OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's cross country team has been honored for tying for the second-best GPA in the country, while the women tied for 11th-best mark in the classroom. Both squads garnered U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team recognition last week.
The Bluejay men owned a cumulative 3.77 GPA, trailing only Vanderbilt's 3.772 GPA that led the nation. Last fall the Bluejay men topped the country with a 3.76 GPA.
The Creighton women's cumulative GPA of 3.81 tied for 11th-best in the country. It was just a year ago that CU ranked seventh nationally with a 3.