Cross Country Teams Named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Feb 10, 2017
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The University of Dubuque joined a exclusive group with U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) by being having both the women's and men's cross country teams being named All-Academic for the 2016 cross country season.
UD was two of 389 teams that were named All-Academic Teams by the USTFCCCA, 216 women’s and 173 men’s team honored. For a team to be considered for this distinction, it must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Meet. The team must also have a minimum team GPA of 3.10 on a 4.0 scale.
No team had a perfect cumulative GPA, but the top-graded women’s team was from Greenville College (3.84) and the top-ranked men’s team was LeTourneau University (3.80).
USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams: MEN | WOMEN
2016 DIVISION III WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
|---|---|---|
| Albion College | Derick Lawrence | 3.43 |
| Alma College | Matthew Chovanec | 3.67 |
| Alvernia University | Eric Bennett | 3.53 |
| Amherst College | Cassie Funke-Harris | 3.60 |
| Arcadia University | Matt Ciociola | 3.49 |
| Augsburg College | Meghan Peyton | 3.43 |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | David Thompson | 3.51 |
| Babson College | Russ Brennen | 3.37 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Joe Eby | 3.40 |
| Beloit College | Dave Eckburg | 3.68 |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | Molly Remley | 3.32 |
| Berry College | Paul Deaton | 3.25 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Michael Dunn | 3.58 |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | Joe Stephens | 3.75 |
| Birmingham-Southern College | Kenneth Cox | 3.39 |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | Brian Flynn | 3.40 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Jason Hewitt | 3.50 |
| Buena Vista University | Colt Slack | 3.12 |
| Buffalo State College | Ray Shadowens | 3.21 |
| California Institute of Technology | Ben Raphelson | 3.56 |
| California Lutheran University | Matt Lea | 3.39 |
| Calvin College | Brian Diemer | 3.37 |
| Capital University | Hannah Weiss | 3.39 |
| Carleton College | Donna Ricks | 3.57 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Tim Connelly | 3.36 |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) | Shawn P. Thielitz | 3.48 |
| Carthage College | Stephanie Domin | 3.38 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Kathleen Lanese | 3.67 |
| Catholic University of America | Joseph Fisher | 3.24 |
| Central College (Iowa) | Joe Dunham | 3.36 |
| Centre College | Lisa H. Owens | 3.13 |
| Chadron State College | Brian Medigovich | 3.54 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | John Goldhammer | 3.56 |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) | Bill Gray | 3.56 |
| Coe College | Ciara Kissane | 3.32 |
| Colby College | Jared Beers | 3.51 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | Lyndsay Ostler | 3.15 |
| College of St. Benedict | Robin Balder-Lanoue | 3.71 |
| College of Wooster | Dennis Rice | 3.36 |
| Colorado College | Ted Castaneda | 3.49 |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | Marv Roeske | 3.54 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Russell De Lap | 3.53 |
| Connecticut College | Ned Bishop | 3.53 |
| Cornell College | Dan Schofer | 3.50 |
| Covenant College | Katie Stanford | 3.69 |
| Defiance College | Ken Ciolek | 3.18 |
| Denison University | Mark FitzPatrick | 3.47 |
| DePauw University | Kori Stoffregen | 3.21 |
| DeSales University | Gordon Hornig | 3.33 |
| Dickinson College | Don Nichter | 3.45 |
| Earlham College | Rob and Claire Hewitt | 3.76 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Kathy Manizza | 3.43 |
| Eastern University | Mike Wilson | 3.42 |
| Edgewood College | Bethany Brewster | 3.53 |
| Elizabethtown College | Brian Falk | 3.57 |
| Elmhurst College | Erik Guta | 3.21 |
| Elms College | Matt Dyer | 3.78 |
| Emory Univerisity | John Curtin | 3.52 |
| Endicott College | Spencer Lange | 3.47 |
| Farmingdale State College | Arnie Minkoff | 3.10 |
| Fontbonne University | Dr. Chris Buckler | 3.59 |
| Fredonia University | Thomas Wilson | 3.40 |
| Geneva College | Brian Yowler | 3.55 |
| Gettysburg College | Aubrey Shenk | 3.41 |
| Goucher College | John Caslin | 3.66 |
