Trio of Cross Country Runners Named Academic All-American

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2008) – Announced today by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) three Occidental student-athletes and both the men’s and women’s teams have earned Academic All-American honors for performances on the course and in the classroom.

Kevin Chaves, Galen Smith and Grace Peck were all named to the Division III Cross Country Academic All-American team for 2007 after finishing among the Top 25% of runners at the Western Regional Meet and accumulating better than a 3.5 GPA academically.

In addition to these individual honors, both the men’s and women’s teams as a whole were named Academic All-American Teams for 2007 after competing in the Regional meet and combining for a cumulative GPA of over 3.1.