University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - The University of Minnesota men's cross country team been honored as a 2016 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team after an outstanding performance in the classroom this season.
Led by eight Academic All-Big Ten honorees, the Gophers recorded a cumulative team grade point average of 3.43 - the program's highest team GPA on record dating back to 1999.
To be eligible for the award, Division I programs must report a team cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
In competition this season, the Maroon & Gold saw team captain Charlie Lawrence and Obsa Ali repeat as NCAA All-Region honorees while Lawrence, Matt Welch, and Connor Olson earned Second Team All-Big Ten accolades at the 2016 Big Ten Cross Country Championships held at the University of Minnesota for the first time since 2005.
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