River States Conference

RSC Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team names 47 honorees

11/17/2017 12:00:00 AM

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- The 2017 River States Conference Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team includes 47 student-athletes who have earned the academic honor this year. The 47 team members is an increase from 39 last year, and they come from 12 conference teams.

To be eligible for the scholar-athlete team, honorees must have a 3.25 grade-point average or higher, compete in an RSC sport and be nominated by their school. Carlow (Pa.) University and University of Rio Grande (Ohio) tied for the lead in RSC women's cross country this year with six team members each.

The NAIA has a similar awards program, the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, which is for juniors and seniors with a 3.50+ GPA. The following are the conference winners for 2017.

2017 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM