Tennessee, Arizona State Tabbed as 2009 Division I Women’s Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year

July 15, 2009



Tennessee, Arizona State Tabbed as 2009 Division I Women’s Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year



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NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday that the University of Tennessee and Arizona State University were selected as the 2009 Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Teams of the Year, respectively.



Tennessee, the 2009 Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year, capped a terrific indoor campaign in which the Lady Vols clinched the indoor national championship with two events remaining, to win its second NCAA Indoor title in the past five seasons (2005, and 2009) and third overall indoor national title. Prior to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships, the Lady Vols captured the SEC Indoor Track and Field title, winning the event for the third time in the last five years (2005, 2007, and 2009).



In addition to the Indoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year Tennessee, which maintained a 3.230 team cumulative GPA, 13 other programs with top-25 national finishes at the 2009 Division I Indoor Championships earned All-Academic Team honors for their academic and athletic achievements this season.



Arizona State, the 2009 Division I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year, finished the 2009 track and field season with a third place showing at the Division I Outdoor Championships in June. The top-4 trophy finish marked the seventh time in the past eight NCAA track & field meets that ASU has walked away with a trophy. ASU finished third at the Pac-10 Championships and won the West Regional Championship for the second straight season.



The Sun Devils, last year’s Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year, maintained a 3.287 team cumulative GPA and are joined by 13 other schools that finished in the top-25 at the outdoor championships on the All-Academic Team list.



DIVISION I ALL-ACADEMIC TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS



In addition to the Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year, the USTFCCCA also announced the women’s 2009 Division I All-Academic Track and Field Teams. A total of 130 Division I programs were recognized as women’s 2009 All-Academic Teams.



The University of Tennessee Chattanooga led all institutions with a 3.550 team cumulative GPA, followed by Butler University with a 3.547 team GPA.



The Big East led all conferences with ten teams selected as All-Academic Teams for 2009 – DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Rutgers, St. John’s, Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida, Villanova, and West Virginia. The Big 12 Conference was a close second with eight teams selected to the list. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Mid-American Conference each had seven teams selected as All-Academic Track and Field Teams.



The selection of the All-Academic Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year award is based on a combination of academic and athletic achievements, with the top honor going to the team that had the combination of best overall finish at the respective Division I Indoor or Outdoor National Championships and cumulative GPA.



To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative grade-point average.



2009 USTFCCCA Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Teams:



School
Conference
GPA

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Southern Conference
3.550

Butler University
Horizon League
3.547

Lipscomb University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.500

Utah State University
Western Athletic Conference
3.471

Yale University
Ivy Group
3.470

University of Tulsa
Conference USA
3.467

Brown University
Ivy Group
3.460

Oregon State University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.460

University of Portland
West Coast Conference
3.458

North Dakota State University
The Summit League
3.450

Bradley University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.445

University of North Dakota
Great West Conference
3.440

Indiana State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.436

Villanova University
Big East Conference
3.433

University of New Mexico
Mountain West Conference
3.420

Harvard University
Ivy Group
3.417

Towson University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.416

South Dakota State University
The Summit League
3.411

DePaul University
Big East Conference
3.408

Ohio University
Mid-American Conference
3.402

Stanford University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.400

Weber State University
Big Sky Conference
3.390

Drake University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.390

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Big 12 Conference
3.386

Georgetown University
Big East Conference
3.386

West Virginia University
Big East Conference
3.380

Iona College
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.380

Wofford College
Southern Conference
3.380

High Point University
Big South Conference
3.361

Stony Brook University
America East Conference
3.360

University of Dayton
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.353

Montana State University - Bozeman
Big Sky Conference
3.350

Miami University (Ohio)
Mid-American Conference
3.350

Loyola University Chicago
Horizon League
3.349

Saint Louis University
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.332

University of Vermont
America East Conference
3.331

Bowling Green State University
Mid-American Conference
3.330

Kansas State University
Big 12 Conference
3.328

University of South Dakota
Great West Conference
3.326

Gardner-Webb University
Big South Conference
3.325

Idaho State University
Big Sky Conference
3.319

Elon University
Southern Conference
3.318

Southern Methodist University
Conference USA
3.312

University of Delaware
Colonial Athletic Association
3.311

Bucknell University
Patriot League
3.310

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
The Summit League
3.309

Virginia Tech
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.300

University of Montana
Big Sky Conference
3.300

Duke University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.296

Central Michigan University
Mid-American Conference
3.294

Dartmouth College
Ivy Group
3.290

University of South Carolina, Columbia
Southeastern Conference
3.290

Arizona State University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.287

