Feb. 22, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM - Erin Franklin and Michelle Sikes, two key performers in Wake Forest's run to a berth in the NCAA Championships last fall, were named to the NCAA All-Academic Women's Cross Country Team Thursday.
Wake Forest, with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.369, was one of several schools that earned honors as a team. Stanford, which won the NCAA crown, was named the All-Academic Team of the Year in an announcement made by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Colorado's Jenny Barringer earned individual honors.
Franklin and Sikes were senior leaders on a Wake Forest team that was nationally-ranked much of the season. Both Deacon seniors were named to the all-region team and Sikes earned All-American honors. Sikes also previously earned the prestigious honor of Rhodes Scholar.
The All-Academic Cross Country Team of the Year is awarded to the highest-finishing school at the NCAA Championships that meets All-Academic team qualifications (a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA during the 2006 fall term).
An amazing total of 145 teams received Division I Women's All-Academic Cross Country Team honors for the 2006 season. To be honored as an All-Academic Team, teams were required to compete in an NCAA regional meet and have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
BYU had the highest team GPA of any of the All-Academic women's teams - 3.730.
Barringer, a political science major from Oviedo, Fla., had a sparkling 3.573 GPA through the fall term. Barringer placed second at the NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, trailing only Texas Tech's Sally Kipyego
To earn All-Academic individual honors, runners were required to have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and also place in the top 15 or top 10 percent of an NCAA regional meet. Seventy-six individuals earned All-Academic honors for the 2006 cross country season.
Iona is the NCAA Division I All-Academic Men's Cross Country Team of the Year. Stanford's Neftalem Araia is the Division I All-Academic Men's Athlete of the Year.
For more information, see www.ustfccca.org.
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Women's Cross Country Teams
(cumulative team GPAs in parentheses)
Team of the Year: Stanford University (3.470)
Air Force Academy 3.035
Akron, University of 3.183
Alabama Birmingham, University of 3.280
Alabama, University of 3.360
Appalachian State University 3.256
Arizona State University 3.250
Arkansas, Little Rock, University of 3.080
Arkansas, University of 3.420
Baylor University 3.487
Belmont University 3.710
Binghamton University 3.270
Boston University 3.460
Bowling Green State University 3.500
Bradley University 3.330
Brigham Young University 3.730
Brown University 3.629
Bucknell University 3.241
California Santa Barbara, University of 3.350
California State University, Long Beach 3.349
Central Florida, University of 3.199
Central Michigan University 3.579
Central Oklahoma, University of 3.050
Cincinnati, University of 3.343
Clemson University 3.280
Coastal Carolina University 3.499
Colgate University 3.160
College of Charleston 3.460
College of William & Mary 3.247
Connecticut, University of 3.100
Cornell University 3.190
Dartmouth College 3.340
Davidson College 3.125
Dayton, University of 3.400
Delaware, University of 3.307
DePaul University 3.605
Drake University 3.320
Duke University 3.194
Eastern Illinois University 3.320
Eastern Kentucky University 3.108
Elon University 3.430
Evansville, University of 3.220
Florida State University 3.260
Florida, University of 3.495
Gardner-Webb University
Georgetown, University of 3.410
Georgia Insitute of Technology 3.510
Georgia State University 3.460
Georgia, University of 3.110
Harvard University 3.436
Hawaii, University of 3.060
Hofstra University 3.188
Idaho State University 3.421
Idaho, University of 3.440
Indiana State University 3.410
Indiana University 3.690
Indiana University-Purdue at Indianapolis 3.078
Indiana University-Purdue at Fort Wayne 3.460
Iona College 3.220
Iowa State University 3.150
Iowa, University of 3.160
Jacksonville State University 3.190
Jacksonville State University 3.190
Kent State University 3.118
Lafayette College 3.220
Lamar University 3.210
LaSalle University 3.290
Liberty University 3.328
Louisville, University of 3.144
Loyola College, Maryland 3.304
Loyola Marymount University 3.250
Manhattan College 3.273
Maryland, University of 3.238
Miami University (Ohio) 3.350
Michigan State University 3.281
Minnesota, University of 3.460
Missouri State University 3.617
Missouri, University of 3.480
Monmouth University 3.369
Montana State University 3.150
Montana, University of 3.376
Nebraska, University of 3.431
New Hampshire, University of 3.260
North Carolina State University 3.338
North Carolina Wilmington, University of 3.080
