• Official USTFCCCA Press Release

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota men’s track and field team has been named a 2009 Division I Men’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Fighting Sioux, under head coach Michael Grandall, combined for a 3.098 cumulative grade point average during the 2008-09 academic year.

To be nominated, teams must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.

Earlier this summer, UND placed four student-athletes on the 2009 Great West All-Academic Winter/Spring Team, including junior Josh LaBlanc, who also earned a summer internship and scholarship from the NASA North Dakota Space Grant Consortium.