Seven University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country runners were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association for their academic and athletic accomplishments in 2016.
Seniors Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) and Cathryn Peter (Tell city, Indiana); and juniors Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) and Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Indiana) were among 404 Division II women’s competitors to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades.
The Screaming Eagles were also honored as one of 156 programs in the country with USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors with a team GPA of 3.39.
Roberts and Reeves earned top-10 finishes at the NCAA II National Championships en route to All-America honors. Roberts earned a program-best fifth place finish, while Reeves finished ninth. As a team, the Eagles recorded their best finish at the national meet in program history, finishing in fifth-place.
Seniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana), as well as freshman Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) were among 269 Division II men’s competitors to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
With a 3.23 team GPA, the men were also one of 115 programs to be honored with an All-Academic Team award by the USTFCCCA. The Eagles are included in the list 110 institutions to have both the men and women’s programs honored with the USTFCCCA team academic award.
Broughton and Lutz took home All-America honors after the NCAA Division II National Championships this past fall finishing 27th and 35th, respectively, while the team finished 13th.
The individual All-Academic honor was awarded to student athletes who have compiled a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 and finished among the top 30 percent of eligible runners at his or her regional championships and/or the top half of the field at the NCAA Championships. Teams must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and must have scored at an NCAA Division II regional meet to qualify for All-Academic awards.
