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 10^th 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 10^th 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