Xavier University Athletics
Britton, Cross Country Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors
02.09.18 | Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS – The Xavier men's and women's cross country teams earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors on Friday afternoon. Senior Madeline Britton also picked up individual honors.
Qualifications for the recognition include a grade point average higher than 3.0. UC Davis had the top men's and women's GPA. The Aggie women led all programs with a 3.85 GPA, while the men weren't too far behind with a GPA of 3.8.
The Xavier women posted a 3.61 GPA and the men recorded a 3.07 GPA.
Overall, there were 423 teams that brought home All-Academic honors. Of those 423 teams, 228 of them were women's programs and 195 of them men's.
Xavier was one of seven BIG EAST schools to have both teams recognized by the USTFCCCA.
Individually, Britton was one of 269 student-athletes named USTFCCCA All-Academic with women accounting for 63 percent of the total (169).
In order to qualify for the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American in the national meet.
Qualifications for the recognition include a grade point average higher than 3.0. UC Davis had the top men's and women's GPA. The Aggie women led all programs with a 3.85 GPA, while the men weren't too far behind with a GPA of 3.8.
The Xavier women posted a 3.61 GPA and the men recorded a 3.07 GPA.
Overall, there were 423 teams that brought home All-Academic honors. Of those 423 teams, 228 of them were women's programs and 195 of them men's.
Xavier was one of seven BIG EAST schools to have both teams recognized by the USTFCCCA.
Individually, Britton was one of 269 student-athletes named USTFCCCA All-Academic with women accounting for 63 percent of the total (169).
In order to qualify for the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American in the national meet.
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