| Greenville College | Brian Patton | 3.84 |
| Grinnell College | Evelyn Freeman | 3.48 |
| Grove City College | Sean Severson | 3.31 |
| Guilford College | Danny Cash | 3.40 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Dale Bahr | 3.57 |
| Hamilton College | Ellen Hull | 3.51 |
| Hamline University | Devin Monson | 3.69 |
| Hanover College | Brian Power | 3.16 |
| Haverford College | Mr. Fran Rizzo | 3.47 |
| Heidelberg University | Brian Grime | 3.44 |
| Hope College | Mark Northuis | 3.57 |
| Husson University | Kate Goupee | 3.52 |
| Ithaca College | Erin Dinan | 3.60 |
| John Carroll University | Kyle Basista | 3.30 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bobby Van Allen | 3.28 |
| Keene State College | Tom Pickering | 3.60 |
| Kenyon College | Duane Gomez | 3.54 |
| Keystone College | Chris Kibler | 3.72 |
| King’s College | Michael Kolinovsky | 3.57 |
| Lake Forest College | Daniel Simpson | 3.32 |
| Lawrence University | Jason Fast | 3.57 |
| Lebanon Valley College | James O’Brien | 3.67 |
| LeTourneau University | Britton Koestler | 3.70 |
| Lewis & Clark College | Keith Woodard | 3.28 |
| Linfield College | Mike Blackmore | 3.41 |
| Loras College | Bob Schultz | 3.41 |
| Luther College | Yarrow Pasche | 3.42 |
| Lycoming College | Regina Collins | 3.45 |
| Lynchburg College | Jim Sprecher | 3.51 |
| Lyndon State College | Christopher Ummer | 3.35 |
| Macalester College | Betsy Emerson | 3.60 |
| Manchester University | Geoffrey Lambert | 3.27 |
| Marymount University (Virginia) | Brian Cunningham | 3.47 |
| Marywood University | Ethan Senecal | 3.39 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Halston Taylor | 3.57 |
| Meredith College | Leslie Payne | 3.36 |
| Messiah College | Dale Fogelsanger | 3.55 |
| Methodist University | Jack Brunecz | 3.10 |
| Middlebury College | Nicole Wilkerson | 3.59 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Larry Gardner | 3.54 |
| Misericordia University | Christopher Wadas | 3.46 |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | Jonathan Welty | 3.28 |
| Moravian College | Jesse Baumann | 3.29 |
| Muhlenberg College | Doug Finley | 3.46 |
| Muskingum University | Jacob Gleason | 3.30 |
| Nazareth College | James Goss | 3.17 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Ted Bulling | 3.67 |
| New York University | Erison Hurtault | 3.27 |
| North Central College | Mahesh Narayanan | 3.19 |
| North Central University | Trey Meadows | 3.45 |
| North Park University | Steve Imig | 3.52 |
| Oberlin College | Ray Appenheimer | 3.52 |
| Occidental College | Robert Bartlett | 3.36 |
| Ohio Northern Univeristy | Jason Maus | 3.34 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Ben Carlson | 3.40 |
| Olivet College | Karen Lutzke | 3.57 |
| Otterbein University | Dara Ford | 3.59 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Adam Frye | 3.13 |
| Penn State Erie, the Behrend College | Greg Cooper | 3.49 |
| Penn State University, Abington | Jose’ Rodriguez | 3.56 |
| Penn State University, Abington | Jose’ Rodriguez | 3.56 |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York | Andrew Krug | 3.38 |
| Plymouth State University | John Ostler | 3.47 |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | Kirk Reynolds | 3.65 |
| Principia College | Chuck Wilcoxen | 3.44 |
| Ramapo College | Justina Cassavell | 3.10 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | John Lynch | 3.32 |
| Rhodes College | Robert Shankman | 3.36 |
| Ripon College | Kevin Rengo | 3.20 |
| Roanoke College | Kirk Nauman | 3.27 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | David Stevens | 3.75 |
| Roger Williams University | Sean Livingston | 3.42 |
| Rowan University | Derick Adamson | 3.39 |
| Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) | Jacqueline Bauters | 3.40 |
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Ward Berndt | 3.46 |
| Saint Vincent College | Kevin Wanichko | 3.49 |
| Salisbury University | Jim Jones | 3.49 |
| Salve Regina University | Rob McGuinness | 3.20 |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Jeff Heitzenrater | 3.32 |
| Shenandoah University | Andrew Marrocco | 3.45 |
| Simpson College | Heath Moenck | 3.54 |
| Smith College | Ellen O’Neil | 3.59 |
| Southern Vermont College | Kathleen Newton | 3.31 |
| Springfield College | Anna Steinman | 3.55 |
| St. Catherine University | Cami Paulson | 3.56 |
| St. John Fisher College | Mike Henchen | 3.30 |
