Eleven Individuals; Six Men's Cross Country Teams Receive Academic Honor

New Orleans, LA --  Eleven Peach Belt men’s cross country runners and six teams were honored with All-Academic honors from the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.  Augusta State, Clayton State, Columbus State, Georgia College and UNC Pembroke each had two individuals on the team while Flagler rounded out the PBC honorees with one.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team in Division II, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or greater through the most-recent semester, completed at least 12 credit hours in the semester of cross country competition, and placed in the top 50 percent at the most recent NCAA National Championships or in the top 30 percent at the NCAA Regional Championships.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have compiled a score (finished at least five runners) at their respective NCAA regional championship.

208 individuals and 80 teams were named to the list.

USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Honorees

Robert Blackwelder, Augusta State University
Jaiden Brandt, Augusta State University
Russell Lawless, Clayton State University,
Albert Mong’ony, Clayton State University
Andrew Henderson, Columbus State University
John Neill, Columbus State University
Corey Mundy, Flagler College
Daniel Horseman, Georgia College
Tyler Mattix, Georgia College
Kevin Clancy, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pardon Ndhlovu, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

USTFCCCA 2011 Division II Cross Country All-Academic Teams

Augusta State University
Clayton State University
Columbus State University
Flagler College
Georgia College
University of Montevallo