RICHARDSON -- Abilene Christian's
Erik Forrister and Angelo State's Emeline Crutcher claimed top honors Friday when Lone Star Conference officials announced the league's cross country all-academic awards.
Forrister was tabbed the LSC Men's Academic Runner of the Year, while Crutcher was tabbed LSC Women's Academic Runner of the Year. Both were voted to the LSC All-Academic team, which recognized 11 runners -- six men and five women -- for both academic and athletic achievement. To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. The All-Academic teams are voted upon by the league's sports information directors.
Joining Forrister on the men's All-Academic team was Wildcat teammate
Gary Duncan, Texas A&M-Commerce's Alex Kimp, Incarnate Word's Alex Hernandez and Solomon Rotich and Tarleton State's Miles Joslin.
Along with Crutcher, on the women's All-Academic team was Midwestern State's Janel Campbell, Eastern New Mexico's Megan Bryant, West Texas A&M's Amber Moore and Tarleton's Kyndall Trnka.
All the runners will compete in the LSC Cross Country Championships this Saturday, October 22, in San Angelo.
