Terre Haute, Ind. - The Sycamores maintain a 3.66 grade-point average in the classroom under the direction of head coach John Gartland. The 3.66 GPA qualifies the Sycamores as an All-Academic Cross Country Team With Distinction.

To qualify as an All-Academic Cross Country Team, a squad must have a cumulative 3.00 GPA. Teams earning distinction must own a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA. A total of five Missouri Valley Conference schools were among the 84 earning distinction (Indiana State - 3rd, Bradley - 4th, Southern Illinois - 37th, Illinois State - 53rd and Evansville - 83rd).

All-Academic Teams 2002-2003
Top 20
1. Tulsa - 3.68
2. Southern Utah - 3.67
3. Indiana State - 3.66
4. Bradley - 3.66
5. Weber State and Central Michigan - 3.64
7. Samford - 3.62
8. Belmont, IPFW, Niagara - 3.62
11. Oklahoma State - 3.60
12. Marquette - 3.57
13. Dayton - 3.56
14. Tennessee-Chattanooga - 3.56
15. Illinois - 3.55
16. Coastal Carolina - 3.55
17. Alabama - 3.55
18. Arkansas - 3.53
19. Butler - 3.52
20. Indiana - 3.50