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NCAA DIII XC All-Academic TeamsNCAA DIII Cross Country Team Academic Awards – 2015
NEW ORLEANS — A team is only as good as the sum of its parts.
This past cross country season, everything fired on all cylinders for the UW-Eau Claire men and the Williams College women — especially in Winneconne, Wisconsin.
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It was at the 2015 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships where the Blugolds and Ephs stepped up and won their gender’s respective national titles.
Fast forward three months and UW-Eau Claire and Williams are picking up a new batch of hardware. On Friday, the Blugolds and Ephs were named the NCAA Division III Scholar Teams of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Want to know how strong of a contender Williams was for this award? The Ephs had seven student-athletes named All-Academic. That’s an entire varsity team.
In order for a team to be deemed the Scholar Team of the Year, it must meet two criteria — finish highly at NCAAs (read: top-10 or better) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 or better. UW-Eau Claire and Williams had respective GPAs of 3.32 and 3.58.
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Overall, there were 207 women’s teams that finished the semester with GPAs of 3.1 or better. In fact, the team with the top GPA was that of the University of Dubuque (3.739).
Other than Williams, there was one other program with seven All-Academic honorees — Hope College. Thirteen teams hauled in six honors.
For the men, there were 151 teams with GPAs of 3.1 or better and Ithaca College (3.697) edged MIT (3.67) and Pricipia College (3.67) for highest team GPA.
No men’s team had seven All-Academic honorees, but four had six — Bates College, Tufts University, the University of Chicago and Williams College.
See below for a closer look at all of those teams that earned All-Academic honors.
2015 DIVISION III MEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS |
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| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| Adrian College | Ben Carlson | 3.326 |
| Albion College | Derick Lawrence | 3.257 |
| Allegheny College | Jordan Hill | 3.2 |
| Alma College | Matt Chovanec | 3.384 |
| Amherst College | Erik Nedeau | 3.58 |
| Arcadia University | Matt Ciociola | 3.1997 |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | Paul Olsen | 3.43 |
| Babson College | Russ Brennen | 3.11 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Joe Eby | 3.19 |
| Bates College | Al Fereshetian | 3.367 |
| Beloit College | Dave Eckburg | 3.33 |
| Benedictine University | Molly Remley | 3.19 |
| Berry College | Paul Deaton | 3.13 |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | Brian Flynn | 3.167 |
| California Lutheran University | Matt Lea | 3.324 |
| Calvin College | Brian Diemer | 3.48 |
| Carleton College | Dave Ricks | 3.53 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Tim Connelly | 3.24 |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) | Shawn P. Thielitz | 3.51 |
| Carthage College | Josh Henry | 3.2 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Kathy Lanese | 3.567 |
| Central College (Iowa) | Joe Dunham | 3.153 |
| Chatham University | Kevin Wanichko | 3.31 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | John Goldhammer | 3.39 |
| College of Wooster | Dennis Rice | 3.31 |
| Colorado College | Ted Castaneda | 3.314 |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | Garrick Larson | 3.32 |
| Concordia University Chicago | Dave Risch | 3.11 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Russell De Lap | 3.25 |
| Connecticut College | Jim Butler | 3.431 |
| Covenant College | Katie Stanford | 3.5 |
| Defiance College | Ken Ciolek | 3.1 |
| Denison University | Mark FitzPatrick | 3.1 |
| DePauw University | Kori Stoffregen | 3.25 |
| Dickinson College | Don Nichter | 3.28 |
| Earlham College | Pat Thomas | 3.6 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Kathy Manizza | 3.15077 |
| Eastern University | Mike Wilson | 3.37 |
| Elizabethtown College | Brian Falk | 3.27 |
| Elmhurst College | James Akita | 3.297 |
| Elms College | Matt Dyer | 3.33 |
| Emory and Henry College | Tom Antenucci | 3.46 |
| Franklin College | Paul Sargent | 3.13 |
