PBC Cross Country Teams, Student-Athletes Receive Academic Recognition
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Four Peach Belt Conference teams and 10
individuals were recently honored by the U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their excellence
in the class as well as on the course. The Georgia College &
State University men’s and women’s cross country teams
as well as the men’s team from Clayton State and the
women’s team from USC Aiken were recognized with an
All-Academic Team award while five men and five women were named
All-Academic.
Any cross country team with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
qualified for the team award. The GCSU women maintained a 3.410
while USC Aiken had a 3.350. On the men’s side, Clayton State
carried a 3.020 while GCSU maintained a 3.210.
For an individual to be named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team, he
or she must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours
through the semester of competition at the institution to be
eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative
grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the total
number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional
championships, or in the top 50% of the field at the NCAA Division
II Cross Country Championships.
The PBC women’s honorees were (major in parentheses):
Heather Raines, GCSU (Rhetoric)
Bonnie Ueltzen, GCSU (Health Sciences)
Ivy Ramsey, UNC Pembroke (Physical Education)
Kara Kreutzer, Augusta St. (Biology)
Andrea Whitaker, Columbus State (Nursing)
The PBC men’s honorees were:
Fidelis Mutiso, Clayton State (Math)
Au Nguyen, Clayton State (Business)
Roger Hagues, Columbus State (Business Administration)
Stewart Helton, Columbus State (Biology)
David Marley, Columbus State (Exercise science)
243 women and 138 men from the Division II ranks were named to the
All-Academic teams.