| St. Lawrence University | Kate Curran | 3.24 |
| St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Tom Fisher | 3.45 |
| St. Norbert College | Donald Augustine | 3.54 |
| St. Olaf College | Chris Daymont | 3.37 |
| State University College at New Paltz | Michael Trunkes | 3.18 |
| State University College at Oneonta | Brett Willmott | 3.39 |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Dan Moore | 3.15 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Justin Wood | 3.49 |
| Stevenson University | Dave Berdan | 3.48 |
| Stockton University | Ashley Parker | 3.57 |
| Susquehanna University | Martin Owens | 3.49 |
| Swarthmore College | Peter Carroll | 3.74 |
| The College at Brockport, State University of New York | Danielle Novara | 3.33 |
| The College of New Jersey | Justin Lindsey | 3.46 |
| The Sage Colleges | Jim Bowles | 3.63 |
| Trine University | Zach Raber | 3.56 |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | George Suitor | 3.42 |
| Trinity University (Texas) | Emily Daum | 3.46 |
| Tufts University | Kristen Morwick | 3.46 |
| Union College (New York) | Pat Petty | 3.50 |
| University of Chicago | Chris Hall | 3.51 |
| University of Dallas | Matthew Barber | 3.37 |
| University of Dubuque | Geoff Gundlach | 3.70 |
| University of La Verne | Bryan George | 3.37 |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Jon Hird | 3.46 |
| University of Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 3.52 |
| University of New England | Ron Ouellette | 3.44 |
| University of Puget Sound | Mike Orechia | 3.21 |
| University of Redlands | Mike Schmidt | 3.63 |
| University of Rochester | Eddie Novara | 3.48 |
| University of Southern Maine | George Towle | 3.17 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Joe Sweeney | 3.52 |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) | Jeremy Provence | 3.50 |
| University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Dan Schwamberger | 3.43 |
| University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Derek Stanley | 3.60 |
| University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh | Eamon McKenna | 3.11 |
| University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Tom Antczak | 3.51 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point | Brett Witt | 3.37 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stout | Matt Schauf | 3.48 |
| University of Wisconsin, Superior | Glen Drexler | 3.25 |
| Utica College | Eric Parker | 3.36 |
| Vassar College | James McCowan | 3.47 |
| Wartburg College | Ryan Chapman | 3.67 |
| Washington and Lee University | Michael J. Dager | 3.35 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Jeff Stiles | 3.58 |
| Waynesburg University | Chris Hardie | 3.48 |
| Webster University | Dan Graber | 3.53 |
| Wellesley College | Phil Jennings | 3.48 |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | John Crooke | 3.63 |
| Westminster College (Missouri) | Mark Bollinger | 3.50 |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | Tim McNeil | 3.63 |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | David Walford | 3.52 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Kim Spence | 3.43 |
| Whitman College | Scott Shields | 3.55 |
| Whitworth University | Toby Schwarz | 3.62 |
| Widener University | Logan Stroman | 3.58 |
| Wilkes University | Nicholas Wadas | 3.10 |
| Willamette University | Matt McGuirk | 3.59 |
| William Smith College | Sarah Eighmey | 3.60 |
| Williams College | Pete Farwell | 3.52 |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | Ron Combs | 3.37 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Steve Travis | 3.29 |
| Wittenberg University | Craig Penney | 3.22 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Michael Maceiko | 3.52 |
| Worcester State University | Gary Jusseaume | 3.40 |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | Stephen LoBianco | 3.19 |
2016 DIVISION III MEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian College | Brian Thill | 3.25 |
| Albion College | Derick Lawrence | 3.32 |
| Alma College | Matthew Chovanec | 3.60 |
| Alvernia University | Eric Bennett | 3.13 |
| Amherst College | Erik Nedeau | 3.58 |
| Arcadia University | Matt Ciociola | 3.22 |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | Paul Olsen | 3.37 |
| Babson College | Russ Brennen | 3.12 |
| Bates College | Al Fereshetian | 3.31 |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | Molly Remley | 3.36 |
