{"id":16472,"date":"2013-03-20T15:38:41","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T19:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=16472"},"modified":"2013-04-03T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:44:18","slug":"emu-cross-country-women-have-highest-gpa-in-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2013\/emu-cross-country-women-have-highest-gpa-in-country\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU Cross Country Women Have Highest GPA in Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a year which saw the Eastern Mennonite cross country women surge to prominence on the course, they have also vaulted to recognition in the classroom.\u00a0 The Lady Royals finished the 2012 semester with the highest cumulative team GPA in the nation at 3.76.<\/p>\n<p>EMU was named as an All-Academic Team by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ustfccca.org\/\">U.S. Track &amp; Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)<\/a>. 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