NEW ORLEANS — Four members of the Cal State East Bay women's cross country team have earned 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the association recently announced.

Juniors Chase Worthen, Leza Cassidy, Amanda Navarro and freshman Kimberly Lima each earned the accolade, as recipients must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and finish in the top-30 percent at their respective NCAA Regional Championship meet.

An overall total of 357 women from 104 different institutions received the honor. You can view the complete USTFCCCA release here.

Worthen is majoring in special education, and earned NCAA All-West Region accolades in 2021 after placing 19th overall in the 6K in 22-minutes, 2.7 seconds. The Sacramento native's mark is the fourth-best time in program history.

Navarro is majoring in sociology, and is coming off a 36th-place overall finish at the west regional behind a time of 22:27.7. The Lake Elsinore native is already No. 3 all-time for a 6K after posting a time of 21:11.9 at the 2019 regional.  

Cassidy, a native of San Luis Obispo, is majoring in sociology and is coming off a 73rd-place overall finish at the 2021 west regional with a time of 23:08.9. Her time of 21:44.3 at the 2021 CCAA Championships ranks sixth-best in program history. 

Lima is a biochemistry major and placed 45th overall at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 22:41.1, which was third among Pioneers. The Perris native's time of 22:01.1 at the 2021 CCAA Championships is 10th-best in program history.

Cal State East Bay finished eighth overall out of 31 teams at the 2021 NCAA West Regional. The Pioneers' track and field season begins with a home meet at Chabot College on Feb. 19.