March 11, 2008

MSUB Women’s Cross Country Team Earns USTFCCCA GPA Award

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State Billings women’s cross country team earned the 2007 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II GPA Award as announced by the USTFCCCA.  The Yellowjackets had a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.48 for the fall semester. 

MSUB, along with seven other Great Northwest Athletic Conference schools all earned the prestigious honor.  To qualify, teams have to have at least a 3.0 team cumulative GPA and competed in the NCAA Regional Championships.

Of the eight GNAC schools represented, the Yellowjackets were third.  Seattle Pacific led all Division II schools with a 3.80 GPA.  Northwest Nazarene had a 3.58 cumulative, followed by MSUB.  Central Washington also had a 3.48 grade-point average.