* Press Release for USTFCCCA

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University women's track and field team, winners of 15 of the last 18 Heptagonal championships, has earned accolades for their efforts in the classroom as well. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honored the Big Red as a Division I All-Academic team for the 2011 season. As a team, the Big Red posted a 3.33 GPA.

In all, 164 programs around the country earned the distinction as a result of registering a team grade point average of 3.0 or better. All eight Ivy League schools were honored to rank third among conference's, behind only 12 Big East and 11 squads from the Big 12 squads.

Last week, Cornell had four women's student-athletes honored by the USTFCCCA on the All-Academic Track & Field team (Molly Glantz, Kelsey Karys, Katie Kellner and Janel Parker). To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).