MIAMI (August 10, 2017) – The FIU men's and women's cross country/track and field teams have been recognized by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as All-Academic programs. In all, 360 NCAA Division I teams - 218 women's and 142 men's - were honored for their academics by the USTFCCCA.
During the 2016-17 academic year, the women's team posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.013 while the men's team recorded a 3.001 cumulative GPA.
FIU's track and field programs also enjoyed tremendous success on the track this season, leading to the best season under Head Coach
Ryan Heberling. The Panthers had a school-record seven student-athletes advance to the NCAA East Regional Prelims during the outdoor season, with two,
Clarissa Cutliff and
Chris Sullivan, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the high jump. Cutliff finished the year earning All-America honors during both the indoor and outdoor campaign's in the high jump.
Fans are encouraged to follow the team on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUTrackXC) for all the latest FIU Track and Cross Country news.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 56,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
