Women’s Cross Country Program Cited For Academic Success

The UW-Oshkosh women's cross country program continues to be praised for its academic performance.

Head coach Eamon McKenna's Titans compiled a 3.33 cumulative grade-point-average this past fall semester to earn recognition from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the sixth straight year.

A total of 216 NCAA Division III women's cross country programs ended the 2020 fall session with a 3.10 GPA or better, including Geneva College (Pa.) which owned the nation's top mark at 3.91. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked second nationally with a 3.88 GPA while Colorado College listed third at 3.864 and Chatham University (Pa.) fourth at 3.860. Other WIAC programs honored for their academic success were UW-River Falls at 3.78, UW-Eau Claire at 3.67, UW-La Crosse at 3.66, UW-Whitewater at 3.58, UW-Stevens Point at 3.57, UW-Platteville at 3.51 and UW-Stout at 3.45.

UW-Oshkosh had seven members of its women's cross country program finish the fall semester with 3.50 cumulative GPA or better. Daisy Wilson led the Titans with a 4.00 GPA while Megan Berg followed at 3.90, Elizabeth Reddeman at 3.82, Sydney Fricke at 3.75, Paige Larson at 3.63, Jana Nehila at 3.56 and Katelyn Puetz at 3.54.

2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Awards • NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country