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USA South Cross Country Athletes & Teams Earn Academic Accolades

The Men's and Women's All-Academic Athletes and Teams for the 2025 NCAA Division III Cross Country season were recently announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The USA South Athletic Conference is represented by five male student-athletes from two prgrams and four female student-athletes from two programs. In addition, six squads earned All-Academic Team accolades. See below for all of the honorees.

In order to qualify as a student-athlete All-Academic distinction, the individual must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-25 percent of their respective regional championship meet. To qualify as a team, squads must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other qualifiers.

USA SOUTH HONOREES

Men's Cross Country Individual Honorees
Pfeiffer: Bricen Burleson, Alim Coleman, Sawyer Helms, Cannon Powell
Southern Virginia: Taylor Weiland

Men's Cross Country Team Honorees
Methodist, Southern Virginia

Women's Cross Country Individual Honorees
Meredith: Delaney Bundy
Southern Virginia: Sasha Braddy, Gwen Catalano, Kaylee Horner, Bayleigh Redd-Armstrong

Women's Cross Country Team Honorees
Meredith, Methodist, Pfeiffer, Southern Virginia