Haven Harriers earn USTFCCA DII All-Academic status
Doug Spatafore
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Sports
Six members of the Lock Haven University men's and women's cross country teams proved once again they not only get in done on the course, but also in the classroom by earning U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association DII All-Academic status.
Four Lady Eagles earned the prestigious honor, including Lindsey Lambert (Howell, N.J./Howell), Melinda Liptak (Gilbertsville, Pa./Marywood Univ.), Lindsay Topper (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and Courtney Whitmoyer (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley).
For the Bald Eagles, it was Mike Garraway (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and Jed Yeatts (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) earning the academic honor.
To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
On the women's side the 286 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 106 schools around the country. The list includes 31 who were reported to have 4.0 GPAs at the end of the 2009 fall semester. The list also includes seven regional champions, eight who finished in the nation's top 10, and four of the top five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) again had the most conference student-athletes on the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic list with 43 and was followed by the Northeast-10 who placed 36.
The 152 men's USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 78 schools around the country.
The list also includes four who finished in the nation's top 10 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and one regional champion.
Western State and Edinboro led the country by placing six on the All-Academic list. Adams State followed with five.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) again had the most conference student-athletes on the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic list with 27, followed by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) who placed 18.
Four Lady Eagles earned the prestigious honor, including Lindsey Lambert (Howell, N.J./Howell), Melinda Liptak (Gilbertsville, Pa./Marywood Univ.), Lindsay Topper (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and Courtney Whitmoyer (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley).
For the Bald Eagles, it was Mike Garraway (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and Jed Yeatts (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) earning the academic honor.
To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
On the women's side the 286 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 106 schools around the country. The list includes 31 who were reported to have 4.0 GPAs at the end of the 2009 fall semester. The list also includes seven regional champions, eight who finished in the nation's top 10, and four of the top five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) again had the most conference student-athletes on the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic list with 43 and was followed by the Northeast-10 who placed 36.
The 152 men's USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 78 schools around the country.
The list also includes four who finished in the nation's top 10 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and one regional champion.
Western State and Edinboro led the country by placing six on the All-Academic list. Adams State followed with five.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) again had the most conference student-athletes on the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic list with 27, followed by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) who placed 18.
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