Bowling Green, KY – The University of the Cumberlands women's cross country team continues to showcase its success in the classroom, as 12 Patriots earned Mid-South Conference Academic All-Conference honors, conference officials announced. Cumberlands led all MSC programs in selections for the second consecutive year.

Seven Patriots earned the distinction for another consecutive season. Heather Durrant and Elisa Helferich each collected their third straight Academic All-Conference honor, while Tigist Bergman, Anslee Crosby, Megan Kitchens, Lea Kunstmann, and Lucy Sullivan received the recognition for the second consecutive year.

Joining them on this year's Academic All-Conference Team are Hope Boa, Grace Nelson, Brynn Poulson, Emma Quillen, and Rylee Schaffner.

To be eligible for MSC Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and be in their third academic term or fourth quarter.

The 16th-ranked Patriots return to action on Friday, November 6, at the Mid-South Conference Championships in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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