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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>July 15, 2008</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center'><a name="FOUR_KU_TRACK_ATHLETES_EARN_ACADEMICS_HO"><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>FOUR
ATHLETES, WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM EARN ACADEMIC HONORS </span></b></a><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>KUTZTOWN, Pa. </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>— The United
States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its
postseason awards last week with the Kutztown University women’s track
and field team selected as an All-Academic Division II squad. Three members of
the women's team and one member of the men's team earned individual honors.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Keri Brown (fr.
Southampton, N.J./Seneca)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <b>Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater,
N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan)</b> and <b>Stephanie Williams (sr.
Harrisburg/Riverside)</b> won individual awards for the women’s side,
being named to the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>USTFCCCA</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>’s All-Academic
Track and Field Team.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Vonkurt Redley (sr.
Philadelphia/ Cheltenham)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> was the lone member of the men’s team to earn a
spot on the All-Academic team.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To qualify for the
USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have
compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met the </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NCAA Division II</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Indoor or Outdoor
automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Including Redley, 109
student-athletes representing 44 Division II institutions made up the
men’s 2008 All-Academic team.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brown, Cupido and
Williams are among 222 student-athletes representing 69 Division II colleges
and universities named to the 2008 All-Academic team. </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The women’s
team was selected as an All-Academic squad with an average GPA of 3.09. To be
nominated, a team must average a 3.0.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There were 58
Division II women’s track and field programs were recognized as 2008
USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Teams. KU was 53rd on the list of school
and was one of nine schools from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
recognized.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is
Williams’ second All-Academic selection this season as she led the 2007
cross country team to its third straight USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Josh Leiboff<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kutztown University Sports Information<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (610) 683-4182<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (610) 683-4676<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email: leiboff@kutztown.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Website: http://www.kubears.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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