University of New Hampshire Athletics
2/4/2020 1:53:00 PM | Academics, Men's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Hampshire men's cross country team was named a 2019 Cross Country All-Academic team by the United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after a stellar performance for the Wildcats on and off the course.
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A total of 191 men's cross country teams were given the award this season. The University of New Hampshire team posted a cumulative GPA of 3.21. The All-Academic honors in NCAA Division I is awarded to teams with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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The Wildcats were led in part in the conference meet by junior James Wilkes (Concord, N.H.); he was UNH's second-best finisher in the 2019 America East Cross Country Championship, with a 12th place finish; the all-conference second-team member posted a 3.53 GPA in Chemistry.
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Senior Nicholas Brown (Conway, N.H.) also scored for the Wildcats in the conference championship meet, finishing 38th, and was named to the 2019 America East All-Academic Team. Brown currently holds a 3.91 GPA as a mechanical engineering major. Brown is the first Wildcat to be named to the America East men's cross country All-Academic Team since 2016.Â
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The honor is UNH's first All-Academic Team honor since the 2016 cross country season where they compiled a 3.35 GPA.
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A total of 191 men's cross country teams were given the award this season. The University of New Hampshire team posted a cumulative GPA of 3.21. The All-Academic honors in NCAA Division I is awarded to teams with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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The Wildcats were led in part in the conference meet by junior James Wilkes (Concord, N.H.); he was UNH's second-best finisher in the 2019 America East Cross Country Championship, with a 12th place finish; the all-conference second-team member posted a 3.53 GPA in Chemistry.
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Senior Nicholas Brown (Conway, N.H.) also scored for the Wildcats in the conference championship meet, finishing 38th, and was named to the 2019 America East All-Academic Team. Brown currently holds a 3.91 GPA as a mechanical engineering major. Brown is the first Wildcat to be named to the America East men's cross country All-Academic Team since 2016.Â
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The honor is UNH's first All-Academic Team honor since the 2016 cross country season where they compiled a 3.35 GPA.
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