NEW ORLEANS — The Slippery Rock University women's track and field team posted the third highest cumulative grade point average in the NCAA Division II, earning the team all-Academic honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

To be eligible, the collective GPA of the student athletes on the roster must be above 3.00. A total of 64 teams reached that mark.

The Rock women ranked third at 3.55, trailing only Northern Kentucky University (3.678) and Pittsburg (Kan.) State University (3.665).

The PSAC had 11 teams make the list, the most by any conference in the nation.

NEW YORK — Michael Weiner was approved unanimously Wednesday by the Major League Baseball Players Association executive board to succeed Donald Fehr as the union's head.The board decided during a conference call Tuesday to put the decision to a vote of its full membership, which includes players, managers, coaches and trainers.Weiner was hired by the union as a lawyer in 1988 and became general counsel, its No. 3 position, five years ago. The union said it anticipates Weiner will take over after the season. Fehr announced his intention to retire on June 22, and recommended Weiner get the job.

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — A group that included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Seahawks coach Jim Mora reached the summit of Mount Rainier.The team made it to the summit of the 14,411-foot volcano at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday and was back at Camp Muir by about 2:30 p.m., said Jered Erlandson, a spokesman for United Way of King County. The climb is a fundraiser for the Seattle charity.Only about half the roughly 9,000 climbers who annually attempt to reach Rainier's peak succeed. Altitude sickness, along with weather, are the biggest obstacles to completing the climb up the tallest peak in the rugged Cascade range.

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle and 200 butterfly at the U.S. nationals Wednesday, earning himself a trip to the world championships later this month.Aaron Peirsol created the biggest buzz at the Indiana University Natatorium pool by reclaiming his world record in the 100 backstroke. The Olympic champion trailed Matt Grevers at 50 meters before pouring it on down the stretch to win in 51.94 seconds.Peirsol became the first person to swim under 52 seconds in the event he has dominated for much of this decade. He has lowered the world record six times.

JOHANNESBURG — South African construction workers went on an indefinite strike Wednesday at stadiums being built for the 2010 World Cup — a move that could derail Africa's historic first World Cup tournament.Thousands of workers at stadiums across the country put down their tools after wage negotiations deadlocked earlier this week. Workers are demanding a 13 percent pay increase while employers are offering 10.4 percent.The venues need to be completed by December to meet deadlines set by the game's ruling body FIFA before the tournament kicks off in June 2010.