Cross Country Teams Earn USTFCCCA Academic Recognition
2/2/2026 4:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country / Track, Women's Cross Country / Track
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's and women's cross country teams have been recognized with U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team recognition.
The Bluejay men own a 3.73 cumulative GPA to rank seventh-best in the country, while Creighton's women have earned a collective 3.69 cumulative GPA to make the list. Creighton was one of eight schools in the country to have both genders owning a 3.69 GPA or better and one of 51 to have both its men's and women's cross country programs recognized. CU's combined GPA for both programs was the best in the BIG EAST and 11th-best in the nation.
Creighton had seven men own a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall, and 13 men have a 3.84 cumulative GPA or better. The CU women had five student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA in the fall and seven student-athletes have maintained a 3.94 cumulative GPA or better.
The academic recognition is nothing new for the Bluejay cross country programs. This year is the fifth time in the past six seasons the men's cross country team has finished in the top 10, which includes an academic national title in 2021. CU also won men's track academic national titles in 2022 and 2024. The Creighton women's cross country team was recognized for the sixth time in the last seven years, including top-12 performances each year from 2019-2023. The Bluejay women's track team tied for first academically in 2023.
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Overall, there were 218 women's teams and 191Â men's track programs that received All-Academic honors in NCAA Division I for the 2025 cross country season from the USTFCCCA. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period.
The Bluejay men own a 3.73 cumulative GPA to rank seventh-best in the country, while Creighton's women have earned a collective 3.69 cumulative GPA to make the list. Creighton was one of eight schools in the country to have both genders owning a 3.69 GPA or better and one of 51 to have both its men's and women's cross country programs recognized. CU's combined GPA for both programs was the best in the BIG EAST and 11th-best in the nation.
Creighton had seven men own a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall, and 13 men have a 3.84 cumulative GPA or better. The CU women had five student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA in the fall and seven student-athletes have maintained a 3.94 cumulative GPA or better.
The academic recognition is nothing new for the Bluejay cross country programs. This year is the fifth time in the past six seasons the men's cross country team has finished in the top 10, which includes an academic national title in 2021. CU also won men's track academic national titles in 2022 and 2024. The Creighton women's cross country team was recognized for the sixth time in the last seven years, including top-12 performances each year from 2019-2023. The Bluejay women's track team tied for first academically in 2023.
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Overall, there were 218 women's teams and 191Â men's track programs that received All-Academic honors in NCAA Division I for the 2025 cross country season from the USTFCCCA. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period.
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