Dewitt Selected To All-Academic Team
UW-Oshkosh's John Dewitt (So. •
Oshkosh) has been named to the 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Cross
Country All-Academic Team by the United States Track and Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Dewitt, who owns a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average as
a mathematics major, placed 83rd at the NCAA Division III
Championship held Nov. 20 in Waverly, Iowa. His performance helped
the Titans to an 11th-place finish in the team standings. Dewitt
also finished 19th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional held
Nov. 13 in Rock Island, Ill.
A total of 142 student-athletes represent the 80 institutions that
compose the 2010 All-Academic Team. Haverford College (Pa.) led the
nation with six All-Academic honorees, while eight schools followed
with five selections each. The Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference led all conferences with 16 student-athletes on the list
and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference came next
with 10.
Ten of the top 20 finishers at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country
Championship earned All-Academic status, including top-10 finishers
Anders Hulleberg of Haverford College, Ben Sathre of the University
of St. Thomas (Minn.) and Steve Kiplagat of St. Lawrence University
(N.Y.).
To qualify for the USTFCCCA's Cross Country All-Academic Team, the
student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average
of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in
the top 35 at a NCAA Division III Regional Championship.