JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's cross country team earned the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American honors for the 2009 season.

JSU had a 3.23 cumulative GPA and were one of four schools in the state of Alabama to earn the distinction. Auburn edged JSU with a 3.28 GPA while Samford had a 3.20 and Troy University with a 3.08. The Gamecocks ranked 81st nationally out of 347 NCAA Division I program.