Cross Country Earns USTFCCCA Academic Honors
February 10, 2017 | Academic Services, Cross Country
Edwin Kibichiy earns individual honors while the women earned team honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville cross country runner Edwin Kibichiy earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honorees on Friday. The Louisville women's cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors.Â
In order to qualify for the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American at the national meet. In total, there were 265 athletes named USTFCCCA All-Academic with a lion's share of them women (168).
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Twenty-six athletes held perfect 4.0 GPAs compared to 24 last year. Of those 26 athletes, 21 were women compared to five men.
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The women were named an All-Academic team after advancing to their first NCAA Championships in the fall.  In order to win this honor, the Cardinals needed a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Overall, there were 431 teams that earned distinction from the USTFCCCA for their efforts both athletically and academically. Of those 431 teams, 242 were women's teams.Â
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Kibichiy was named the ACC Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete. He earned a BA in Public Health from Louisville last spring and is now pursuing a master's degree in Communications. A native of Kapsabet, Kenya, Kibichiy earned All-ACC and All-Region honors by placing second at the ACC Championship with an 8k time of 22:52.2, and third at the Southeast Regional with a 10k posting of 28:54.5. He won his first three meets of the year and never finished out of the top 10 all season.
Kibichiy earned All-America honors for the second time in his career finishing eighth overall with a 10k time of 29:59.5 at the 31-team national championship meet in Terre Haute, Indiana. His eighth-place finish marked the best performance ever by a Cardinal student-athlete at the NCAA Championship.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville cross country and track and field on Twitter (@uofltrackxc) at www.twitter.com/uofltrackxc and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uofltrackxc.
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In order to qualify for the honor, athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at regionals or as an All-American at the national meet. In total, there were 265 athletes named USTFCCCA All-Academic with a lion's share of them women (168).
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Twenty-six athletes held perfect 4.0 GPAs compared to 24 last year. Of those 26 athletes, 21 were women compared to five men.
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The women were named an All-Academic team after advancing to their first NCAA Championships in the fall.  In order to win this honor, the Cardinals needed a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Overall, there were 431 teams that earned distinction from the USTFCCCA for their efforts both athletically and academically. Of those 431 teams, 242 were women's teams.Â
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Kibichiy was named the ACC Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete. He earned a BA in Public Health from Louisville last spring and is now pursuing a master's degree in Communications. A native of Kapsabet, Kenya, Kibichiy earned All-ACC and All-Region honors by placing second at the ACC Championship with an 8k time of 22:52.2, and third at the Southeast Regional with a 10k posting of 28:54.5. He won his first three meets of the year and never finished out of the top 10 all season.
Kibichiy earned All-America honors for the second time in his career finishing eighth overall with a 10k time of 29:59.5 at the 31-team national championship meet in Terre Haute, Indiana. His eighth-place finish marked the best performance ever by a Cardinal student-athlete at the NCAA Championship.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville cross country and track and field on Twitter (@uofltrackxc) at www.twitter.com/uofltrackxc and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uofltrackxc.
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