Feb. 26, 2008
NEW ORLEANS- The La Salle University Women's Cross Country team has earned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team award, announced on Monday.
The La Salle women finished the 2007 cross country season by winning their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 Team Championship. The Explorers were led by Philadelphia product Rachel Papin (Philadelphia, PA/ St. Hubert's) who was recently named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for her personal performance on the field and in the classroom.
Papin placed 115th at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana in the women's 6K. She was also named to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic `All-Region' Team after finishing 11th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (20:36.0). She placed second at the A-10 XC Championship and was named to the A-10 All-Conference team and the Philadelphia Inquirer's `Academic All Star Team'.
Teammate Carolyn Lipovsky also helped the La Salle cause, having been named to the Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team, the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic `All-Region' Team, and the Philadelphia Inquirer's `Academic All Star Team'. Lipovsky ran to a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, scoring an `All-District' team spot.
For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative grade point average.