| Geneva College | Brian Yowler | 3.607 |
| George Fox University | Randy Dalzell | 3.18 |
| Gettysburg College | Aubrey Shenk | 3.272 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Dale Bahr | 3.438 |
| Hamilton College | Brett Hull | 3.38 |
| Haverford College | Tom Donnelly | 3.504 |
| Heidelberg University | Ron Martin | 3.208 |
| Hendrix College | Patrick MacDonald | 3.42 |
| Hobart College | Ron Fleury | 3.289 |
| Hope College | Mark Northuis | 3.23 |
| Illinois College | Jason Haynes | 3.38 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Greg Huffaker | 3.6 |
| Ithaca College | Jim Nichols | 3.697 |
| John Carroll University | Kyle Basista | 3.23 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bobby L Van Allen | 3.36 |
| Keene State College | Tom Pickering | 3.213 |
| Kenyon College | Duane Gomez | 3.5 |
| King’s College | Michael Kolinovsky | 3.34 |
| Lebanon Valley College | James O’Brien | 3.28 |
| Lewis & Clark College | Keith Woodard | 3.518 |
| Linfield College | Travis Olson | 3.14 |
| Loras College | Bob Schultz | 3.192 |
| Luther College | Steve Pasche | 3.28 |
| Lycoming College | Regina Collins | 3.17 |
| Lyndon State College | Christopher Ummer | 3.39 |
| Macalester College | Matt Haugen | 3.545 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Ryan King | 3.13 |
| Manchester University | Geoff Lambert | 3.17 |
| Marywood University | Ethan Senecal | 3.3 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Halston Taylor | 3.67 |
| Messiah College | Dale Fogelsanger | 3.323 |
| Middlebury College | Nicole Wilkerson | 3.42 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Larry Gardner | 3.389 |
| Misericordia University | Christopher Wadas | 3.3 |
| Morrisville State College | Derek Powers | 3.28 |
| Muhlenberg College | Doug Finley | 3.317 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Ted Bulling | 3.1 |
| North Central College | Al Carius | 3.217 |
| North Central University | Trey Meadows | 3.24 |
| Oberlin College | Ray Appenheimer | 3.34 |
| Occidental College | Robert Bartlett | 3.3 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Matt Wackerly | 3.28 |
| Olivet College | Karen Lutzke | 3.52 |
| Pacific University (Oregon) | Matt Lydum | 3.32 |
| Penn State University, Abington | Jose’ Rodriguez | 3.31 |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York | Andrew Krug | 3.2 |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | Dr. Tony D. Boston | 3.4826 |
| Principia College | Chuck Wilcoxen | 3.67 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | John Lynch | 3.215 |
| Rhodes College | Robert Shankman | 3.27 |
| Ripon College | Kevin Rengo | 3.33 |
| Roanoke College | Finn Pincus | 3.239 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | David Warth | 3.23 |
| Roger Williams University | Sean Livingston | 3.34 |
| Rowan University | Dustin Dimit | 3.37 |
| Saint John’s University (Minnesota) | Tim Miles | 3.382 |
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Ward Berndt | 3.19 |
| Saint Vincent College | Dr. Andrew Herr | 3.287 |
| Salisbury University | Jim Jones | 3.205 |
| Salve Regina University | Rob McGuinness | 3.18 |
| Simpson College | Heath Moenck | 3.218 |
| Southern Vermont College | Kathleen Newton | 3.1 |
| Southern Virginia University | Logan Davis | 3.58 |
| Springfield College | Bryan Brown | 3.497 |
| St. Olaf College | Phil Lundin | 3.244 |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Daniel Moore | 3.11 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Michael Trunkes | 3.27 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Justin Wood | 3.539 |
| Stockton University | Jayson Resch | 3.57 |
| The College of St. Scholastica | Steve Pfingsten | 3.26 |
| Thiel College | Steve Carr | 3.25 |
| Trine University | Zach Raber | 3.267 |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | George Suitor | 3.184 |
| Trinity University (Texas) | Emily Daum | 3.18 |
| Tufts University | Joel Williams | 3.35 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Jamey Harris | 3.61 |
| University of Chicago | Chris Hall | 3.5437 |
| University of Dubuque | Geoff Gundlach | 3.273 |
| University of La Verne | Bryan George | 3.2 |
| University of Puget Sound | Mike Orechia | 3.28 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Pete Wareham | 3.27 |
| University of the South | Jeff Heitzenrater | 3.469 |