North Carolina, University of 3.135
Northern Arizona University 3.010
Northwestern University 3.300
Notre Dame, University of 3.554
Oakland University 3.315
Ohio University 3.461
Oklahoma State University 3.660
Oral Roberts University 3.340
Oregon State University 3.480
Oregon, University of 3.370
Penn State University 3.380
Pennsylvania, University of 3.250
Pepperdine University 3.390
Pittsburgh, University of 3.520
Portland, University of 3.418
Providence College 3.140
Purdue University 3.490
Quinnipiac University 3.430
Rice University 3.344
Richmond, University of 3.230
Sacred Heart University 3.527
Sam Houston State University 3.270
Siena College 3.360
South Carolina, University of 3.560
South Dakota State University 3.613
Southern Illinois, University of 3.480
Southern Methodist University 3.138
St. John's University 3.250
Stephen F. Austin University 3.036
Stony Brook University 3.480
Tennessee Chattanooga, University of 3.486
Texas A&M University 3.168
Texas Christian University 3.263
Texas El Paso, University of 3.260
Texas Pam American, University of 3.130
Texas Tech University 3.094
Towson University 3.295
Tulsa, University of 3.550
U.S. Naval Academy 3.310
UCLA 3.260
University if Minnesota 3.460
Utah State University 3.540
Utah, University of 3.566
Valparaiso University 3.587
Vanderbilt University 3.428
Vermont, University of 3.571
Villanova University 3.298
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 3.350
Virginia, University of 3.190
Wake Forest University 3.369
Washington State University 3.470
Washington, University of 3.330
Weber State University 3.410
West Virginia University 3.650
Western Kentucky University 3.200
Western Michigan University 3.460
Winthrop University 3.209
Wisconsin Madison, University of 3.258
Wofford College 3.340
Wyoming, University of 3.265
Yale University 3.510
2006 NCAA Division I All-Academic Women's Cross Country
Individual Honors
Julia Hicks Alabama, University of
Jenna Wrieden Appalachian State University
Brooke Bennett Arizona State University
Cassie Rios Arizona State University
Jenna Kingma Arizona State University
Brooke Upshaw Arkansas, University of
Dacia Barr Arkansas, University of
Danielle Perry Arkansas, University of
Denise Bargiacni Arkansas, University of
Jennifer Harper Arkansas, University of
Miranda Walker Arkansas, University of
Mallory Champa Boston College
Marissa Ryan Boston University
Amber Duffin Brigham Young University
Kassi Anderson Brigham Young University
Megan Lewis California Santa Barbara, University of
Alicia Valtin Campbell University
Julia Viellehner Coastal Carolina University
Jennifer Barringer Colorado, University of
Jillian Sullivan Connecticut, University of
Madeline McKeever Duke University
Amy Huss Florida State University
Elizabeth Maloy Georgetown University
Maggie Infeld Georgetown University
Melissa Grelli Georgetown University
Kristin Heffelfinger Georgia, University of
Natalie Picchetti Georgia, University of
Jessica Gill Indiana University
Lindsay Hattendorf Indiana University
Wendi Robinson Indiana University
Lisa Koll Iowa State University
Caroline Lipovsky LaSalle University
Danielle Schopp LaSalle University
Rachel Papin LaSalle University
Laura Mickelson Loyola Marymount University
Alissa McKai Michigan State University
Michelle Rafferty Michigan State University
Emily Brown Minnesota, University of
Gabrielle Anderson Minnesota, University of
Jamie Cheever Minnesota, University of
Ladia Albertson-Junkans Minnesota, University of
Amanda Bales Missouri, University of
Ashley Jones Montana State University
Catherine Parker New Hampshire, University of
Brittany Tinsle North Carolina State University
Sunni Olding Notre Dame, University of
Carime Reinhart Ohio University
Bridget Franek Penn State University
Cheryl Spring Penn State University
Aine Hoban Providence College
Marissa Daniels Rice University
Amanda Trotter Stanford University
Arianna Lambie Stanford University
Katy Trotter Stanford University
Lindsay Flacks Stanford University
Teresa McWalters Stanford University
Dana Hastie Stony Brook University
Lanni Merchant Tennessee Chattanooga, University of
Jodi Hulett Texas Arlington, University of
Alex Becker Tulsa, University of
Allie Bohannon UCLA
Ashley Caldwell UCLA
Laura Rolf Valparaiso, University of
Akilah Vargas Villanova University
Frances Koons Villanova University
Fiona Gentles Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Natalie Sherbak Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Tasmin Fannin Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Katherine Read Virginia, University of
Erin Franklin Wake Forest University
Michelle Sikes Wake Forest University
Haley Paul Washington State University
Heidi Bouwhuis Weber State University
Lindsey Anderson Weber State University
Katrina Rundhaug Wisconsin, University of
Lindsay Donaldson Yale University
