Women's Cross Country Recognized As NCAA        All-Academic Team

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 27, 2008) - For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Connecticut women's cross country team has garnered the distinction as a NCAA All-Academic Team, announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Wednesday.

The team qualifications require a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average during the fall 2007 term.

"I am extremely proud of our women and their commitment to excellence both in the classroom and on the course," head coach Bill Morgan said. "Our captains, Kate Vaughan (Bethel Park, Pa.) and Keelan King (Scotia, N.Y.), have set a high standard, demonstrating the ideals of our program in every way. Along with the guidance of our captains and the mentoring of distance coach Kim McGreevy, the partnering for success on and off the course is great."

In all, 158 Division I women's programs received the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor. There are 325 teams in Division I that sponsor a women's cross country program and of the 158 on the list, 35 of them had team GPAs over 3.50. BIG EAST opponent, South Florida, led all schools with a team GPA of 3.78.