(Portions of this story were taken from the USTFCCCA website)

NEW ORLEANS, La. - A total of 125 institutions represent 32 conferences that compose the 2010 All-Academic Cross Country teams. The MIAC and NESCAC led all conferences with nine members earning All-Academic honors and was followed by the SCAC which had eight listed.

Rhodes College led the way among SCAC cross country squads with a team GPA of 3.37. Centre College closely followed with a 3.36 team GPA.

Sewanee-The University of the South is next at 3.27, followed by DePauw University at 3.26, Southwestern University at 3.24, Trinity University at 3.23, Colorado College with a team GPA of 3.21 and Hendrix College at 3.13. 

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 or better and have compiled a score (finished at least five runners) at their respective NCAA regional championship.

To access the complete release from the USTFCCCA website, click here.