Posted: February 23rd, 2011
Cross country runners are smart
The Erie area’s small college cross country athletes are among the best students in the country, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Gannon men had DIvision II’s best team GPA, 3.64.
The Gannon women had the country’s second-best GPA, 3.74.
The Mercyhurst College women had a 3.58 GPA.
Edinboro’s women had a 3.36 GPA.
The Mercyhurst College men had a 3.28 GPA.
Edinboro’s men had 3.16 GPA.
The Penn State Behrend men and women each made the Division III list.