Women?s Cross Country Squad Garner All-Academic Status

EL PASO ? The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has named the UTEP women?s track and field squad a 2010 Division I All-Academic team on Wednesday afternoon.

?The naming of Risper Kimaiyo as an All-Academic student-athlete and now the entire team named an All-Academic team indicates the quality of our student-athlete in our program,? head coach Paul Ereng said. ?We are very proud as an institution on the representation we receive from our student-athletes both in class and on the court.? The Miners achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.13 and finished seventh at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships. Two-time cross country All-American Risper Kimaiyo was named an All-Academic selection as an individual by the USTFCCCA.

A total of 192 institutions represent 30 conferences that compose the group.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five regional at their respective NCAA regional championship.