rock; Jennifer Wiggins, Mars Hill; Laura Williams, Arkansas Tech; Roxanne Wilson, Clarion; Heather Young, Wheeling Jesuit.