New Orleans, LA – The 2021 Men's Cross Country All-Academic teams were announced yesterday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and the Bears were one of 55 NAIA teams to be honored.

To be recognized for this award your team must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale which includes the most recent grading period.

UPIKE came in with a team GPA of 3.03 and they were of three Mid-South Conference schools to be honored. This is the second time UPIKE has been named an All-Academic team in the last three years, putting together a 3.13 team GPA in 2019.

After last season, Jaxon Blaine, Benjamin Hall, and Cade Watson were all named Academic All Mid-South Conference.