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Cross Country Earns USTFCCCA Academic Honors

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Memphis men's and women's cross country squads were named among the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic Teams for the 2019 season. The Tigers women's team posted a 3.70 grade-point average (GPA), and the men's squad a 3.44 GPA.

This is the second-straight year Memphis' men's and women's teams were named among the USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams in the same season. The women's squad has earned the honor eight of the last nine seasons (2011-16, 2018-19), and the men's team seven of the last nine (2011-15, 2018-19).