MSUB Cross-Country Teams Honored (2/2/07)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings men’s and women’s cross-country teams have been named NCAA Division II All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.  It is the twelfth-consecutive year that the Yellowjacket teams have made the list.

For schools to qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, the student-athletes on their NCAA squad list must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.  There were 92 women’s teams in Division II that were named All-Academic Teams.  University of Tampa had the nation’s highest GPA at 3.774.  MSU Billings ranked 25th with a 3.54.  On the men’s side, there were 57 teams nationwide that qualified.  Concordia University (St. Paul) had the highest GPA at 3.560.  The Yellowjacket men ranked 30th at 3.160.

The members of the MSUB women’s cross-country team are Kristy Burns (Livingston, MT), Colleen Dalimata (Columbia Falls, MT), Cierra Dornfield (Woodbury, MN), Erin Gannon (Yankton, SD), Kym Island (Columbia Falls, MT), Kisa Kron (Livingston, MT), Teri Lea McCormick (Hardin, MT), Erin Mueller (Billings, MT), Tiffany Piplica (Riverton, WY), Crystal Roseberry (Chinook, MT), and Bridgett Voorhees (Great Falls, MT).  The members of the Yellowjacket men’s team are Abram Hagstrom (Billings, MT), Joe Kragt (Worden, MT), Jarred Rensvold (Wolf Point, MT), Matt Roseberry (Chinook, MT), and Andy Zoeller (Billings, MT).