| University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Dan Schwamberger | 3.32 |
| University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Derek Stanley | 3.199 |
| University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh | Eamon McKenna | 3.17 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stout | Matt Schauf | 3.361 |
| University of Wisconsin, Superior | Glen Drexler | 3.619 |
| University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | Jeff Miller | 3.214 |
| Vassar College | James McCowan | 3.38 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Mat Littleton | 3.31 |
| Wartburg College | Steve Johnson | 3.356 |
| Washington and Lee University | Brandon Spalding | 3.51 |
| Washington University (Missouri) | Jeff Stiles | 3.49 |
| Waynesburg University | Chris Hardie | 3.35 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Matthew Moyen | 3.223 |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | John Crooke | 3.349 |
| Westfield State University | Bill Devine | 3.27 |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | David Walford | 3.58 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Kim Spence | 3.42 |
| Whitman College | Scott Shields | 3.573 |
| Whittier College | Greg Phillips | 3.161 |
| Whitworth University | Toby C. Schwarz | 3.38 |
| Wilkes University | Nicholas Wadas | 3.21 |
| Willamette University | Matt McGuirk | 3.1 |
| Williams College | Pete Farwell | 3.46 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Steve Travis | 3.474 |
| Wittenberg University | Craig Penney | 3.33 |
| WPI | Michael Maceiko | 3.52 |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | Stephen LoBianco | 3.44 |
2015 DIVISION III WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS |
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| Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| Adrian College | Ben Carlson | 3.26 |
| Albion College | Derick Lawrence | 3.489 |
| Allegheny College | Jordan Hill | 3.2 |
| Alma College | Matt Chovanec | 3.71 |
| Alvernia University | Eric Bennett | 3.728 |
| Amherst College | Cassie Funke-Harris | 3.58 |
| Arcadia University | Matt Ciociola | 3.4148 |
| Augsburg College | Meghan Peyton | 3.383 |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | David Thompson | 3.44 |
| Babson College | Russ Brennen | 3.58 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Joe Eby | 3.151 |
| Beloit College | Dave Eckburg | 3.67 |
| Benedictine University (IL) | Molly Remley | 3.5 |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | Michael Guinn II | 3.4 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Michael Dunn | 3.68 |
| Birmingham-Southern College | Kenneth Cox | 3.501 |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | Brian Flynn | 3.208 |
| Bridgewater State University | Jim Simoneau | 3.47 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Jason Hewitt | 3.48 |
| California Lutheran University | Matt Lea | 3.391 |
| Calvin College | Brian Diemer | 3.59 |
| Carleton College | Donna Ricks | 3.63 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Tim Connelly | 3.34 |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) | Shawn P. Thielitz | 3.56 |
| Carthage College | Stephanie Domin | 3.363 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Kathy Lanese | 3.568 |
| Central College (Iowa) | Joe Dunham | 3.352 |
| Chatham University | Kevin Wanichko | 3.35 |
| Christopher Newport University | Matthew Barreau | 3.22 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | John Goldhammer | 3.55 |
| Coe College | Ben Mourer | 3.34 |
| College of St. Benedict | Robin Balder-Lanoue | 3.569 |
| College of Wooster | Dennis Rice | 3.32 |
| Colorado College | Ted Castaneda | 3.522 |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | Marv Roeske | 3.472 |
| Concordia University Chicago | Dave Risch | 3.47 |
| Connecticut College | Ned Bishop | 3.409 |
| Cornell College | Dan Schofer | 3.36275 |
| Covenant College | Katie Stanford | 3.382 |
| Denison University | Mark FitzPatrick | 3.4 |
| DePauw University | Kori Stoffregen | 3.41 |
| DeSales University | Gordon Hornig | 3.48 |
| Dickinson College | Don Nichter | 3.35 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Kathy Manizza | 3.61364 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Britten Olinger | 3.408 |
