Dec. 2, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Five Lions on MIAA Commissioner’s
Academic Honor Roll for cross country

Five members of the Missouri Southern State University men’s and women’s cross country teams were named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll announced on Wednesday (Dec. 1).

From the Southern women’s cross country team, senior Ashley Caffey (Lebanon, Mo.), juniors Michelle Brenner (Coffeyville, Kan.) and Erin Click (West Plains, Mo.), and sophomore Ashley Hendrix (Washburn, Mo.) received the honor. Sophomore Dustin Miller (Carthage, Mo.) earned the honor from the MSSU men’s squad.

Caffey holds a 3.287 grade-point average as a mass communications major. Brenner, an accounting and general business major, holds a 3.638 GPA, while Click has a 3.242 average as an environmental health major. Hendrix, an education major, maintains a 3.909 GPA.

Miller, undecided on a major, carries a 3.288 average.

To earn MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recognition, student-athletes must: 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better at the nominating institution, 2) have at least two terms of attendance at the nonminating institution (excluding summer session), and 3) be at least a sophomore in athletic eligibility. Redshirts and those seeking a medical hardship are not eligibile.