The George Mason men's cross country team became one of 147 institutions in the nation to achieve All-Academic Cross Country status for the 2011 season.

The different schools were spread out in 30 conferences throughout the nation, including three CAA schools.  The Big East Conference had the most squads make the list with 11. The Big 12 followed with eight.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.

Mason accumulated a total team GPA of 3.16 during the fall semester.  For more information, please refer to the http://www.ustfccca.org website, or click the link on the right for a direct link to the story.