Abilene Christian, led by senior standout runner, Nicodemus Naimadu, picked up their second cross country national title in November after scoring 59 points in the national meet. Naimadu, a senior from Narok, Kenya, won his fourth NCAA cross country crown, becoming the first cross country runner in NCAA history to win four consecutive cross country titles.
Joining the Wildcats on the All-Academic Team list were 66 other men's Division II institutions including last year's All-Academic Team of the Year, Western State. The Great Lakes Valley Conference had the most member schools on the All-Academic Team list with seven. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference placed six member institutions on the team list while the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, North Central Conference, Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference each had five member schools on the All-Academic Team list.
Impressively, the top five teams (and seven of the top ten) at the 2007 Division II Cross Country National Championships each received the All-Academic Team award. Since 2005, Division II men's cross country institutions have received a total of 190 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards.
To be eligible for the honor, teams must list all student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA eligibility form and who have competed in 50 percent or more of the cross country competitions on the team's schedule. Additionally, the team must compete at the NCAA Division II regional championships and have a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Adams State was named the NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team of the Year.
Team |
Conference |
Abilene Christian University |
Lone Star Conference |
Adams State College |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Adelphi University |
East Coast Conference |
Augustana College (South Dakota) |
North Central Conference |
Bentley College |
Northeast 10 |
Brigham Young University Hawaii |
Pacific West Conference |
California University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Christian Brothers University |
Gulf South Conference |
Clayton State University |
Peach Belt Conference |
Colorado School of Mines |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Columbus State University |
Peach Belt Conference |
Concord University |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Concordia University - St. Paul |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Drury University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
East Central University |
Lone Star Conference |
Edinboro University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Fort Lewis College |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Gannon University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Georgia College & State University |
Peach Belt Conference |
Grand Valley State University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Harding University |
Gulf South Conference |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Pacific West Conference |
Hillsdale College |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Lake Superior State University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Lees - McRae College |
Conf. Carolinas |
Lewis University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Limestone College |
Conf. Carolinas |
Lock Haven University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Mansfield University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Mars Hill College |
South Atlantic Conference |
Merrimack College |
Northeast 10 |
Michigan Technological University |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
North Central Conference |
Missouri Southern State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Northern Kentucky University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Northwest Nazarene University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Nova Southeastern University |
Sunshine State Conference |
Pittsburg State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Conf. Carolinas |
Seattle University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Slippery Rock University |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Southern Arkansas University |
Gulf South Conference |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Southwest Baptist University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Stonehill College |
Northeast 10 |
Texas A&M University - Commerce |
Lone Star Conference |
The College of Saint Rose |
Northeast 10 |
Truman State University |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
University of California, San Diego |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
University of Indianapolis |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
University of Mary |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
University of Minnesota Duluth |
North Central Conference |
University of Missouri - Rolla |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
University of North Dakota |
North Central Conference |
University of South Dakota |
North Central Conference |
University of Tampa |
Sunshine State Conference |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
Virginia State University |
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Wayne State University |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Western Oregon University |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Western State College of Colorado |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Wheeling Jesuit University |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Winona State University |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
