GRAND FORKS, N.D. A pair of University of North Dakota athletics programs softball and men's cross country have received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR).

GRAND FORKS, N.D. The University of North Dakota's men's and women's cross country teams have both been named 2013 Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Forty-nine University of North Dakota student-athletes representing five sports were named to the 2013 Big Sky Fall All-Academic team released by league officials on Friday.