EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana women's cross country team was recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association as an All-Academic team.

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 Championship and have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative GPA.

The Screaming Eagles, who were second at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships with a team score of 76 points, were one of 101 Division II women's programs to receive the award. USI recorded a 3.40 team GPA in the fall and finished 12th at the NCAA II Championships.

Individually, the Eagles had five runners earn All-Academic honors—seniors Mary Ballinger, Allison Shafer-Krieger, and Sarah Whiteman as well as sophomore Adrienne Curtis and Lauren Minor.

To qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible. The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have placed in the top 30 percent of the total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective regional championships or have placed in the top 50 percent of the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

The 286 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees represent 106 schools around the country. The list includes 31 who were reported to have 4.0 GPAs at the end of the 2009 fall semester.