USTFCCCA: LHU Men’s Cross Country earns two individual All-Academic honors; Bald Eagles receive team award
NEW ORLEANS – Two members of the Lock Haven men’s cross country team earned 2024 NCAA Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Individual All-Academic honors and the Bald Eagles earned the team award, the organization announced on Thursday (Jan. 30).
In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-30 percent of their respective regional championship meet, among other qualifiers.
As a team, The Haven men earned 2024 USTFCCA Team All-Academic Honors with a team cumulative GPA of 3.277.
Jakob Rager earned his second straight Individual honor after earning a 3.66 GPA (Pre-Physical Therapy) and placing 38th at the Atlantic Region Championship meet by crossing the finish line in 31:42.6.
Kristian Mizdail secured a 3.50 GPA as a Health & Physical Education major and placed 56th at the region meet with a finish of 32:21.
