Men's Cross Country Receives Team Academic Award

NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its annual Scholar Teams of the Year list and the Defiance College Men's Cross Country Team was recognized with the honor.

To be considered for the All-Academic Team, squads must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.10 or greater and competed in at least five different meets with at least five runners representing their school.

The Yellow Jacket men finished with a 3.10 team GPA and were one of 151 men's teams amongst all Division III schools nationally.