Arizona State University Athletics

SAN FRANCSICO – Four Sun Devils found themselves on the Pac-12 All-Academic cross country team released Wednesday by the conference, including Alexis Nichols, Michael Renner, Ryan Normand and team captain John Reniewicki who all claimed first-team honors.
 
The Sun Devil men joined Washington State at the top of the conference for most first-team honorees with three each. Normand, a senior civil engineering major and junior biosciences major Renner led the conference with 4.13 GPAs, respectively.
 
Reniewicki, who was ASU's No. 1 finisher for the majority of the season and the Sun Devils' lone representative at the West Regional Championships, earned the all-academic honor for his 3.88 GPA in graphic design.
 
On the women's side, Nichols made the grade with her 4.08 GPA in biochemistry. The junior Sun Devil scored for ASU in every race she appeared in this fall except for one, and even was the No. 2 runner at the Pac-12 Championships back in October.
 
Senior Chelsey Albertson added to her stellar final season with an honorable mention all-academic honor, and Billie Jo Dytrt and Anna Pruter also earned honorable mention status.
 
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor. The complete list is available online at pac-12.com.