University of Idaho
Western Athletic Conference
3.280

La Salle University
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.270

Iowa State University
Big 12 Conference
3.270

Lafayette College
Patriot League
3.270

Southeast Missouri State University
Ohio Valley Conference
3.267

Washington State University
Pacific-10 Conference
3.260

Loyola Marymount University
West Coast Conference
3.260

East Tennessee State University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.255

St. John's University (New York)
Big East Conference
3.250

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Big Ten Conference
3.250

University of Detroit Mercy
Horizon League
3.250

Brigham Young University
Mountain West Conference
3.250

Lehigh University
Patriot League
3.250

Northeastern University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.249

University of Maine, Orono
America East Conference
3.240

Rice University
Conference USA
3.237

University of Iowa
Big Ten Conference
3.235

Colorado State University
Mountain West Conference
3.233

University of Missouri, Columbia
Big 12 Conference
3.230

Marquette University
Big East Conference
3.230

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Southeastern Conference
3.230

University of Louisville
Big East Conference
3.226

University of Akron
Mid-American Conference
3.224

Baylor University
Big 12 Conference
3.220

Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Big East Conference
3.220

University of South Florida
Big East Conference
3.210

Pennsylvania State University
Big Ten Conference
3.210

Cornell University
Ivy Group
3.210

University of Utah
Mountain West Conference
3.209

University of Illinois, Champaign
Big Ten Conference
3.205

College of William and Mary
Colonial Athletic Association
3.200

Eastern Washington University
Big Sky Conference
3.190

Purdue University
Big Ten Conference
3.190

Columbia University
Ivy Group
3.189

Texas Tech University
Big 12 Conference
3.185

Oral Roberts University
The Summit League
3.180

Jacksonville University
Atlantic Sun Conference
3.177

University of Cincinnati
Big East Conference
3.173

Sacred Heart University
Northeast Conference
3.171

Troy University
Sun Belt Conference
3.164

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.160

Monmouth University
Northeast Conference
3.160

Coastal Carolina University
Big South Conference
3.158

University of Nevada
Western Athletic Conference
3.157

University of Michigan
Big Ten Conference
3.150

University of Colorado, Boulder
Big 12 Conference
3.144

University of Wyoming
Mountain West Conference
3.143

Wake Forest University
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.139

Georgia State University
Colonial Athletic Association
3.130

University of Washington
Pacific-10 Conference
3.130

University of Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.120

University of Richmond
Atlantic 10 Conference
3.120

Illinois State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.120

Tulane University
Conference USA
3.109

Stephen F. Austin State University
Southland Conference
3.109

University of Maryland, College Park
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.100

Western Michigan University
Mid-American Conference
3.100

Missouri State University
Missouri Valley Conference
3.100

Quinnipiac University
Northeast Conference
3.100

Morehead State University
Ohio Valley Conference
3.100

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Southeastern Conference
3.095

University of Texas, Pan American
Great West Conference
3.087

Oklahoma State University
Big 12 Conference
3.082

Long Beach State University
Big West Conference
3.080

Samford University
Southern Conference
3.080

Rider University
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3.075

Texas Christian University
Mountain West Conference
3.072

College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Southern Conference
3.070

University of Hawaii, Manoa
Western Athletic Conference
3.060

University of Miami (Florida)
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.058

University of San Francisco
West Coast Conference
3.050

University of Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference
3.045

University at Buffalo
Mid-American Conference
3.044

University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Colonial Athletic Association
3.040

Austin Peay State University
Ohio Valley Conference
3.037

University of North Texas
Sun Belt Conference
3.012

University of Central Arkansas
Southland Conference
3.010








Keith J. Nunez

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

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