LOGAN, Utah — Utah State's men's and women's cross country programs earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday, in recognition of their athletic and academic achievements in 2024.

The Aggie women, with a GPA of 3.85, and the Aggie men, with a GPA of 3.66, were both recognized as All-Academic Teams for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. The women's cumulative GPA ranks as the third-best in the country.

Senior Emma Thornley and graduate Camren Todd earned individual USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades for maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finishing in the top 25 (or 10 percent) at the NCAA Regional Championships. Thornley, a kinesiology major, placed 22nd with a time of 20:17.0 at the 2024 NCAA Mountain Regional in Reno, Nevada, and maintained a 4.0 GPA. Todd, who is pursuing a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering and owned a 3.87 GPA, finished 14th at the 2024 NCAA Mountain Regional with a time of 29:39.3. This is the second career all-academic honor for both runners.

Alabama's Doris Lemngole was named the Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year and Harvard's Graham Blanks was named the Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. 

BYU was named both the Men's and Women's National Scholar Team of the Year. The Cougars maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.64 on the men's side and 3.43 on the women's side and swept the team titles at the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

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