Men's Cross Country Trio Recognized as USTFCCCA All-Academic

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NEW ORLEANS – The Concord University men's cross country trio of sophomore Bramley Childress, junior Alex Irvin and sophomore Braden Ward have been tabbed as All-Academic performers by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' (USTFCCCA), the organization released Thursday afternoon.

Additionally, Concord as a team was named as a USTFCCCA AAcademic Team. The Mountain Lions carried a 3.25 cumulative GPA this past fall which is the cutoff for academic team consideration.

Individually, Childress sports a 3.53 GPA in business administration. Irvin is a health science major as he owns a 3.36 GPA. And Ward carries a 3.40 GPA in business administration. In order to qualify for All-Academic consideration from the USTFCCCA, athletes must have a 3.25 GPA and place in the top 30 percent of their respective regional championship.

Warded checked in in 27^th at the Atlantic Regional Championship in November. Childress earned a top-50 finish by placing 44^th, and Irvin finished 58^th.