National Champion Oregon Named 2012 DI Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year
Courtesy: Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
February 25, 2013
NEW ORLEANS – The Ducks of the University of Oregon are the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar Team of the Year for the 2012 cross country season as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Oregon won the NCAA Cross Country Championship title this fall.
Scholar Teams of the year are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest as a team at the most recent NCAA Championships.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Cross Country Women’s Scholar Team of the Year – University of Oregon
The Ducks, coached by Peter Tegen National Women’s Coach of the Year award winner Robert Johnson – in his first season as the head coach – have earned a 3.66 cumulative grade point average through the 2012 fall semester. At 3.66 the Ducks posted the 10th-best team GPA in the nation, and the second-best among NCAA Championship qualifiers.
With a team score of 114 and a winning margin of 69 over runner-up Providence, Oregon claimed its first NCAA cross country championship since 1987 after winning its first-ever West Regional crown and its first Pac-12 title since 1995. Senior Jordan Hasay led the way for the Ducks with a third-place finish, and was one of three Oregon senior runners to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors with Alexi Pappas (eighth) and Katie Conlon (39th).
Past Winners
2012: Oregon
2011: Georgetown
2010: Villanova
2009: Villanova
2008: Washington
2007: Stanford
2006: Stanford
200 Teams Earn All-Academic Status
In addition to the Scholar Team of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced those Women’s teams who earned 2012 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status.
A total of 200 institutions represent 30 conferences that compose the group. Among conferences, the Big East had the most squads make the list with 12. The Big Ten and Conference USA followed with 11.
Southern Miss reported the highest cumulative team GPA in the country through the fall 2012 semester at 3.79. South Carolina followed at 3.743.
Seven of the top ten finishing teams at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 31 teams that participated in the national meet, 27 of those earned All-Academic status.
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.
USTFCCCA 2012 Division I Cross Country Women’s All-Academic Teams
Institution | Conference | GPA |
Appalachian State University | Southern | 3.375 |
Arizona State University | Pac-12 | 3.54 |
Arkansas State University | Sun Belt | 3.623 |
Baylor University | Big 12 | 3.47 |
Binghamton University | America East | 3.05 |
Boston College | ACC | 3.215 |
Bowling Green State University | Mid-American | 3.4917 |
Bradley University | Missouri Valley | 3.35 |
Bryant University | Northeast | 3.27 |
Bucknell University | Patriot | 3.41 |
Butler University | Atlantic 10 | 3.612 |
California Polytechnic State University | Big West | 3.265 |
Central Connecticut State University | Northeast | 3.08 |
Central Michigan University | Mid-American | 3.3488 |
Charleston Southern University | Big South | 3.239 |
Clemson University | ACC | 3.45 |
Cleveland State University | Horizon | 3.35 |
Coastal Carolina University | Big South | 3.558 |
Colgate University | Patriot | 3.41 |
College of William and Mary | Colonial | 3.32 |
Colorado State University | Mountain West | 3.387 |
Columbia University | Ivy | 3.31 |
Cornell University | Ivy | 3.513 |
Dartmouth College | Ivy | 3.49 |
DePaul University | Big East | 3.446 |
Drake University | Missouri Valley | 3.519 |
Duke University | ACC | 3.49 |
East Carolina University | Conference USA | 3.52 |
East Tennessee State University | Atlantic Sun | 3.58 |
Eastern Illinois University | Ohio Valley | 3.5 |
Eastern Kentucky University | Ohio Valley | 3.52 |
Eastern Michigan University | Mid-American | 3.662 |
Elon University | Southern | 3.44 |
