Bucknell Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Receive NCAA All-Academic Honors

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Bucknell Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Receive NCAA All-Academic Honors

2/24/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

By: TBD

Feb. 24, 2007

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's and women's cross country squads were named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-Academic Teams. To be nominated for this honor, a team must compete in an NCAA regional meet and have at least a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0.

On the women's side, Bucknell was one of four squads from the Patriot League selected by the NCAA. The Bison scored the second highest GPA of 3.241 behind Navy (3.310), with Lafayette (3.220) and Colgate (3.160) rounding out the list. The Bison landed the most student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll team.

For the men, Bucknell and Colgate were the only league teams honored by the NCAA. The Bison posted a GPA of 3.180, while Colgate notched a 3.310 GPA. However, Bucknell had 17 student-athletes named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll team, while the Raiders landed six.