NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association awarded five Explorers All-Academic honors while both the men's and women's teams as a whole earned team All-Academic Awards.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - La Salle cross country and track and field graduate student El Mancini is among the record total 17 extraordinary female student-athletes nominated for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year Award the league announced Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas - El Mancini represented the La Salle track and field team competing at the NCAA Championships in the women's 10,000-meters alongside a field of 21 participants.