NEW ORLEANS, La.—The Babson College women's cross country team was honored for its hard work in the classroom by earning All-Academic Team accolades from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. 

Under the leadership of head coach Russ Brennen, the Beavers concluded the fall semester with a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.42 and received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons. The Green and White was one and 219 Division III programs to earn this distinction. 

In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other qualifiers.

Babson finished seventh at the NEWMAC Championship and 17th at the NCAA East Regional with its second lowest point total in school history.