AAC News
Wed, Aug 5, 2009 - [Women's Cross Country]

Milligan College, Tenn. (August 3, 2009) --- The NAIA recently announced the 2008-09 NAIA Scholar Team award, as Milligan had four teams gaining national recognition.


The NAIA bestows this award to programs that maintain a cumulative team grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic school year.


The Lady Buffs cross country team was the top of the four programs from Milligan with a cumulative grade point average of 3.33 for the year. The men's cross country squad was next on the list with a cumulative grade point average of 3.10. While the Lady Buffs indoor and outdoor track and field programs rounded out the Milligan award winning teams with a combined grade point average of 3.06, respectively.

"This well deserved recognition is a testament to our teams' focus and hard work off the field of play," commented Head Coach Chris Layne.