Marist Cross Country Earns Academic Honors

The Marist women’s and men’s cross country teams, as well as senior Gianna Tedeschi, have been honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academics.
The Marist women’s and men’s cross country teams, as well as senior Gianna Tedeschi, have been honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academics.

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Marist women’s and men’s cross country teams, as well as senior Gianna Tedeschi, have been honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academics.

Tedeschi earned the individual honor by virtue of having at least a 3.25 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and her top-five finish at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship meet. She led the Red Foxes with a fourth-place finish in a time of 21:59.71 as she was named All-MAAC for the third time in her career. Tedeschi is a Biology major.

The women’s and men’s teams were both honored for having a team grade-point average over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The women’s team had a conference-best 21 MAAC All-Academic Team selections this year, while the men’s team had 12 selections this season.

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