The MEAC announced the 2012 Men's and Women's Cross Country
All-Academic honorees, recognizing 92 student-athletes, from the conference's
13 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2011-12 school
year.
This year, FAMU swept the men and women’s cross country
conference titles. Nine FAMU runners made the All-Academic Honors list. They
were: Lamere Buchanan, Isaiah Coleman, Oliver McDaniel, Shuaib Winters, Ariel
Allen, Simone Durden, Clarricia Golden, Chandelic Jackson, and Ciera Williams.
"I commend the men's and women's cross country
student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during
the 2011-12 academic school year," said Commissioner Dennis E.
Thomas. "In addition to recognizing
the student-athletes accomplishments, I also applaud the athletic academic
support staff and personnel and coaching staffs who contributed to the academic
triumphs of these student-athletes. Our institutions, coaches and support
staffs are committed to the academic success of our student-athletes."