FRISCO, Texas – McNeese Cowgirl cross country runners Pamela Kosgei and Sorcha Moloney have been named to the 2022 Southland Conference Cross Country All-Academic Team, the league office announced on Thursday.
 
Kosgei, a senior from Eldoret, Kenya, has compiled a 3.39 GPA in General Studies and Bahavorial Science. She led the Cowgirls at the SLC Cross Country Championships with a 13^th place individual finish while helping her team to a fourth place mark.
 
Moloney, a junior from Abbeyleix, Ireland, has a 3.74 GPA in General Studies and Natural Science. One of the top runners for the Cowgirls all season, Moloney placed 17^th at the SLC XC Championships.
 
UIW's Griffin Neal and HCU's Jessica Rabius were named the Southland Conference Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Year.
 
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by a head coach, sports information director and academic/compliance staff member from each school. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted upon by an awards committee which consists of one administrator from each member school. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted.

To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport's championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during the most recently completed season.

Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must hold at least a 3.20 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating institution.

First Team All-Conference athletes (top five finishers at the Southland Cross Country Championships) who meet all-academic nomination criteria and are nominated for the academic award are automatically named First Team All-Academic selections.

Men's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year: Griffin Neal, UIW

Men's Cross Country All-Academic First Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Griffin Neal *2	UIW	So.	Wimberley, Texas	3.59	Business Administration
Dennis Kipngeno *2	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Nakuru, Kenya	3.27	Nursing
George Wheeler *	Lamar	Gr.	Milton Keynes, England	3.12	Environmental Studies
Jaden Forester 2	New Orleans	So.	La Mesa, Calif.	4.00	Computer Science
Eli Peveto	Lamar	Jr.	Orange, Texas	4.00	Computer Science

 
Men's Cross Country All-Academic Second Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Alexandre Fetizon	UIW	So.	Ambonnay, France	4.00	Engineering (Mechanical)
Conor Smith	Lamar	So.	Birmingham, England	4.00	Chemistry
Cade Litolff 2	New Orleans	Jr.	Metairie, La.	4.00	Chemistry
Randy Canady	Nicholls	R-Jr.	Groesbeck, Texas	3.129	Interdisciplinary Studies
Tanner Townsend	A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Royse City, Texas	4.00	Kinesiology & Sport Studies

 
Women's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year: Jessica Rabius, HCU

Women's Cross Country All-Academic First Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Jessica Rabius 2	HCU	Sr.	East Bernard, Texas	4.00	Masters in Business Administration
Yasmine Austridge *	Lamar	Sr.	London, England	4.00	Business Administration
Faith Bett *	A&M-Corpus Christi	Gr.	Eldoret, Kenya	3.80	Nursing
Alexandra Weir	New Orleans	Jr.	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	3.63	Sociology
Nia Clatworthy	Lamar	So.	Porthcawl, Wales	3.90	Nutrition

 
Women's Cross Country All-Academic Second Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Sharon Kiprop	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Iten, Kenya	3.43	Nursing
Elsa Rijpstra 2	Nicholls	Sr.	Oentsjerk, The Netherlands	4.00	Health Science Pre-Athletic Training
Pamela Kosgei	McNeese	R-Sr.	Eldoret, Kenya	3.39	General Studies and Behavioral Science
Andrea Acuna	UIW	So.	Ft. Worth, Texas	3.32	Psychology
Sorcha Moloney	McNeese	R-Jr.	Abbeyleix, Ireland	3.74	General Studies and Natural Science

* Automatic selection; 2022 First Team All-Conference