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Women's Cross Country Team & de La Bruyere Earn Academic Honors
February 14, 2014 | Women's Cross Country
The Princeton women's cross country team and its captain junior Emily de La Bruyere have earned all-academic honors by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).
For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Championship and also have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative GPA. The women's cross country earns the honor for the sixth straight season.
de La Bruyere earned individual All-Academic honors for the second straight season. She was the Tigers' No. 2 at the NCAA Regional finishing 13th overall and competed in the NCAA Championships placing 208th overall.
To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average and earn All-America status or finish in the 15 at the regional meet.