Travis Grout (Sr.)	Marie Barnett (Jr.)

February 28, 2007 -- The accolades keep rolling in for Oberlin's cross country teams, as both the Yeomen and Yeowomen were recently honored for their academic efforts by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). The men and women received Division III All-Academic Team honors for achieving accumulative grade-point averages of 3.29 and 3.44, respectively. A 3.1 GPA is required to receive the award, and just 86 men's teams and 112 women's teams did so.

Senior Travis Grout and junior Marie Barnett were both tabbed as All-Academic individual performers by the USTFCCA. Grout, one of three captains for the Yeomen this year, was the highest finishing Oberlin runner at the North Coast Athletic Championships. The Jefferson, Ohio, native placed fourth with a time of 27:07, earning first team All-NCAC recognition.

Barnett was also a tri-captain for the Yeowomen, who claimed their second NCAC title this past October. A native of Acton, Mass., Barnett led Oberlin with a fifth-place finish and a first team all-conference time of 25:10.

Only 185 female and 108 male cross country runners earned individual all-academic honors from the USTFCCA this season. To qualify, runners needed to boast a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

For more information, please visit: www.ustfccca.org.