COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs athletic department finished the 2018 fall semester with a combined 3.25 grade point average, increasing their streak to 29 straight semesters the department has earned at least a 3.00 GPA.
The women's basketball program recorded a department-best 3.69 GPA to lead all 16 teams. Men's golf earned the second highest team GPA (3.61), followed by women's cross country (3.59).
The fall semester was also one of the most successful postseasons for the Mountain Lions. Both cross country programs finished in the Top 15 in Division at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship Meet. The women's program finished 11
th overall, while the men's team placed 12
th.
On the field, the women's soccer team made their second straight NCAA tournament appearance and advanced to the second round of the NCAA South Central Regional tournament.
Individual highlights for the Mountain Lions include several Academic All-American and All-American performances. Senior student-athlete
Anna Gregg became the first Academic All-American from the women's soccer program after being named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II Women's Soccer Team. Gregg also collected the United Soccer Coaches Division II Senior College Women's Scholar Player of the Year award, USC Scholar All-America First Team, USC All-America First Team and Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-America First Team accolades. Teammate
Aleesa Muir joined Gregg on the USC Scholar All-America Team (Second Team).
Also earning Google Cloud Academic All-America honors is men's soccer junior midfielder
Alex VonHolle. VonHolle added to his post-season awards with a D2CCA Second Team All-America accolade.
Women's cross country student-athlete
Kayla Wooten placed eighth overall at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship Meet, becoming the 13
th women's cross country runner to earn All-America accolades.
The UCCS men's soccer team advanced to the semifinal round of the RMAC Tournament. The Mountain Lions volleyball team earned the No. 7 seed in the RMAC Tournament.
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