NEW ORLEANS – The Utah cross country team garnered USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) All-Academic Team accolades for the 12th-straight season with a team GPA of 3.789 while
Morgan Jensen,
Anna Peters and
Erin Vringer earned individual honor.
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Utah's cumulative team GPA of 3.789 was tops among Big 12 programs. Head coach
Kyle Kepler's teams have now earned team all-academic honors in 18 of the 20 years he's been on the Hill.
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This is the third-consecutive season Utah has had three individuals earn all-academic recognition from the USTFCCCA and marked the first time it has happened in program history.
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Jensen and Peters earned their second-straight all-academic team honors while Vringer collected her first all-academic award.
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In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at the NCAA Regional Championships or as an All-American at the NCAA Championships.
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