Jul 10, 2009

LSSU teams are ranked nationally on all-academic list

NEW ORLEANS - The Lake Superior State men's track and field team is ranked 19^th and the women's team 31^st on the 2009 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national all-academic team list in Division II.

The Laker women turned in a composite grade point average of 3.270, while the Laker men had a team GPA of 3.050. The women were ranked fifth among Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams, while the men were fourth.

"I am very pleased that our men's and women's track and field teams were honored as academic all-America teams for the third consecutive year," LSSU coach Steve Eles said. "I am also very pleased to have three academic all-America individuals. Katie Scott in both cross country and track and field, and Ben Charbonneau in track and field. These
awards are a testament to the hard work these young men and women put forth athletically and academically."

The top teams nationally are the Northern Kentucky women (3.678) and the Tampa men (3.390).

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