March 10, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The women's cross country squad at Saint Joseph's was named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as one of America's All-Academic teams. Saint Joseph's was ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in cumulative GPA.

Only Dayton was ahead of the Hawks when it came to scores in the classroom, narrowly edging SJU 3.584 to 3.540. SJU ranked atop the A-10 last season and ninth nationally in GPA when it was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as well.