Fairfield University | Metro Atlantic | 3.3 |
Florida Atlantic University | Sun Belt | 3.0815 |
Florida State University | ACC | 3.339 |
Fordham University | Atlantic 10 | 3.297 |
Furman University | Southern | 3.382 |
George Mason University | Colonial | 3.241 |
George Washington University | Atlantic 10 | 3.46 |
Georgetown University | Big East | 3.23 |
Georgia Institute of Technology | ACC | 3.16 |
Georgia State University | Sun Belt | 3.6 |
Harvard University | Ivy | 3.507 |
High Point University | Big South | 3.359 |
Houston Baptist University | Great West | 3.62 |
Idaho State University | Big Sky | 3.74 |
Illinois State University | Missouri Valley | 3.49 |
Indiana State University | Missouri Valley | 3.47 |
Indiana University, Bloomington | Big Ten | 3.42 |
Iona College | Metro Atlantic | 3.49 |
Iowa State University | Big 12 | 3.498 |
IUPUI | Summit League | 3.24 |
Jacksonville University | Atlantic Sun | 3.595 |
James Madison University | Colonial | 3.523 |
Kansas State University | Big 12 | 3.623 |
Kennesaw State University | Atlantic Sun | 3.01 |
Kent State University | Mid-American | 3.109 |
La Salle University | Atlantic 10 | 3.33 |
Lafayette College | Patriot | 3.23 |
Lamar University | Southland | 3.54 |
Lehigh University | Patriot | 3.272 |
Lipscomb University | Atlantic Sun | 3.44 |
Long Beach State University | Big West | 3.15 |
Loyola Marymount University | West Coast | 3.29 |
Loyola University Chicago | Horizon | 3.303 |
Loyola University Maryland | Metro Atlantic | 3.319 |
Manhattan College | Metro Atlantic | 3.3 |
Marist College | Metro Atlantic | 3.5 |
Marquette University | Big East | 3.56 |
Marshall University | Conference USA | 3.52 |
McNeese State University | Southland | 3.44 |
Mercer University | Atlantic Sun | 3.653 |
Miami University (Ohio) | Mid-American | 3.57 |
Michigan State University | Big Ten | 3.199 |
Mississippi State University | SEC | 3.54 |
Monmouth University | Northeast | 3.318 |
Montana State University-Bozeman | Big Sky | 3.09 |
Morehead State University | Ohio Valley | 3.29 |
Murray State University | Ohio Valley | 3.15 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Great West | 3.411 |
New Mexico State University | WAC | 3.357 |
North Carolina State University | ACC | 3.118 |
North Dakota State University | Summit League | 3.49 |
Northeastern University | Colonial | 3.295 |
Northern Arizona University | Big Sky | 3.21 |
Northern Illinois University | Mid-American | 3.65 |
Northwestern University | Big Ten | 3.4 |
Oakland University | Summit League | 3.39 |
Ohio University | Mid-American | 3.438 |
Oklahoma State University | Big 12 | 3.424 |
Oregon State University | Pac-12 | 3.5 |
Pennsylvania State University | Big Ten | 3.4 |
Princeton University | Ivy | 3.377 |
Providence College | Big East | 3.38 |
Purdue University | Big Ten | 3.41 |
Quinnipiac University | Northeast | 3.58 |
Rice University | Conference USA | 3.561 |
Richmond University | Atlantic 10 | 3.15 |
Rider University | Metro Atlantic | 3.62 |
Robert Morris University | Northeast | 3.6558 |
Rutgers University, New Brunswick | Big East | 3.279 |
Sacred Heart University | Northeast | 3.266 |
Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania) | Northeast | 3.42 |
Saint Joseph’s University | Atlantic 10 | 3.23 |
Seattle University | WAC | 3.585 |
South Dakota State University | Summit League | 3.556 |
Southeast Missouri State University | Ohio Valley | 3.72 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Missouri Valley | 3.485 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Ohio Valley | 3.24 |
Southern Methodist University | Conference USA | 3.44 |
Southern Utah University | Big Sky | 3.725 |
St. John’s University (New York) | Big East | 3.37 |
Stephen F. Austin State University | Southland | 3.52 |
Stony Brook University | America East | 3.31 |
Syracuse University | Big East | 3.188 |
Temple University | Atlantic 10 | 3.25 |
Texas A&M University, College Station | SEC | 3.112 |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Southland | 3.229 |
