Men's Cross Country Earns All-Academic Distinction
Hurricanes record team GPA of 3.50 during the 2004 fall semester.
Alex Brutvan and the men's cross country team earned All-Academic Distinction by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association.

Alex Brutvan and the men's cross country team earned All-Academic Distinction by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association.

March 14, 2005

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) - The University of Miami men's cross country team has earned All-Academic Distinction by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association for the second time in the last three seasons.

The Hurricanes recorded a team GPA of 3.50 during the 2004 fall semester which ranked second in the nation. Southern Utah ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 3.58 GPA. Miami and Virginia (3.01 GPA) were the only two ACC schools to earn All-Academic honors.

The men's cross country team included Richard Bernard (Charlotte, NC), Thomas Berry (Stamford, CT), William Bludgus (Bayonne, NJ), Alex Brutvan (Boca Raton, FL), Zachery Castiglione (Brighton, MI), Joey Harper (Tallahassee, FL), Seth Kampf (Ellicott City, MD), James Mullaly (Ellicott City, MD), and Jonathan Scheiner (Katy, TX).

Miami also earned All-Academic honors following the 2002 cross country season.

2004 All-Academic Teams

All - Academic Cross Country Team, With Distinction
(team average of 3.25 or higher )

InstitutionGPARoster sizeCoach
Southern Utah University3.58 10Eric Houle
University of Miami (Florida)3.50 9Mike Ward
Rice University3.46 9Jon Warren
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay3.44 14Mike Kline
Gonzaga University3.43 11Kevin Swain
Iona College3.39 16Mick Byrne
Drake University3.38 10Dan Hostager
Yale University3.37 19Daniel Ireland
Brigham Young University3.35 15Ed Eyestone
Eastern Washington University3.34 11Dan Hilton
Montana State University3.32 8Dale Kennedy
The University of Oklahoma3.30 11Rodney Rothoff
University of Detroit Mercy3.29 9Guy Murray
Wright State University3.29 12Bob Schul
Butler University3.29 19Joe Franklin
Davidson College3.28 9Gary Andrew
The Ohio State University3.28 12Robert Gary
The University of Notre Dame3.28 24Joe Piane
Southeast Missouri State University 3.27 7Eric Heins

All-Academic Cross Country Team
(team average of 3.00 or higher)

InstitutionGPARoster sizeCoach
Bucknell University3.24 23Kevin Donner
University of Missouri3.24 12Jared Wilmes
University of Portland3.22 25Rob Conner
Siena College3.20 16Jim Bowles
University of Vermont3.20 15Matt Belfield
Coastal Carolina University3.20 11Jeff Jacobs
Miami University (of Ohio)3.18 10Warren Mandrell
Washington State University3.18 10Jason Drake
DePaul University3.18 7Gordon Thompson
Central Michigan University3.18 15Craig Fuller
Columbia University3.17 28Willy Wood
Elon University3.16 11Jackie Sgambati
Oklahoma State University3.15 14Richard Weis
Lehigh University3.15 20Debbie Utesch
University of Dayton3.15 14Rich Davis
University of Alabama3.15 9Joe Walker
Quinnipiac University3.14 14Shawn Green
Appalachian State University3.12 19Michael Curcio
University of Texas-Pan American3.12 8Ricky Vaughn
Colgate University3.12 10Arthur McKinnon
Monmouth University3.09 14Joe Compagni
Loyola University - Chicago3.07 13Marc Burns
Indiana University3.07 10Robert Chapman
The College of William and Mary3.07 24Alex Gibby
University of Pittsburg3.05 10Alonzo Webb
Oakland University3.02 5Paul Rice
University of South Florida3.02 6Greg Thiel
The University of Virginia3.02 18Jason Dunn
Southwest Missouri State University3.01 11Greg Hipp