ERIE, Pa. - One day after the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the Gannon men's cross country team owned the best cumulative team grade-point average in the country, the Gannon women's program was named an NCAA Division II All-Academic team for the eighth consecutive season Friday afternoon. Led by 21st-year head coach John Carrig, the Lady Knights produced the second-best cumulative team grade-point average in the country.

The selection of the all-academic teams was based on cumulative grade-point averages submitted by member head coaches for the fall 2010 academic term. All teams which finished at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship and had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better were honored for their classroom performances.

King (Tenn.) College produced the country's best cumulative team GPA with a 3.77 mark, narrowly edging Gannon's 3.74 team GPA. Truman State (3.73), Northern Kentucky (3.71) and the University of Nebraska-Kearney (3.70) completed the top five.

This year's No. 2 ranking represents Gannon's seventh consecutive top-nine finish. The Lady Knights finished second nationally in 1999 (3.93), 2005 (3.78) and 2007 (3.79). The Lady Knights ranked third (3.80) in the nation in 1998, fourth (3.689) in 2007, fifth (3.65) in 2009, sixth (3.70) in 2004, ninth (3.61) in 2008, 11th (3.58) in 2003 and 14th (3.47) in 2000.

Rosie Cooper (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer) earned all-academic honors Wednesday afternoon for the second consecutive season with a 3.82 cumulative grade-point average as a Sport and Exercise Science/Physical Therapy major. The graduate student is also a two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar Athlete. She was Gannon's top runner at the 2010 PSAC Championship, finishing the 6K course in 25 minutes and 12 seconds. The Falconer, N.Y., native completed the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional 6K race in 25 minutes and 6.2 seconds. Her 2010 resume included an eighth-place finish at the California (Pa.) Invitational, an 11th-place finish at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational and a 13th-place finish at the Race in the Park.

A total of 107 institutions representing 22 conferences were honored with all-academic team honors. The PSAC led all conferences with 14 members earning all-academic accolades. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) was second with 10.

For the complete list of NCAA Division II USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country All-Academic teams, please click here.