| Eastern University | Mike Wilson | 3.55 |
| Edgewood College | Bethany Brewster | 3.527 |
| Elizabethtown College | Brian Falk | 3.58 |
| Elmhurst College | Erik Guta | 3.5 |
| Elms College | Matt Dyer | 3.6 |
| Emory and Henry College | Tom Antenucci | 3.22 |
| Farmingdale State College | Daniela Georgieva | 3.34 |
| Fitchburg State University | Jamie Aubuchon | 3.17 |
| Fontbonne University | Dr. Chris Buckler | 3.523 |
| Franklin & Marshall College | John Stoudt | 3.25 |
| Franklin College | Paul Sargent | 3.24 |
| Geneva College | Brian Yowler | 3.458 |
| George Fox University | Randy Dalzell | 3.12 |
| Gettysburg College | Aubrey Shenk | 3.418 |
| Goucher College | John Caslin | 3.65 |
| Greenville College | Brian Patton | 3.541 |
| Grinnell College | Evelyn Freeman | 3.52 |
| Grove City College | Sean Severson | 3.45 |
| Guilford College | Danny Cash | 3.6 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Dale Bahr | 3.579 |
| Hamilton College | Ellen Hull | 3.38 |
| Hamline University | Paul Schmaedeke | 3.53 |
| Hanover College | Anna Steinman | 3.39 |
| Haverford College | Mr. Fran Rizzo | 3.558 |
| Heidelberg University | Ron Martin | 3.452 |
| Hendrix College | Patrick MacDonald | 3.72 |
| Hood College | Brett Shelley | 3.32 |
| Hope College | Mark Northuis | 3.59 |
| Husson University | Kate Goupee | 3.63 |
| Illinois College | Jason Haynes | 3.52 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Greg Huffaker | 3.4 |
| Immaculata University | Alexander Proctor | 3.48 |
| Ithaca College | Erin Dinan | 3.684 |
| John Carroll University | Kyle Basista | 3.4 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bobby L Van Allen | 3.46 |
| Keene State College | Tom Pickering | 3.6 |
| Kenyon College | Duane Gomez | 3.52 |
| King’s College | Michael Kolinovsky | 3.671 |
| Lawrence University | Jason Fast | 3.63 |
| Lebanon Valley College | James O’Brien | 3.67 |
| Lewis & Clark College | Keith Woodard | 3.43 |
| Linfield College | Travis Olson | 3.32 |
| Loras College | Bob Schultz | 3.125 |
| Luther College | Yarrow Pasche | 3.387 |
| Lycoming College | Regina Collins | 3.55 |
| Lynchburg College | Jim Sprecher | 3.2 |
| Lyndon State College | Christopher Ummer | 3.3 |
| Macalester College | Betsy Emerson | 3.57 |
| Manchester University | Geoff Lambert | 3.17 |
| Marywood University | Ethan Senecal | 3.58 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Halston Taylor | 3.58 |
| McDaniel College | Doug Renner | 3.436 |
| Messiah College | Dale Fogelsanger | 3.407 |
| Methodist University | Jack Brunecz | 3.47 |
| Middlebury College | Nicole Wilkerson | 3.47 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Larry Gardner | 3.568 |
| Misericordia University | Christopher Wadas | 3.44 |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | Jonathan Welty | 3.299782 |
| Moravian College | Jesse Baumann | 3.376 |
| Morrisville State College | Derek Powers | 3.53 |
| Muhlenberg College | Doug Finley | 3.511 |
| Nazareth College | James Goss | 3.42 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Ted Bulling | 3.58 |
| North Central College | Mahesh Narayanan | 3.364 |
| North Park University | Steve Imig | 3.32 |
| Norwich University | Nick Cooper | 3.36 |
| Oberlin College | Ray Appenheimer | 3.42 |
| Occidental College | Robert Bartlett | 3.2 |
| Ohio Northern University | Jason Maus | 3.29 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Matt Wackerly | 3.49 |
| Olivet College | Karen Lutzke | 3.49 |
| Otterbein University | Dara Ford | 3.529 |
| Pacific University (Oregon) | Matt Lydum | 3.26 |
| Penn State University, Abington | Jose’ Rodriguez | 3.46 |
| Piedmont College | Jeff Jenkins | 3.41 |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York | Andrew Krug | 3.51 |
| Plymouth State University | John Ostler | 3.35 |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | Kirk Reynolds | 3.733 |
| Principia College | Chuck Wilcoxen | 3.51 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | John Lynch | 3.372 |
| Rhodes College | Robert Shankman | 3.55 |
| Ripon College | Kevin Rengo | 3.44 |
| Roanoke College | Finn Pincus | 3.3031 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | David Stevens | 3.555 |
| Roger Williams University | Sean Livingston | 3.4 |
| Rowan University | Derick Adamson | 3.232 |
| Sage Colleges | Jim Bowles | 3.39 |
| Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) | Jackie Bauters | 3.41 |
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Ward Berndt | 3.187 |
| Saint Vincent College | Thomas Harbert | 3.3766 |
| Salisbury University | Jim Jones | 3.295 |
| Salve Regina University | Rob McGuinness | 3.318 |
| Shenandoah University | Andrew Marrocco | 3.3931 |
| Simpson College | Heath Moenck | 3.581 |
| Smith College | Ellen O’Neil | 3.47 |
| Southern Vermont College | Kathleen Newton | 3.28 |
| Southern Virginia University | Logan Davis | 3.32 |
| Springfield College | Bryan Brown | 3.38 |
| St. Catherine University | Cami Paulson | 3.475 |
| St. John Fisher College | Mike Henchen | 3.29 |
| St. Lawrence University | Mike Howard | 3.35 |
| St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Thomas Fisher | 3.389 |
| St. Norbert College | Don Augustine | 3.42 |
| St. Olaf College | Chris Daymont | 3.33 |
| State University College at Oneonta | Angelo Posillico | 3.33 |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Daniel Moore | 3.22 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Michael Trunkes | 3.47 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Justin Wood | 3.589 |
| Stevenson University | David Berdan | 3.55 |
| Stockton University | Ashley Parker | 3.68 |
| Susquehanna University | Marty Ownes | 3.423 |
| The College of St. Scholastica | Steve Pfingsten | 3.35 |
| Thiel College | Steve Carr | 3.35 |
| Trine University | Zach Raber | 3.554 |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | George Suitor | 3.379 |
| Trinity University (Texas) | Emily Daum | 3.3 |
| Tufts University | Kristen Morwick | 3.41 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Jamey Harris | 3.22 |
| University of Chicago | Chris Hall | 3.6258 |
| University of Dubuque | Geoff Gundlach | 3.739 |
| University of Maine, Farmington | Scott Hutchinson | 3.44 |
| University of Mount Union | Kevin Lucas | 3.311 |
| University of Puget Sound | Mike Orechia | 3.27 |
| University of Southern Maine | George Towle | 3.317 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Joe Sweeney | 3.49 |
| University of the South | Jeff Heitzenrater | 3.429 |
| University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Dan Schwamberger | 3.44 |
| University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Derek Stanley | 3.384 |
| University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh | Eamon McKenna | 3.308 |
| University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Tom Antczak | 3.27 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point | Brett Witt | 3.12 |
| University of Wisconsin, Stout | Matt Schauf | 3.546 |
| University of Wisconsin, Superior | Glen Drexler | 3.283 |
| University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | Jeff Miller | 3.342 |
| Ursinus College | Carl Blickle | 3.419378 |
| Utica College | Eric Parker | 3.25 |
| Vassar College | James McCowan | 3.58 |
| Wartburg College | Steve Johnson | 3.651 |
| Washington and Lee University | Mike Dager | 3.397 |
| Washington University (Missouri) | Jeff Stiles | 3.53 |
| Waynesburg University | Chris Hardie | 3.44 |
| Webster University | Dan Graber | 3.525 |
| Wellesley College | Phil Jennings | 3.44 |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | John Crooke | 3.552 |
| Westfield State University | Bill Devine | 3.36 |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | Tim McNeil | 3.22 |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | David Walford | 3.51 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Kim Spence | 3.41 |
| Wheelock College | Wole Oke | 3.46 |
| Whitman College | Scott Shields | 3.482 |
| Whittier College | Greg Phillips | 3.219 |
| Whitworth University | Toby C. Schwarz | 3.7 |
| Widener University | Kevin Cunningham | 3.59 |
| Wilkes University | Nicholas Wadas | 3.29 |
| Willamette University | Matt McGuirk | 3.56 |
| William Smith College | Julie Bailey | 3.59 |
| Williams College | Pete Farwell | 3.58 |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | Ron Combs | 3.73 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Steve Travis | 3.34 |
| Wittenberg University | Craig Penney | 3.47 |
| Worcester State University | Gary Jusseaume | 3.4 |
| WPI | Michael Maceiko | 3.43 |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | Stephen LoBianco | 3.36 |