| Berry College | Paul Deaton | 3.41 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Michael Dunn | 3.25 |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | Joe Stephens | 3.54 |
| Birmingham-Southern College | Kenneth Cox | 3.14 |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | Brian Flynn | 3.25 |
| California Institute of Technology | Ben Raphelson | 3.61 |
| California Lutheran University | Matt Lea | 3.19 |
| Calvin College | Brian Diemer | 3.47 |
| Carleton College | Dave Ricks | 3.53 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Tim Connelly | 3.29 |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) | Shawn P. Thielitz | 3.50 |
| Carthage College | Josh Henry | 3.27 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Kathleen Lanese | 3.61 |
| Catholic University of America | Ian Hankins | 3.33 |
| Central College (Iowa) | Joe Dunham | 3.25 |
| Centre College | Lisa H. Owens | 3.21 |
| Chadron State College | Brian Medigovich | 3.52 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | John Goldhammer | 3.38 |
| Coe College | Ciara Kissane | 3.14 |
| Colby College | Jared Beers | 3.47 |
| College of Wooster | Dennis Rice | 3.31 |
| Colorado College | Ted Castaneda | 3.45 |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | Garrick Larson | 3.26 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Russell De Lap | 3.35 |
| Connecticut College | Jim Butler | 3.30 |
| Cornell College | Dan Schofer | 3.12 |
| Covenant College | Katie Stanford | 3.29 |
| Defiance College | Ken Ciolek | 3.32 |
| DePauw University | Kori Stoffregen | 3.28 |
| Dickinson College | Don Nichter | 3.32 |
| Earlham College | Rob and Claire Hewitt | 3.40 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Kathy Manizza | 3.29 |
| Eastern University | Mike Wilson | 3.17 |
| Elizabethtown College | Brian Falk | 3.20 |
| Emory and Henry College | Ian Layne | 3.62 |
| Emory Univerisity | John Curtin | 3.52 |
| Endicott College | Spencer Lange | 3.32 |
| Farmingdale State College | Arnie Minkoff | 3.21 |
| Frostburg State University | Dale Luy | 3.24 |
| Geneva College | Brian Yowler | 3.46 |
| Greenville College | Brian Patton | 3.36 |
| Grinnell College | Will Freeman | 3.55 |
| Guilford College | Danny Cash | 3.34 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Dale Bahr | 3.43 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Kevin Clark | 3.57 |
| Hamilton College | Brett Hull | 3.34 |
| Hamline University | Devin Monson | 3.24 |
| Hanover College | Brian Power | 3.26 |
| Haverford College | Tom Donnelly | 3.58 |
| Heidelberg University | Brian Grime | 3.11 |
| Hobart College | Ron Fleury | 3.23 |
| Hood College | Brett Shelley | 3.42 |
| Hope College | Mark Northuis | 3.31 |
| Husson University | Kate Goupee | 3.15 |
| Illinois College | Jason Haynes | 3.33 |
| Ithaca College | Jim Nichols | 3.42 |
| John Carroll University | Kyle Basista | 3.30 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bobby Van Allen | 3.53 |
| Kenyon College | Duane Gomez | 3.51 |
| King’s College | Michael Kolinovsky | 3.35 |
| Lawrence University | Jason Fast | 3.63 |
| Lebanon Valley College | James O’Brien | 3.33 |
| LeTourneau University | Britton Koestler | 3.80 |
| Lewis & Clark College | Keith Woodard | 3.37 |
| Linfield College | Mike Blackmore | 3.36 |
| Luther College | Steve Pasche | 3.37 |
| Lycoming College | Regina Collins | 3.10 |
| Macalester College | Matt Haugen | 3.28 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Ryan King | 3.10 |
| Manchester University | Geoffrey Lambert | 3.25 |
| Marywood University | Ethan Senecal | 3.24 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Halston Taylor | 3.68 |
| Messiah College | Dale Fogelsanger | 3.35 |
| Middlebury College | Nicole Wilkerson | 3.47 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Larry Gardner | 3.28 |
| Misericordia University | Christopher Wadas | 3.13 |
| Moravian College | Jesse Baumann | 3.32 |
| Muhlenberg College | Doug Finley | 3.42 |
| Muskingum University | Jacob Gleason | 3.12 |
| Nazareth College | James Goss | 3.21 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Ted Bulling | 3.14 |
| New York University | Erison Hurtault | 3.32 |
| Nichols College | Katie Moulton | 3.50 |
| North Central College | Al Carius | 3.20 |
| North Central University | Trey Meadows | 3.64 |
| North Park University | Steve Imig | 3.20 |
