Cross Country: USAFA team earns All-Academic honors Published Feb. 27, 2007 By Valerie Perkin U.S. Air Force Academy METAIRIE, La. (AFNEWS) -- The Air Force men's and women's cross country teams earned NCAA Division I All-Academic honors, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently announced from the national offices here. The men, who previously earned the recognition during the 1995-97 seasons, were one of 86 men's teams to acquire that distinction during the 2006 season. The team averaged a grade-point-average of 3.097. The Falcons were paced by juniors Kenny Grosselin and Josh van Wyngaarden, as well as senior Jason Beck and sophomore Justin Mason, who all tallied a GPA higher than 3.50. The women's team picked up their fifth all-academic honor in the last six years (2001-04), behind a combined average of 3.035. Freshman Brittany Morreale and senior Margaret Frash led the women's squad with grade-point-averages of about 3.80. To be honored as an All-Academic Team, teams were required to compete in an NCAA regional meet and have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This is not the first academic honor to come to the Falcons since the season concluded. Air Force was also honored with 12 selections to the Academic All-MWC Team earlier this month. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page