University of Southern Maine's Women's Track & Field and Cross Country teams have a history of academic excellence. Throughout their histories, these teams have consistently earned a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

During the 2001/2002 school year, the USM Cross Country team was recognized as Academic All Americans, the 8th time in the nine year history of the program that the USM runners have been so honored.

In addition, a record 27 cross country and track athletes earned USM Wise Scholar Athlete awards. Wise awards are presented to individuals with a GPA of 3.0 or better for a given academic year. In the same year, the outdoor track & field team had the highest GPA (3.23) of all 24 varsity sports at the university. The indoor track and cross country teams followed close behind, both recording GPAs of 3.17.