| Oberlin College | Ray Appenheimer | 3.19 |
| Occidental College | Robert Bartlett | 3.37 |
| Oglethorpe University | Kirk Shellhouse | 3.35 |
| Ohio Northern Univeristy | Jason Maus | 3.11 |
| Olivet College | Karen Lutzke | 3.40 |
| Otterbein University | Dara Ford | 3.24 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Adam Frye | 3.20 |
| Penn State Erie, the Behrend College | Greg Cooper | 3.28 |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York | Andrew Krug | 3.15 |
| Plymouth State University | John Ostler | 3.24 |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | Tony Boston | 3.57 |
| Principia College | Chuck Wilcoxen | 3.43 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | John Lynch | 3.26 |
| Rhodes College | Robert Shankman | 3.58 |
| Ripon College | Kevin Rengo | 3.28 |
| Roanoke College | Kirk Nauman | 3.24 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | David Warth | 3.38 |
| Roger Williams University | Sean Livingston | 3.21 |
| Rowan University | Dustin Dimit | 3.44 |
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Ward Berndt | 3.19 |
| Saint Vincent College | Andrew Herr | 3.47 |
| Salisbury University | Jim Jones | 3.32 |
| Salve Regina University | Rob McGuinness | 3.30 |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Jeff Heitzenrater | 3.53 |
| Springfield College | Anna Steinman | 3.55 |
| St. John Fisher College | Mike Henchen | 3.32 |
| St. Lawrence University | John Newman | 3.27 |
| St. Norbert College | Donald Augustine | 3.20 |
| St. Olaf College | Phil Lundin | 3.32 |
| State University College at New Paltz | Michael Trunkes | 3.20 |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Dan Moore | 3.31 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Justin Wood | 3.46 |
| Stockton University | Jayson Resch | 3.52 |
| Swarthmore College | Peter Carroll | 3.75 |
| Texas Lutheran University | Darlene Holland | 3.29 |
| The College at Brockport, State University of New York | Danielle Novara | 3.15 |
| The College of New Jersey | Justin Lindsey | 3.36 |
| Trine University | Zach Raber | 3.17 |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | George Suitor | 3.39 |
| Trinity University (Texas) | Emily Daum | 3.11 |
| Tufts University | Joel Williams | 3.31 |
| Union College (New York) | Pat Petty | 3.24 |
| University of Chicago | Chris Hall | 3.59 |
| University of Dallas | Matthew Barber | 3.53 |
| University of Dubuque | Geoff Gundlach | 3.34 |
| University of La Verne | Bryan George | 3.16 |
| University of Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 3.28 |
| University of New England | Ron Ouellette | 3.40 |
| University of Puget Sound | Mike Orechia | 3.13 |
| University of Redlands | Mike Schmidt | 3.34 |
| University of Rochester | Eddie Novara | 3.56 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Pete Wareham | 3.27 |
| University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Dan Schwamberger | 3.41 |
| University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Derek Stanley | 3.31 |
| University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Tom Antczak | 3.22 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stout | Matt Schauf | 3.30 |
| University of Wisconsin, Superior | Glen Drexler | 3.21 |
| Ursinus College | Carl Blickle | 3.21 |
| UW-Whitewater | Jeff Miller | 3.25 |
| Vassar College | James McCowan | 3.51 |
| Virginia Wesleyan College | Mat Littleton | 3.49 |
| Wartburg College | Ryan Chapman | 3.47 |
| Washington and Lee University | Brandon Spalding | 3.56 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Jeff Stiles | 3.57 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Dan Roark | 3.23 |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | John Crooke | 3.40 |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | Tim McNeil | 3.20 |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | David Walford | 3.50 |
| Wheelock College | Wole Oke | 3.15 |
| Whitman College | Scott Shields | 3.49 |
| Whittier College | Greg Phillips | 3.22 |
| Whitworth University | Toby Schwarz | 3.50 |
| Willamette University | Matt McGuirk | 3.32 |
| Williams College | Pete Farwell | 3.54 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Steve Travis | 3.45 |
| Wittenberg University | Craig Penney | 3.22 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Michael Maceiko | 3.41 |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | Stephen LoBianco | 3.48 |
