NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 1, 2021) – On Thursday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country individuals and teams that stood out both athletically and academically this season. The Northern Arizona men and women each qualified for individual and team honors, with the NAU men also winning the National Scholar Team of the Year title.
To be eligible for USTFCCCA All-Academic distinction, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and have either qualified for the national championship meet or finished top-5 at their respective conference championship.
A combined total of four student-athletes – men's runner
Nico Young, and women's runners:
Jesselyn Bries,
Jessa Hanson,
Delaney Rasmussen – have perfect 4.00 grade point averages.
The NAU women finished the season with a cumulative GPA of 3.57.
While the Lumberjack men won the team title last month at the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.29 this season, earning the Scholar Team of the Year Award in NCAA Division I Cross Country for the third time in program history.
Below is the complete list of NAU cross country student-athlete USTFCCCA All-Academic selections:
Men
Blaise Ferro – Sr. – Educational Leadership
Ryan Raff – Jr. – Psychological Sciences
Nico Young – Fr. – Exercise Science
Women
Jesselyn Bries – So. – Special & Elementary Education
Pipi Eitel – Sr. – Biology
Jessa Hanson – Jr. – Biology
Bryn Morley – Jr. – Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Delaney Rasmussen – Sr. – Human Relations
Annika Reiss – So. – Elementary Education
