Blaase, Women's XC Earn All-Academic Honors
February 19, 2016 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS -- Tennessee senior Chelsea Blaase has earned 2015 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's All-Academic individual honors and the UT women's cross country team has been named a 2015 NCAA Division I Women's All-Academic Team, as announced by the USTFCCCA on Friday.
In total, there were 160 women and 90 men who were named USTFCCCA All-Academic. In order for a student-athlete to qualify for the honor, they must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finished in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at NCAA Regionals or as an All-American at the National Championships.
Blaase has a 3.62 cumulative GPA and earned 2015 USTFCCCA All-American honors after finishing 14th at the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21 at Tom Sayer Park. She earned All-American honors for the second-straight year. Blaase was also named to the 2014 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women's All-Academic Team.
The Tennessee women, in their second season under the direction of UT director of track and field and cross country Beth Alford-Sullivan, posted a team GPA of 3.67 with seven of eight student-athletes posting GPAs of 3.43 or higher. This marks the second-straight year the UT women have earned All-Academic team honors as they combined for a 3.45 team GPA in 2014.
