[Kutztown Press Release] KU WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY EARNS ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

[Leiboff, Joshua]

February 13, 2008
KU WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY EARNS ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Six runners from the Kutztown University women's cross country team were named to the 2007 U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
The Golden Bears, under head coach Ray Hoffman, also were named an All-Academic team by the USTFCCCA.
Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), Jolene Collins (so. Palmyra/Palmyra), Hailey Dell (jr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake), Kristin Green (sr. Camp Hill/Camp Hill), Maureen Watson (so. Walnutport/Allentown Central Cath.) and Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) were among those honored.
The team finished fifth at the PSAC Championships and was third at the NCAA Division II East Regionals.
Williams, the lone KU senior on the squad who finished second at the East Regionals, has a GPA of 3.46 and is majoring in marketing. Also finishing in the top 10 at regionals was Horstmann, who is a leisure and sports studies major with a 3.42 GPA. Both Golden Bears competed at nationals, with Horstmann finishing 48th and Williams coming in 68th.
Watson finished 19th at regionals and carries a 3.44 GPA in secondary education/mathematics. Dell finished 34th at East Regionals and has a 3.81 GPA in secondary education.  Collins, who placed 79th, carries a 3.47 GPA in elementary education.
Green, a political science/criminal justice major, had the highest GPA on the team with a 3.97, and finished 73rd at regionals.
The University of Tampa led all Division II institutions on the list with seven All-Academic team members.  Seattle Pacific and KU each had six members on the All-Academic team.  Bentley, Missouri Southern State, Nebraska-Kearney, Pittsburg State and Stonehill each had five student-athletes on the All-Academic team.
To qualify for the individual All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale.  The student-athletes must also finish in the top 30 percent of individual participants at their respective regional cross country championships.
Adams State, which has won the last five championships in cross country and 13 overall, was named the All-Academic Team of the Year.  A total of 99 Division II women's teams were recognized.
To be eligible for the team academic honor, institutions must list all student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA eligibility form and who have competed in 50 percent or more of the cross country competitions on the team's schedule.  Additionally, the team must compete at the NCAA Division II regional championships and have a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.



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Josh Leiboff
Kutztown University Sports Information
Phone: (610) 683-4182
Fax: (610) 683-4676
Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
Website: http://www.kubears.com
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