AUSTIN, Texas – Arkansas juniors Tori Hoggard, and Lexi Jacobus were named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Cross Country/Track & Field Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for their outstanding accomplishments in academics and athletics.
Since joining the Razorbacks in Fall 2015 the Weeks sisters have maintained a remarkable 4.00-grade point average while majoring in chemistry. The pair not only mirror each other in looks and academics but also match almost identically in athletic prowess.
At the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Lexi finished as the NCAA Runner-up, while sister Tori finished 12th at the meet. The runner-up finish came on the heels of Jacobus' third-career national championship at the NCAA indoor championships this past March, while Hoggard finished as the national runner-up at the same meet. With 10 athletic All-America honors between them, Academic All-American honors gives them accolades from the classroom to add to their ever-growing collection of awards.
There are 28 members of the 47 honored on this year’s Division I Academic All-America® Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field teams with a GPA of 4.0 or better. The 17 members of the women’s first team carry an average GPA of 3.978.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Lara Boman | University of South Dakota | Sr. | 4 | Physics |
| Amy Cashin (2) | West Virginia University | Gr. | 3.91/4.00 | Sports & Exercise Psychology (UG) / Counseling (G) |
| Elise Cranny (2) (%) | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.87 | Human Biology |
| Stephanie Ferrante (3) | Oklahoma State University | Sr. | 4 | Biochemistry / Micro/Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Erin Finn (1) (#) | University of Michigan | Gr. | 3.98/4.18 | Epidemiology (UG) / Public Health (G) |
| Jessica Harris (3) | University of Notre Dame | Sr. | 3.81 | Theology |
| Emily Hart | Oklahoma State University | Sr. | 4 | Pre-Veterinary Animal Science |
| Victoria Hoggard | University of Arkansas | Jr. | 4 | Chemistry |
| Alexis Jacobus | University of Arkansas | Jr. | 4 | Chemistry |
| Halie Mechels | South Dakota State University | Sr. | 4 | Human Biology |
| Lynne Mooradian | United States Military Academy | So. | 4.23 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Keturah Orji (1) (#) | University of Georgia | Sr. | 3.97 | Financial Planning |
| Allie Ostrander | Boise State University | Jr. | 4 | Kinesiology |
| Elsa Racasan | Rice University | Sr. | 4.11 | Kinesiology |
| Karissa Schweizer | University of Missouri | Sr. | 3.42 | Health Sciences |
| Allie Sweatt | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Sr. | 4 | Social Work |
| Alice Wright (1) (#) | University of New Mexico | Gr. | 4.03/4.04 | Business Administration |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ariane Ballner | Oklahoma State University | So. | 4 | Management & Marketing |
| Lauren Bartels | Tulane University | Sr. | 3.99 | Chemical Engineering |
| Anna Cockrell | University of Southern California | So. | 4 | Communications |
| Emily Fedders | Appalachian State | Jr. | 4 | Quantitative Geoscience |
| Kayla Finnegan | Grand Canyon University | Sr. | 4 | Accounting |
| Cassandra Gill (3) | Iona College | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Information Systems |
| Ellison Grove | San Diego State University | Sr. | 4 | International Security & Conflict Resolution |
| Angela Mercurio | University of Nebraska | Sr. | 3.99 | Biochemistry / Women's and Gender Studies |
| Allie Mueller | University of South Carolina | Jr. | 4 | Pharmacy |
| Amy-Eloise Neale | University of Washington | Gr. | 3.83/3.82 | Public Health (UG) / Public Administration (G) |
| Janina Pollatz | Eastern Michigan University | Sr. | 4 | Electronic Media |
| Madeline Strandemo | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.81 | Marketing / Mandarin Chinese |
| Sam Tollerud | Kent State University | Sr. | 4 | Exercise Science |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Christine Bendzinski | Bucknell University | Sr. | 3.84 | Cell Biology / Biochemistry |
| Kaitlyn Benner | University of Colorado | Sr. | 3.93 | Chemical & Biological Engineering / Sociology |
| Briar Brumley | Cornell University | Jr. | 4.02 | Hotel Administration & Management |
| Katie Burnham | U.S. Air Force Academy | Sr. | 3.95 | Mathematics |
| Macy Carrier | East Tennessee State University | Sr. | 4 | Human Services |
| Haley Crouser | University of Texas | Sr. | 3.35 | Corporate Communication |
| Kassidy Manning | University of Louisville | Jr. | 4 | Business / Accounting |
| Jordann McDermitt (2) | Eastern Michigan University | Sr. | 3.97 | Exercise Science |
| Lotte Meyberg | Georgia State University | So. | 4.22 | Nutrition |
| Eden Meyer (2) | University of North Florida | Sr. | 3.99 | Biology |
| Emily Moore | Lafayette College | Jr. | 4 | Engineering |
| Temi Ogunrinde | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.64 | Entrepreneurial Management |
| Ashley Pryke | University of Memphis | Jr. | 3.88 | Exercise, Sport & Movement Sciences |
| Kiley Sabin | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.6 | Physiology |
| Gillian Schriever | University of Pittsburgh | Jr. | 3.93 | Chemical Engineering |
| Paige Stoner | Syracuse University | Sr. | 3.76 | Psychology |
| Morgan Woods | McNeese State University | Jr. | 4 | Elementary Education |
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016-17
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2016-17
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2015-16
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2015-16
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