EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana men's and women's cross country teams placed seven runners on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association All-Academic teams.

Junior Jackie Henderson led a group of five USI women's runners to earn All-Academic accolades. Henderson earned All-America honors in the fall after finishing 40th at the NCAA II National Championships.

Henderson was joined by junior Adrienne Curtis, sophomore Lauren Minor, and freshmen Kaylee McClanahan and Erika Wilson.

This marks the third straight year that Curtis has earned All-Academic honors and the second consecutive season for Minor. They were among 313 Division II women's cross country runners to earn the honor for the 2010 season.

The 313 USTFCCCA women's All-Academic honorees represent 115 institutions around the country. USI was tied for seventh amongst Division II programs with its five honorees.

In addition to the individual accolades, the USI women's cross country team was recognized by the USTFCCCA as an All-Academic team.

For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, it 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 seventh at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships with a team score of 174 points, were one of 107 Division II women's programs to receive the award. USI recorded a 3.51 team GPA in the fall and was second at the GLVC Championships.

Juniors Brendan Devine and John Latta represented the USI men's runners in earning All-Academic honors. Devine, who earned All-America honors for the second straight season after finishing 31st at the NCAA II National Championships, is a three-time All-Academic honoree.

Devine and Latta were among 182 Division II men's runners to earn All-Academic honors.

The 182 USTFCCCA men's All-Academic honorees represent 89 schools around the country. The GLVC was second among Division II conferences with 15 honorees.

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.