No. 2 Ephs earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, seven named All-Academic Athletes

Link: USTFCCCA Release

NEW ORLEANS - The No. 2-ranked Williams College women's cross country team earned 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors, while seven Ephs were named All-Academic Athletes.

The Ephs maintained a superb 3.72 GPA as a whole. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.10 on a 4.00 scale through the most recent semester, with the number factoring in all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility. Squads are also required to meet the NCAA criteria for cross country sponsorship, which is competing in at least five meets with a minimum of five runners competing at each event.

Senior captains Charlene Peng, Fiona Picone and Kate Swann, juniors Tamar Byl, Morgan Eigel and Jordan Liss-Riordan and sophomore Kate Tuttle were recognized with USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete laurels. In order to qualify individually for All-Academic distinction, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA (meaning a student-athlete's entire academic career) of 3.30 on a 4.00 scale through the end of the fall semester of competition. Additionally, the student-athlete must have placed in the top 50% of finishers at the National Cross Country Championship, placed in the top 25% of starters at respective Regional Cross Country Championship and/or been named All-Region (top 35 at respective region).

The 2025 Ephs won all 10 of their races leading up to a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship, as the unit hoisted the NESCAC and NCAA Regional Titles.