Women's Cross Country Receives USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
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NEW ORLEANS - The Taylor University women's cross country program earned individual and team academic honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently.
Taylor was one of 62 women's cross country programs in the NAIA to receive the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award for posting a combined team grade-point average of 3.0 or better. The Trojans turned in a 3.60 GPA to rank 19th in the NAIA.
The USTFCCCA also handed out individual All-Academic awards to anyone who competed in the 2021 NAIA Cross Country National Championships and compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better.
Taylor had all seven ladies who competed at nationals receive the award, as Abbey Brennan, Audrey Brinkruff, Giovanna Domene, Mollie Gamble, Madeline Purdom, Brooke Studnicki and Ahna VanderWall were named USTFCCCA All-Academic recipients.
Taylor's men's and women's cross country teams received 14 individual honors between the two programs.
In addition to being honored as an All-Academic team and having seven student-athletes with USTFCCCA All-Academic awards, the Taylor women also grabbed their ninth-straight Crossroads League Championship and turned in a fourth-place finish with podium honors at the 2021 NAIA National Championships.