Texas Christian University | Big 12 | 3.484 |
The Ohio State University | Big Ten | 3.31 |
The University of Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3.13 |
Towson University | Colonial | 3.394 |
Troy University | Sun Belt | 3.35 |
Tulane University | Conference USA | 3.368 |
U.S. Military Academy | Patriot | 3.35 |
U.S. Naval Academy | Patriot | 3.2 |
UNCG | Southern | 3.69 |
University at Albany | America East | 3.23 |
University at Buffalo | Mid-American | 3.309 |
University of Akron | Mid-American | 3.36 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Conference USA | 3.405 |
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | SEC | 3.458 |
University of California, Davis | Big West | 3.16 |
University of California, Los Angeles | Pac-12 | 3.006 |
University of California, Riverside | Big West | 3.034 |
University of Central Arkansas | Southland | 3.355 |
University of Central Florida | Conference USA | 3.138 |
University of Colorado, Boulder | Pac-12 | 3.235 |
University of Connecticut | Big East | 3.267 |
University of Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 3.59 |
University of Delaware | Colonial | 3.31 |
University of Detroit Mercy | Horizon | 3.44 |
University of Evansville | Missouri Valley | 3.525 |
University of Florida | SEC | 3.22 |
University of Georgia | SEC | 3.21 |
University of Hartford | America East | 3.21 |
University of Idaho | WAC | 3.53 |
University of Illinois, Champaign | Big Ten | 3.492 |
University of Iowa | Big Ten | 3.364 |
University of Kansas | Big 12 | 3.22 |
University of Kentucky | SEC | 3.623 |
University of Louisville | Big East | 3.204 |
University of Maryland, College Park | ACC | 3.475 |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Atlantic 10 | 3.352 |
University of Memphis | Conference USA | 3.37 |
University of Michigan | Big Ten | 3.36 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Big Ten | 3.471 |
University of Mississippi | SEC | 3.34 |
University of Missouri, Columbia | SEC | 3.51 |
University of Nevada | Mountain West | 3.568 |
University of North Carolina, Asheville | Big South | 3.19 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | ACC | 3.384 |
University of North Carolina, Charlotte | Atlantic 10 | 3.49 |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington | Colonial | 3.35 |
University of North Dakota | Big Sky | 3.421 |
University of North Texas | Sun Belt | 3.35 |
University of Notre Dame | Big East | 3.433 |
University of Oregon | Pac-12 | 3.66 |
University of Portland | West Coast | 3.514 |
University of San Francisco | West Coast | 3.43 |
University of South Carolina Upstate | Atlantic Sun | 3.465 |
University of South Carolina, Columbia | SEC | 3.743 |
University of South Dakota | Summit League | 3.71 |
University of South Florida | Big East | 3.14 |
University of Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 3.79 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Southern | 3.589 |
University of Texas at Austin | Big 12 | 3.469 |
University of Texas at El Paso | Conference USA | 3.25 |
University of Tulsa | Conference USA | 3.4 |
University of Vermont | America East | 3.49 |
University of Virginia | ACC | 3.179 |
University of Washington | Pac-12 | 3.39 |
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay | Horizon | 3.5741 |
University of Wisconsin, Madison | Big Ten | 3.34 |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | Horizon | 3.486 |
University of Wyoming | Mountain West | 3.292 |
Utah Valley University | Great West | 3.42 |
Vanderbilt University | SEC | 3.412 |
Villanova University | Big East | 3.322 |
Virginia Military Institute | Big South | 3.2538 |
Washington State University | Pac-12 | 3.52 |
Weber State University | Big Sky | 3.7 |
West Virginia University | Big 12 | 3.54 |
Western Carolina University | Southern | 3.452 |
Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt | 3.564 |
Western Michigan University | Mid-American | 3.527 |
Winthrop University | Big South | 3.44 |
Wofford College | Southern | 3.27 |
Yale University | Ivy | 3.58 |