August 4, 2010

Women’s Track & Field named USTFCCCA All-Academic team

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's track & field team was one of 151 teams who earned the distinction of being named an All-Academic team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon.

In order to be eligible for this award the team must post a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. The Spartans had a GPA of 3.22 this past season.

Earlier this week, the UNCG men's track & field team was honored as an All-Academic team after posting a 3.23 GPA.

UNCG was also one of just six SoCon schools to earn the award this season. The other five schools were Chattanooga, College of Charleston, Elon, Furman and Western Carolina.

Oklahoma posted the highest cumulative GPA at 3.62, followed by Quinnipiac at 3.58.

Tennessee was also announced as the Indoor Track & Field Scholar Team of the Year, while Penn State took the honors for the outdoor season.

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USTFCCCA 2010 Division I Track & Field All-Academic Teams, WOMEN

INSTITUTION	CONFERENCE	GPA
Arizona State University	Pacific-10 Conference	3.30
Austin Peay State University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.10
Baylor University	Big 12 Conference	3.20
Boise State University	Western Athletic Conference	3.04
Bowling Green State University	Mid-American Conference	3.36
Bradley University	Missouri Valley Conference	3.52
Brigham Young University	Mountain West Conference	3.24
Bucknell University	Patriot League	3.38
Butler University	Horizon League	3.28
California State University, Fresno	Western Athletic Conference	3.09
Central Michigan University	Mid-American Conference	3.23
Coastal Carolina University	Big South Conference	3.08
College of Charleston (South Carolina)	Southern Conference	3.04
College of William and Mary	Colonial Athletic Association	3.24
Colorado State University	Mountain West Conference	3.30
Columbia University	Ivy Group	3.22
Cornell University	Ivy Group	3.22
Dartmouth College	Ivy Group	3.27
DePaul University	Big East Conference	3.33
Drake University	Missouri Valley Conference	3.37
Eastern Illinois University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.31
Eastern Kentucky University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.07
Eastern Washington University	Big Sky Conference	3.23
Elon University	Southern Conference	3.33
Florida State University	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.13
Fordham University	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.27
Furman University	Southern Conference	3.04
Gardner-Webb University	Big South Conference	3.20
Georgetown University	Big East Conference	3.26
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.13
Harvard University	Ivy Group	3.42
High Point University	Big South Conference	3.26
Idaho State University	Big Sky Conference	3.23
Illinois State University	Missouri Valley Conference	3.11
Indiana State University	Missouri Valley Conference	3.16
Indiana University, Bloomington	Big Ten Conference	3.27
Iona College	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	3.52
Iowa State University	Big 12 Conference	3.31
IPFW	The Summit League	3.36
Jacksonville State University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.27
Jacksonville University	Atlantic Sun Conference	3.17
La Salle University	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.21
Lafayette College	Patriot League	3.33
Lehigh University	Patriot League	3.31
Lipscomb University	Atlantic Sun Conference	3.51
Long Beach State University	Big West Conference	3.04
Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus	Northeast Conference	3.02
Loyola Marymount University	West Coast Conference	3.39
Loyola University Chicago	Horizon League	3.32
Manhattan College	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	3.22
Marquette University	Big East Conference	3.11
Miami University (Ohio)	Mid-American Conference	3.26
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference	3.27
Monmouth University	Northeast Conference	3.30
Montana State University - Bozeman	Big Sky Conference	3.30
Morehead State University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.48
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Great West Conference	3.11
North Dakota State University	The Summit League	3.41
Northern Arizona University	Big Sky Conference	3.10
Ohio University	Mid-American Conference	3.33
Oklahoma State University	Big 12 Conference	3.24
Oregon State University	Pacific-10 Conference	3.36
Oregon State University	Pacific-10 Conference	3.42
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten Conference	3.00
Princeton University	Ivy Group	3.25
Purdue University	Big Ten Conference	3.18
Quinnipiac University	Northeast Conference	3.58
Rice University	Conference USA	3.29
Rider University	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	3.16
Rutgers University, New Brunswick	Big East Conference	3.17
Sacred Heart University	Northeast Conference	3.26
Saint Louis University	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.30
South Dakota State University	The Summit League	3.39
Southeast Missouri State University	Ohio Valley Conference	3.30
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Missouri Valley Conference	3.22
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Ohio Valley Conference	3.04
Southern Methodist University	Conference USA	3.18
St. John's University (New York)	Big East Conference	3.23
Stanford University	Pacific-10 Conference	3.40
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland Conference	3.17
Stony Brook University	America East Conference	3.39
Syracuse University	Big East Conference	3.45
Temple University	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.09
Texas Christian University	Mountain West Conference	3.12
Texas Tech University	Big 12 Conference	3.28
The Ohio State University	Big Ten Conference	3.10
Towson University	Colonial Athletic Association	3.43
University at Albany	America East Conference	3.12
University at Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	3.16
University of Akron	Mid-American Conference	3.25
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	Southeastern Conference	3.28
University of Arkansas, Little Rock	Sun Belt Conference	3.48
University of California, Irvine	Big West Conference	3.19
University of Cincinnati	Big East Conference	3.22
University of Connecticut	Big East Conference	3.01
University of Dayton	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.35
University of Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	3.11
University of Detroit Mercy	Horizon League	3.37
University of Hawaii, Manoa	Western Athletic Conference	3.11
University of Idaho	Western Athletic Conference	3.25
University of Illinois, Champaign	Big Ten Conference	3.18
University of Iowa	Big Ten Conference	3.22
University of Kansas	Big 12 Conference	3.24
University of Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	3.30
University of Louisville	Big East Conference	3.30
University of Maine, Orono	America East Conference	3.24
University of Miami (Florida)	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.02
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Big Ten Conference	3.39
University of Missouri, Columbia	Big 12 Conference	3.36
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	3.27
University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Big 12 Conference	3.45
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Mountain West Conference	3.07
University of New Hampshire	America East Conference	3.43
University of New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	3.35
University of North Carolina, Charlotte	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.00
University of North Carolina, Greensboro	Southern Conference	3.22
University of North Carolina, Wilmington	Colonial Athletic Association	3.13
University of North Dakota	Great West Conference	3.50
University of North Texas	Sun Belt Conference	3.18
University of Northern Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	3.37
University of Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	3.62
University of Portland	West Coast Conference	3.41
University of Rhode Island	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.25
University of Richmond	Atlantic 10 Conference	3.17
University of San Francisco	West Coast Conference	3.44
University of South Carolina, Columbia	Southeastern Conference	3.34
University of South Dakota	Great West Conference	3.36
University of South Florida	Big East Conference	3.33
University of Southern California	Pacific-10 Conference	3.11
University of Southern Mississippi	Conference USA	3.00
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference	3.29
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Southeastern Conference	3.14
University of Texas at Arlington	Southland Conference	3.16
University of Toledo	Mid-American Conference	3.20
University of Tulsa	Conference USA	3.48
University of Vermont	America East Conference	3.28
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.04
University of Wisconsin, Madison	Big Ten Conference	3.19
University of Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	3.19
Utah State University	Western Athletic Conference	3.43
Utah Valley University	Great West Conference	3.31
Villanova University	Big East Conference	3.31
Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.34
Wake Forest University	Atlantic Coast Conference	3.08
Washington State University	Pacific-10 Conference	3.21
Weber State University	Big Sky Conference	3.41
West Virginia University	Big East Conference	3.40
Western Carolina University	Southern Conference	3.12
Western Michigan University	Mid-American Conference	3.14
Wofford College	Southern Conference	3.23
Yale University	Ivy Group	3.45

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